Difference between revisions of "How to set up Sql-Ledger to serve from AOLserver"
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* Download and build the AOLserver [[nscgi]] module. Usually [[nscgi]] is already included with the AOLserver distribution. | * Download and build the AOLserver [[nscgi]] module. Usually [[nscgi]] is already included with the AOLserver distribution. | ||
| − | You can see examples of how to build AOLserver modules by reading the [http://openacs.org/doc/openacs-5- | + | You can see examples of how to build AOLserver modules by reading the [http://openacs.org/doc/openacs-5-2/aolserver4.html AOLserver install docs for OpenACS 5.2]. |
In the OpenACS config.tcl file, activate the [[nscgi]] module in this section: | In the OpenACS config.tcl file, activate the [[nscgi]] module in this section: | ||
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ns_param nscgi ${bindir}/nscgi.so | ns_param nscgi ${bindir}/nscgi.so | ||
| − | And modify the nscgi module configuration in config.tcl | + | And modify the nscgi module configuration in config.tcl to something like this: |
ns_section "ns/server/${server}/module/nscgi" | ns_section "ns/server/${server}/module/nscgi" | ||
ns_param map "GET /sql-ledger /usr/local/sql-ledger" | ns_param map "GET /sql-ledger /usr/local/sql-ledger" | ||
| + | ns_param map "GET /sql-ledger/bin/mozilla /usr/local/sql-ledger/bin/mozilla" | ||
| + | ns_param map "GET /sql-ledger/css /usr/local/sql-ledger/css" | ||
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ns_param map "POST /sql-ledger /usr/local/sql-ledger" | ns_param map "POST /sql-ledger /usr/local/sql-ledger" | ||
| + | ns_param map "POST /sql-ledger/bin/mozilla /usr/local/sql-ledger/bin/mozilla" | ||
| + | # ns_param map "POST /sql-ledger/css /usr/local/sql-ledger/css" | ||
| + | # there is no need to post to css files ;) | ||
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ns_param Interps CGIinterps | ns_param Interps CGIinterps | ||
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ns_param .pl "/usr/bin/perl" | ns_param .pl "/usr/bin/perl" | ||
| − | Do *not* put the SQL-Ledger directory in the AOLserver's pageroot directory. Put | + | Security Discussion |
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| + | Jon Griffin has some advice about nscgi and security at http://jongriffin.com/static/consultant/nscgi For greater security, map each .pl file individually that is in those directories. | ||
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| + | Do *not* put the SQL-Ledger directory in the AOLserver's pageroot directory. Put sql-ledger dir in the /usr/local directory per SL docs: | ||
mv sql-ledger /usr/local/. | mv sql-ledger /usr/local/. | ||
Revision as of 23:07, 5 February 2006
Install SQL-Ledger with the following modifications:
Note that I'm using this on an isolated LAN so have not done any testing to verify the integrity of SQL-Ledger security on it.
Be sure AOLserver is installed, and shutdown.
- Get SQL-Ledger.
- Follow the directions for INSTALLATION WITHOUT setup.pl. Be sure to skip using the sql-ledger supplied "setup.pl" file.
We adapt the instructions for setting setting up httpd (aolserver's nsd in this case):
- Download and build the AOLserver nscgi module. Usually nscgi is already included with the AOLserver distribution.
You can see examples of how to build AOLserver modules by reading the AOLserver install docs for OpenACS 5.2.
In the OpenACS config.tcl file, activate the nscgi module in this section:
ns_section ns/server/${server}/modules
ns_param nscgi ${bindir}/nscgi.so
And modify the nscgi module configuration in config.tcl to something like this:
ns_section "ns/server/${server}/module/nscgi"
ns_param map "GET /sql-ledger /usr/local/sql-ledger"
ns_param map "GET /sql-ledger/bin/mozilla /usr/local/sql-ledger/bin/mozilla"
ns_param map "GET /sql-ledger/css /usr/local/sql-ledger/css"
ns_param map "POST /sql-ledger /usr/local/sql-ledger" ns_param map "POST /sql-ledger/bin/mozilla /usr/local/sql-ledger/bin/mozilla"
- ns_param map "POST /sql-ledger/css /usr/local/sql-ledger/css"
- there is no need to post to css files ;)
ns_param Interps CGIinterps ns_section "ns/interps/CGIinterps" ns_param .pl "/usr/bin/perl"
Security Discussion
Jon Griffin has some advice about nscgi and security at http://jongriffin.com/static/consultant/nscgi For greater security, map each .pl file individually that is in those directories.
Do *not* put the SQL-Ledger directory in the AOLserver's pageroot directory. Put sql-ledger dir in the /usr/local directory per SL docs:
mv sql-ledger /usr/local/.
# set permissions to match the rest of the aolserver files, for example: cd /usr/local/ chown -R nsadmin:web sql-ledger chmod -R 770 sql-ledger
cd /usr/local/sql-ledger chmod 644 *.gif chmod 644 *.png chmod 644 *.ico cd css chmod 664 *.css
Follow the SL directions to create a SQL-Ledger database and user for PostgreSQL, and proceed with the configuration in the SL README. Hopefully you see a login page at http://yourservername:port/sql-ledger/admin.pl and are able to follow standard SQL-Ledger configuration directions.
