web installer

[stefanorosanelli]

design an installer with Web interface, reusing ideas and code from init shell script

BeditaShell::init()

[stefanorosanelli]

dare un occhio all'installer wordpress, molto semplice....

[stefanorosanelli]

dante:

• progettazione/proposta di web installer molto semplice, usando come riferimento wordpress/drupal
• niente codice, per ora, descrivi funzionamento e eventuali problematiche

[didoda]

Ho rilasciato una parte del wizard. 25967bd
Per provarlo, decommentate le righe in /index.php relative al wizard, che seguono // commento temporaneamente - wizard DA ULTIMARE

Ho lavorato sulle 2 prime parti (controlli permessi su filesystem, cartelle di smarty e di cake) + impostazione connessione a database.

Ho usato smarty per gestire le template.
In futuro possiamo pensare di fare il tutto con un controller di bedita, ma al momento era molto problematico poter gestire un controller senza avere il database funzionante.

Conto di poter finire l'ultima parte (admin user + impostazione mediaroot,mediaurl,modrewrite) la prossima settimana.

[didoda]

efb7414 Rilascio del corpus principale del wizard.
Per provarlo, fare un diff di webroot/index.php con webroot/index.php.sample e copiare il blocco di codice relativo al wizard su index.php.

[stefanorosanelli]

fatta prova su windows, funziona!

• non ho visto come si comporta sui permessi su filesystem in caso di errore
• quando ha caricato dati/schema su db non ho visto un feedback tipo "dati caricati"

cmq l'impostazione generale va bene direi

NB: per fare test consiglio di creare paccehtti di realease, "cake.sh deploy release" e lavorare su quelli

[didoda]

Ho fatto anche io una prova con windows. Installazione su windows xp, con browser Opera 10.63.
Ha funzionato senza nessun problema.

Confermo che manca un feedback dopo aver caricato i dati di init del db.
Lavoro su quello.

[didoda]

0080c08 ho aggiunto feedback su initdb. Ho rifatto un tar di release e testato nuovamente su windows xp, questa volta con Internet Explorer 8. Andato tutto lisco.

[stefanorosanelli]

problema su http://test.bedita.com/

dopo la pagina di connessione al db ottengo

Fatal error: Call to undefined function apache_get_modules() in /var/www/test.bedita.com/setup/setup.php on line 285

la funzione non e' necessariamente presente, fare un ckeck se esiste - se non c'e' altro modo di capire automaticamente se mod_rewrite abilitato chidere all'utente

[didoda]

1f9c278 inserito il controllo sulla presenza di apache_get_modules...

[batopa]

Provare ad inserire il css di BEdita a vedere che salta fuori

[stefanorosanelli]

7c91a80
Some important changes

• BE config file is now only bedita.cfg.php (.sys deprecated), changes/consequences also in admin/config admin: configuration page #268
• if this file is missing (bedita.cfg.php) setup wizard starts
• install requirements: /tmp /config /webroot/files must be writable by webserver
• wizard steps are: 'Filesystem', 'Database', 'Admin User' - at the end bedita.cfg.php will be created and a new 'beditaUrl' is set, taken from current URL
• 'Filesystem' step: only error messages are shown (if any)

Internals:

• everything (php,css,tpl) is in /setup
• css/setup.css is included inside every html/tpl page
• filesys.html is used in first step view (smarty could be unavailable), other steps are in .tpl

[stefanorosanelli]

Remaining issues:

• not working for postgres - installer hangs in "init Db schema & data", db is set up and populated, button "Next" is not active .. ??
• user message / feedback when changing schema/data: "please wait, this operation may take a while.... " - disable button while processing
• remove "port 3306" and "mysql_connect" from advanced properties in db setup (not valid for postgres)

[stefanorosanelli]

and:

• restore mod_rewrite presence control with modified settings in core.php (with user message)

[stefanorosanelli]

(In 922f4a8) installer: fix postgres issues, mod_rewrite check and confi restored - see #137

[stefanorosanelli]

• postgres installer now working
• all issues fixed except user message when changing schema data

test, test, test ... then close!

[nikazzio]

(In 9ce30a7) refs #137

[nikazzio]

Replying to [comment:19 niki]:

(In 9ce30a7) refs #137

system tested and working:

ubuntu 12.04 + mysql 5.5.24 + firefox
ubuntu 12.04 + postgres 9.1 + firefox
windows xp + XAMPP + iExplorer 8
windows xp + XAMPP + chrome

Fixing some issues:

• "Finish" page now work correctly, with the blue color on the menu and page_finish() write "beditaUrl" on the bedita.cfg.php correctly
• On Admin page changed error level for ulr checking to WARN instead of ERROR
• submitting the Admin page by pressing "Enter" key now work correctly

[batopa]

I found an issue trying to install BEdita from dev code that I haven't encountered in the last package (beta2).
I created a new test package and the error is present.

There has been a regression in one of last commit

All the process runs smoothly but the admin user is not created, the default "bedita" user remains active and no error is thrown.

To test it:

git clone https://github.com/bedita/bedita.git

then launch the installer from the browser.

[stefanorosanelli]

removed wrong bedita url/media url/media root info - calculated in next step
mod_rewrite message only on configuration error/problem
to close: create reference in docs.bedita related to mod_rewrite issues in bedita/cake -- add a link in setup if something's wrong with mod_rewrite - @didoda @batopa : what do you think?

[didoda]

I agree. It's a not uncommon case: install from wizard, mod_rewrite disabled... => good idea suggesting steps (in a doc in docs.bedita I'd describe more details about it). I prepared already 2 screencasts of "install BEdita using wizard" (mod_rewrite on and mod_rewrite off videos). Soon on bedita-youtube channel...

[batopa]

I agree too. Most apache configurations come with mod_rewrite disabled by default.
I agree also to add a mod_rewrite document on docs.bedita.com and to show a link to it in setup if mod_rewrite is disabled.

I suggest also:

• in the new mod_rewrite document on docs.bedita.com link the page on mod_rewrite present in CakePHP book http://book.cakephp.org/1.3/en/view/917/Apache-and-mod_rewrite-and-htaccess
• add a link to new mod_rewrite document in http://docs.bedita.com/setup/if-something-goes-wrong-in-bedita

Done it we can close this generic issue and in case open specific bugs/features issues.

[didoda]

New article: http://docs.bedita.com/setup/handling-mod_rewrite-in-bedita-and-cakephp
Updated article, with link to the new one: http://docs.bedita.com/setup/if-something-goes-wrong-in-bedita

[stefanorosanelli]

Added link to article in BEdita installer if mod_rewrite is not enabled.
Installer UI should be much more cool :-) - we'll see this in another ticket
Closing