Kingsley, Thank you for the contribution, I'm forwarding your instructions to the user@ list, someone may found them useful.
> 17.)The following instructions did not make sense: > Install OpenMeetings: > * Download OpenMeetings including Red5 > * Unpack it (Please make sure that you use an up-to-date unzip-software) (and copy it somewhere in you system, do not start it from your Windows Desktop) Why? Last Openmeetings releases contain Red5. -- With best regards / с наилучшими пожеланиями, Alexei Fedotov / Алексей Федотов, http://dataved.ru/ +7 916 562 8095 On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 2:51 PM, Kingsley Mok <[email protected]>wrote: > Alexei,**** > > ** ** > > Thanks for responding to my inquiry. I have no doubt the product works. I > am questioning the integrity of the instructions.**** > > ** ** > > I am following the instructions very carefully word for word. As per the > below URL, the instructions were followed: **** > > ** ** > > http://code.google.com/p/openmeetings/wiki/InstallationOpenMeetings**** > > ** ** > > I've converted the instructions to a more STEP-By-STEP scenario that is > much more easier to follow.**** > > ** ** > > Perhaps you can take a look at the steps and see where the problem lies?** > ** > > ** ** > > **· **OS: *Windows 2008 R2 x64* with SP1 and all Windows up to > date. **** > > **· **UAC turned off.**** > > **· **Administrators Group given full access to C:\ and to all > folders.**** > > **· **Logged in as local administrator. **** > > **· **Firewall turned off.**** > > ** ** > > *Installed Prequisites:* > > **1.) **Installed *Java SDK v6 Update 27* (x32)**** > > **a. **Installed to root of C:\**** > > ** i. **C:\JAVA\jdk1.6.0_27**** > > ** ii. **C:\JAVA\jre6**** > > **b. **Adjust the Environment Variables (My Computer properties > Advance > System Settings > Advance Tab > Environment Variable button **** > > ** i. **JAVA_HOME = C:\JAVA\jdk1.6.0_27\bin**** > > ** ii. **Path = (included C:\JAVA\jdk1.6.0_27\bin > location)**** > > ** ** > > ***2.) ***Installed *GhostScript v9.04* > > **3.) **Installed *Image Magick***** > > **4.) ***Did not installed FFMPEG as it was optional***** > > **5.) ***Did not installed SOX as it was optional***** > > **6.) **Installed *OpenOffice v3.3* (x32) and accepted all settings at > default**** > > **a. **After install, run OpenOffice for first time to go through the > registration routine**** > > **b. **At command prompt > go to location *C:\Program Files > (x86)\OpenOffice.org 3\program***** > > ***c. ***Typed in the following comand and press Enter: *soffice.exe > -headless -nologo -norestore > -accept=socket,host=localhost,port=8100;urp;StarOffice.ServiceManager* > > **d. **Then type in the following command and press Enter: *netstat -anp > tcp***** > > ** ** > > *Install Core Engines and Test:* > > **7.) **Installed *XAMPP v1.7.4 V6* (x32) to root of C:\ = C:\XAMPP**** > > **8.) **Rebooted the server**** > > **a. **Did basic *http://localhost* test = works**** > > **b. **Browsed to *http://localhost/xampp/index.php* = works**** > > **c. **Clicked on *Status* = works**** > > **d. **Clicked on *phpinfo()* = works**** > > **e. **Clicked on *perlinfo()* = works**** > > **f. **Clicked *phpMyAdmin* = works**** > > **g. **On *phpMyAdmin* page:**** > > ** i. **Created a new database called "* > openmeetings*" with collation = *UT8_general_ci* (as per wiki document)*** > * > > **9.) **Installed Red5 v0.70**** > > **a. **Installed to root of C:\**** > > ** i. **Therefore = C:\Red5**** > > **10.)**Rebooted the server**** > > **a. **Did basic Flash test**** > > **b. **Browsed to http://localhost:5080**** > > **c. **Flash Test Page = works/shows**** > > **d. **Clicked on Red5 Demos **** > > ** i. **Tried out each demo and some appear to > all work and some don't.**** > > ** ** > > *Install OpenMeetings*:**** > > **11.)**Downloaded *OpenMeetings_v1_7_0_r3822***** > > **12.)**Extracted *OpenMeetings_v1_7_0_r3822* **** > > **13.)**Browsed into > *OpenMeetings_v1_7_0_r3822\webapps\openmeetings\conf*folder location. > **** > > **14.)**Deleted the *original* "*hibernate.cfg.xml*" that came with the > package.**** > > **15.)**Renamed the *mysql_hibernate.cfg.xml*. to *hibernate.cfg.xml***** > > **16.)**Edit the newly renamed *hibernate.cfg.xml* (from * > mysql_hibernate.cfg.xml**)***** > > **a. **I've left the following info intact as I do not know the root user > password for MySQL that came with XAMPP:**** > > ** ** > > *<!-- User / Password -->* > > *<property name="connection.username">root</property>* > > *<property name="connection.password"></property>* > > ** ** > > ** ** > > **b. ***Changed from** <property > name="connection.url">jdbc:mysql://localhost/openmeetings?autoReconnect=true&useUnicode=true&createDatabaseIfNotExist=true&characterEncoding=utf-8</property> > ***** > > **c. ***Changed to** <property > name="connection.url">jdbc:mysql://localhost/openmeetings</property>***** > > ** ** > > **17.)**The following instructions *did not make sense*:**** > > ** ** > > *Install OpenMeetings* > > *Download OpenMeetings including Red5* > > *Unpack it (Please make sure that you use an up-to-date unzip-software) > (and copy it somewhere in you system, do not start it from your Windows > Desktop)* > > ** ** > > To "*...copy it somewhere in system..." *This was not very clear in the > instructions. I had to make some guesses as to where does the author want > to put the extracted *OpenMeetings_v1_7_0_r3822\webapps\openmeetings\ *to? > **** > > ** ** > > I am assuming the author is trying to say to grab the "*openmeetings*" > subfolder from location "*OpenMeetings_v1_7_0_r3822\webapps\openmeetings\" > * and put it under *C:\Red5\webapps* destination location.**** > > ** ** > > **18.)**After extracting the *OpenMeetings_v1_7_0_r3822* package**** > > **19.)**After editing and saving the newly renamed *hibernate.cfg.xml*(from > *mysql_hibernate.cfg.xml**)***** > > **20.)**After copying the "*openmeetings*" subfolder from location "* > OpenMeetings_v1_7_0_r3822\webapps\openmeetings\"* and put it under * > C:\Red5\webapps* destination location**** > > **21.)**Rebooted the server**** > > **22.)**Do a http://localhost test = works**** > > **23.)**Do a http://localhost:5080 test = Flast Test Page still comes up** > ** > > **24.)**Do a http://localhost:5080/openmeetings/install = *does not work*... > This is where I am stuck on following the instructions on > http://code.google.com/p/openmeetings/wiki/InstallationOpenMeetings**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > Kingsley**** > > ** > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "OpenMeetings User" group. 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