Where do I find/download configure.exe?

[o_o_]

Hi,

   Over the past week, I have been attempting to get to know Alfresco better. I have so far only used the Full Setup Installer on Windows XP, and it seems to take care of everything.

I am now looking at attempting the Custom Install mentioned at the bottom of Installing on Microsoft Windows in the Wiki. I have gone to Community Edition file list  and downloaded alfresco-community-tomcat-3.2.zip (Preconfigured Tomcat bundle for Windows (.zip format))

I have unzipped this, but I cannot find the configure.exe mentioned at the bottom of Installing on Microsoft Windows

Thanks to all you guys,
O.O.

[norgan]

Hi, i think it is part of the enterprise version. What do you want to do ?
Norgan

[o_o_]

Thanks Norgan.

   I wanted to find a way to start Alfresco without having the two command windows (one of MySQL and the other of Tomcat) pop up, and stay up every time I use alf_start.bat.

Actually I posted a Thread: Starting Alfresco as a Windows Service  and I did not get any replies. In it I have mentioned that the Wiki Page Configuring Alfresco as a Windows Service only shows how to start Tomcat as a Windows Service – not the MySQL. So I figured that if I install the standard MySQL server on Windows XP, and I download alfresco-community-tomcat-3.2.zip (Preconfigured Tomcat bundle for Windows (.zip format)) – I can then only start the Tomcat as MySQL would start by itself.

The problem with this is configuring. I expected configure.exe to do that for me. If there is a Wiki Page describing what to do for basic configuration I would be grateful.


Thanks a lot,
O.O.

[mikeh]

It's not Alfresco's job to manage how MySQL (or any other database) is run - this is a job for the database administrator (which sounds like you in this case!)

Try the MySQL documentation, e.g. http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/windows-start-service.html

Thanks,
Mike

[o_o_]

Thanks MikeH. This is exactly what I was looking for. Sorry I don’t have much experience with MySQL. I did not have the time to try this out today as I was busy. I would attempt this and post back. I am sure it would be useful to others.

Thanks again,
O.O.

[norgan]

or just install XAMPPon your windows system That lets you install mysql as a service with a mouse click.
Norgan

[o_o_]

Thanks Norgan.

Firstly if I could configure Alfresco – I could simply install MySQL and Tomcat (they come in installation packages that actually work btw, as compared to Alfresco) and I would be set. The problem I am facing is configuring Alfresco – so I preferred to use the stack installer for Alfresco to keep it happy, ensure that it works, and then try to start Tomcat and MySQL as Services.

MikeH gave me a good link above – but for some reason the instructions there do not seem to work. I have also attempted the Tomcat instructions provided in Configuring Alfresco as a Windows Service  - I could not get this too to work. However Tomcat may be dying when it does not find MySQL working – I don’t know.

On my part I need to look into this more. If any of you guys have an idea please let me know.

Thanks,
O.O.

[mikeh]

they come in installation packages that actually work btw, as compared to Alfresco.

A little harsh perhaps? Presumably you've raised any bugs/problems in JIRA to help us fix the issues?

Mike

[pim]

Hello O.O.

in your initial post, you said that you wanted to know Alfresco better.
In my experience, the exe installer you downloaded does a good job there. (Personally I prefer evaluation software  not to be installed as services).

However, if you prefer to concentrate on the two popup windows rather than the actual functionality of Alfresco, you need to have additional skills.
If you do not have these skills, you need to take some effort yourself. And maybe you can share your experience with the community by adding your findings to the Alfresco Wiki.

About your question:
Both Tomcat and MySQL can be downloaded separately. If you download the windows installers, you can choose to install the items as Windows services.
Once you installed Tomcat and MySQL, you can install Alfresco as described in http://wiki.alfresco.com/w/images/e/e4/ECM_InstallConfigure_CommunityEdition32.pdf (See Chapter: Installing the Alfresco WAR on any platform).

Note that, as the Alfresco installer already installed all components onto your system, you can reuse these components by copying them to the new Tomcat location. This is not described in the wiki.

If you install Alfresco this way you will get a lot of knowledge about the components that are involved in delivering the functionality. Good luck!

[norgan]

One note regarding tomcat / mysql play : On startup of tomcat, it searches for all applications in its "webapps" directory and tries to start them. If mysql is not present then, alfresco wont be able to start and will be removed from the running apps.

Secondly, restarting tomcat is less easy and you do not see all error messages, when installed as a service. For a developement or evaluation system, I would recommed installing mysql as service, but leave tomcat separate. Thus, you have easy access for restarting and can follow the scroll buffer, checking for problems. As soon as the system runs stable, you might move it to running as a service, but prior to that, it gets more complicated for you.

Norgan