I _may_ have found what I need. I'll contact this list again in a few days if I still can't get it working.
John \: On 04/01/13 13:21, John Waters wrote: > Further to the message I sent a few days ago, I've inserted some > additional detail below. > > On 31/12/12 16:48, John Waters wrote: > >> I would be very grateful for help with an installation problem. >> >> I have installed Mifos on a server running Ubuntu-Server 12.04.1 LTS >> "Precise Pangolin" >> >> Sun Java 1.7 was installed in >> /opt/java/32/jre1.7.0_10/ >> (The Oracle download site from which I fetched this recommended against >> continuing use of 1.6 but I can't find that page any more.) >> >> Until this point anything requiring Java had been running happily on >> OpenJDK, but the switch to Sun Java 1.7 didn't break anything I already >> had (which is as I would expect). >> >> Jetty was installed from jetty-distribution-7.6.8.v20121106.tar.gz (I >> couldn't find anything as old as 7.3) >> in /var/lib/jetty/ >> (Originally I used the Ubuntu package but that's incomplete so had to be >> purged.) >> >> Mifos was installed from mifos-v2.6.0.zip in >> /var/lib/jetty/webapps/ > The MySQL version is > mysql Ver 14.14 Distrib 5.5.28, for debian-linux-gnu (i686) > > The database "mifos" was been installed (and subsequently dropped and > re-installed several times) using the script > ~/mifos-v2.6.0/install-ubuntu.sh > using SQL files from > ~/mifos-v2.6.0/db/sql/ > > I changed the password for user "mifos" (generating a random string > using phpMyAdmin) and substituted that in the installation script. The > MySQL root password is also correct. > > Installation of the database itself does not seem to have caused any > problems and MySQL is working fine with several other applications > (including a Java/Spring/Struts/Hibernate application running under > Tomcat 7). > > I do not believe there is any problem with Java, MySQL or Jetty although > there may well be a problem (well beyond my understanding) in this > particular combination of versions (which, as I explained, are not the > versions specified in the installation instructions but are, except in > the case of the JRE, as close as I could get). > > > I was not able to follow the installation instructions in precise detail > because not all package versions specified were available. However, > Jetty runs fine on port 3300 and the root shows what I would expect at > http://snark.esrad.org.uk:3300/ > (Ports 8080 and 8443 are in use by Tomcat, so I picked the unassigned > ports 3300 and 3301 to replace 8080 and 8443 respectively.) > > The only problem appears to be in running Mifos. > http://snark.esrad.org.uk:3300/mifos takes me to the login page, but > when I try to log in using the default login name and password the > browser displays the tail end of Mifos.log . The database appears to be > connecting correctly. > > I've tarballed a set of logs (from /var/lib/jetty/ a few days ago, when > I last had rime to work on this) and these can be found at > http://db.tt/GR0x7L2q > (I am aware that the earlier logs list a number of errors. These > precede the dropping and re-installation of the database. It's the > later entries I assume will provide a clue. I just thought it would be > simpler to tarball the whole lot.) > > > [NB I am not at all familiar with Java development. I am simply > trying to install a local copy so I can assess its suitability for use > in a Community Development Finance Institution (CDFI - a not-for-profit > lender to microbusinesses and social enterprises) of which I am a > director. When I have a working version on my server I shall be able > to share this with its potential users to evaluate. On paper, Mifos > looks to me like the best FOSS option (and I would very much prefer a > FOSS solution), but my colleagues are technophobes and will need to be > convinced that the system can be easily maintained in my absence. I can > set up scripts to manage backups, etc., and to automate most other > external functions, but with regard to the Mifos application itself I > have to rely upon other to guide me.] > > John (: > > > >> I have no experience whatsoever with Jetty and very little with Java >> applications, so I've I've reached the limits of what I can determine >> without clambering up a steep learning curve. >> >> I imagine the clues lie in Mifos.log. A quick scan suggests that not >> all is well, but I really have no idea how to interpret what's in >> there. Any suggestions or offers of help would be greatly appreciated. >> >> John (: > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Master HTML5, CSS3, ASP.NET, MVC, AJAX, Knockout.js, Web API and > much more. 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