Hi Ram, I would suggest that you don't go for the .deb versions of any PHP/Python based web softwares in Ubuntu for two reasons: 1. Most of the packaged versions are atleast 2-3 versions behind the latest stable, which means you don't have up to date security and the latest features. 2. The standard configurations that come with the package (I've seen Wordpress and phpMyAdmin), are a little more complicated as compared to what you'll set up when you download the tarball/zip to your web root and set it up yourself. 3. Using the source tarball/zip leads to easier maintenance :)
I have played around with openERP/tinyERP once and webERP(IIRC). If you have a local LAMP setup (pretty easy in Ubuntu -> Head to Synaptic, Edit menu, Mark Packages by Task, LAMP server), then just download the project to your localhost's web root, read the docs, execute the install script. The installer should create the necessary database and if necessary, some Apache settings files like .htaccess. First, get the software running on your local machine, understand the functional aspects that you need to get right. Once you do that, read up on how to secure Apache and PHP/Python based websites, there is a lot of content online regarding this. If you need more help, ping me off list. I also have a small PDF that I prepared for a class assignment where I set up openERP and did the basics of the procure to pay cycle, which I can share. Ninad -- ubuntu-in mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-in
