Newbie query

[splot_bob]

Hi to all,
Dopey query 1:
Is the Open Source version suitable for installation on a Web server running a Linux/Ensim virtual hosting environment?
Dopey query 2:
Is there a forum/area for support of the Open Source version, even an unofficial one?

Thanks,
Bob

[steve]

Hello Bob,

1. If the virtual hosting environment let's you run the pre-requisites then yes.
2. Yes, it's this one…

Steve

[splot_bob]

Thanks for that Steve, I thought that these forums were only for licensed versions.
I have uploaded and extracted the Open Source files and created the DB for it, when I run the .sh to start it I get:
[root@server8 alfresco]# ./alfresco.sh start
Neither the JAVA_HOME nor the JRE_HOME environment variable is defined
At least one of these environment variable is needed to run this program

Where do I set either variable?

[steve]

Hi,

That all depends what flavour of Linux you are using, and what shell you are using. Refer to your linux documentation on how to set environment variables.

I guess the easiest way would be to perform an export in the shell you launch Alfresco from using something like:

export JAVA_HOME='location-to-java'
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Your 'location-to-java' might be something like:
/usr/java/jdk1.5.0_06

Hope this helps,

Steve

Steve

[splot_bob]

Hi Steve,
I "think" I have alfresco started:
[root@server8 alfresco]# export JAVA_HOME='/usr/java/j2sdk1.4.2_08' ./alfresco.sh start
-bash: export: `./alfresco.sh': not a valid identifier
[root@server8 alfresco]# export JAVA_HOME='/usr/java/j2sdk1.4.2_08'| ./alfresco.sh start
Using CATALINA_BASE:   /home/virtual/locknet.net.au/var/www/html/cerebus/alfresco/tomcat
Using CATALINA_HOME:   /home/virtual/locknet.net.au/var/www/html/cerebus/alfresco/tomcat
Using CATALINA_TMPDIR: /home/virtual/locknet.net.au/var/www/html/cerebus/alfresco/tomcat/temp
Using JRE_HOME:       /usr/java/j2sdk1.4.2_08
Using JAVA_OPTS:       -Xms128m -Xmx512m -server -Djava.util.logging.manager=org.apache.juli.ClassLoaderLogManager -Djava.util.logging.config.file=/home/virtual/locknet.net.au/var/www/html/cerebus/alfresco/tomcat/conf/logging.properties


don't know how to test it!
To access it via the web I have to install alfresco-web-service-client-1.2.0.zip ? Does this have to go anywhere in particular within the alfreso dir?
Thanks for putting up with what must be some of the dumbest queries ever!

Bob