Re: [rt-users] RT installation - theoretical installer

2008-12-23 Thread Jesse Vincent
As it happens, RT 3.8 has this web installer built into it.  Just run
./bin/standalone_httpd after downloading and untarring RT

And 'shipwright', a tool we've been working on can do that bundling.


On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 10:57:40AM -0800, Joseph Spenner wrote:
> Would it be possible to have a totally canned RT, perhaps with its own perl 
> with all the modules needed, and installed via some sort of web based 
> installer?  Consider the following scenario:   I have a web/domain provider 
> who handles my storage needs, such as godaddy.com.  I have tons of web space, 
> but no control over the perl modules.  However, if everything were installed 
> in my web space such that the canned RT cgi knew where to find its own perl, 
> everything should work.  I can create aliases to point to queues as well, via 
> my web providers' control panel tools.
> 
> A similar type of installer exists for a wonderful piece of free forums 
> software called SMF ( http://www.simplemachines.org/ ).  It has a couple 
> initial manual steps:  create a database on some mysql/postgress system, 
> create a database user with admin rights on that database.   That info is 
> then entered that into a field of the web installer along with the location 
> of the database, and hit GO.  It builds everything, lets you configure 
> everything via a web interface, etc.
> 
> Perhaps I'm over simplifying the installation, so please feel free to point 
> out the flaws.  The idea just popped into my head as I was taking a walk, 
> spacing off.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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Re: [rt-users] RT installation - theoretical installer

2008-12-22 Thread Stuart Browne
It would be possible to have your own perl installed into its own structure, 
with all its own localized modules, with its own library path pointing to where 
it was installed.

What would be difficult with a canned install however would be the web server 
configuration required / mod_perl stuff.

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Subject: [rt-users] RT installation - theoretical installer

Would it be possible to have a totally canned RT, perhaps with its own perl 
with all the modules needed, and installed via some sort of web based 
installer?  Consider the following scenario:   I have a web/domain provider who 
handles my storage needs, such as godaddy.com.  I have tons of web space, but 
no control over the perl modules.  However, if everything were installed in my 
web space such that the canned RT cgi knew where to find its own perl, 
everything should work.  I can create aliases to point to queues as well, via 
my web providers' control panel tools.

A similar type of installer exists for a wonderful piece of free forums 
software called SMF ( http://www.simplemachines.org/ ).  It has a couple 
initial manual steps:  create a database on some mysql/postgress system, create 
a database user with admin rights on that database.   That info is then entered 
that into a field of the web installer along with the location of the database, 
and hit GO.  It builds everything, lets you configure everything via a web 
interface, etc.

Perhaps I'm over simplifying the installation, so please feel free to point out 
the flaws.  The idea just popped into my head as I was taking a walk, spacing 
off.



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[rt-users] RT installation - theoretical installer

2008-12-22 Thread Joseph Spenner
Would it be possible to have a totally canned RT, perhaps with its own perl 
with all the modules needed, and installed via some sort of web based 
installer?  Consider the following scenario:   I have a web/domain provider who 
handles my storage needs, such as godaddy.com.  I have tons of web space, but 
no control over the perl modules.  However, if everything were installed in my 
web space such that the canned RT cgi knew where to find its own perl, 
everything should work.  I can create aliases to point to queues as well, via 
my web providers' control panel tools.

A similar type of installer exists for a wonderful piece of free forums 
software called SMF ( http://www.simplemachines.org/ ).  It has a couple 
initial manual steps:  create a database on some mysql/postgress system, create 
a database user with admin rights on that database.   That info is then entered 
that into a field of the web installer along with the location of the database, 
and hit GO.  It builds everything, lets you configure everything via a web 
interface, etc.

Perhaps I'm over simplifying the installation, so please feel free to point out 
the flaws.  The idea just popped into my head as I was taking a walk, spacing 
off.





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