OK, I have it working now. John (:
On 04/01/13 15:10, John Waters wrote: > 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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