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h1. Redmine on CentOS installation HOWTO 

 {{>toc}} 

 This works with CentOS versions 5 and 6 and describes how to get Redmine 1.3.2 set up. 

 h2. Assumptions 

 * Apache is up and running 
 * Apache has previously been used and works quite well  
 * MySQL is up and running 
 * MySQL has previously been used and works quite well 
 * Your are logged as root 
 * The next steps are done successively without errors 

 h1. Install pre-dependencies 

 <pre>yum -y install zlib-devel curl-devel openssl-devel httpd-devel apr-devel apr-util-devel mysql-devel</pre> 

 h2. Ruby 

 Things after *#* are comments, and it is no use to type this stuff in ;)  
 <pre>cd ~/Downloads    # YOUR FOLDER OF CHOICE 
 ftp ftp.ruby-lang.org 
 </pre> 

 h3. FTP session 

 <pre>ftp> Anonymous    # USERLOGIN 
 ftp> 'none', just hit Enter    # NO PASSWORD 
 ftp> cd /pub/ruby 
 ftp> get ruby-1.8.7.pXXX.tar.gz    # XXX is currently 358, as of 03/2012 
 ftp> bye</pre> 

 h3. Untar 

 <pre>tar zxvf ruby-1.8.7.pXXX.tar.gz</pre> 

 h3. Install 

 <pre>cd ruby-1.8.7.pXXX 
 ./configure 
 make 
 make install</pre> 

 h3. Check installation 

 If this does not work, it is probably because there is no ruby at /usr/bin to be found.  
 If it works, skip directly to "Get Gems 1.4.2". 
 <pre>ruby -v</pre> 

 h3. Fix dependencies 

 (Only in case _ruby -v_ is *NOT* working) 
 <pre>which ruby    # TO CHECK WHERE IT SHOULD BE 
 whereis ruby    # TO CHECK WHERE IT IS INSTALLED</pre> 
 _which_ returns like /usr/bin/ along with other directories (where ruby is expected to be), and _whereis_ returns like /usr/local/bin/ruby (thats where ruby actually lies). 

 h4. Fix via adding /usr/local/bin to $PATH 

 Do this with your editor of choice, if you do not like nano. 
 <pre>nano /etc/profile</pre> 

 Make the section with _pathmunge_ look alike like this: 
 <pre>#Path manupulation 
 if [ "$EUID" = "0" ]; then 
     pathmunge /sbin 
     pathmunge /usr/sbin 
     pathmunge /usr/local/sbin 
     pathmunge /usr/local/bin    # ADDED THIS 
 else 
     pathmunge /usr/local/bin after    # ADDED THIS 
     pathmunge /usr/local/sbin after 
     pathmunge /usr/sbin after 
     pathmunge /sbin 
 fi</pre> 

 OR ADD THIS AT THE END OF THE FILE: 

 <pre>nano /etc/profile 
 export PATH="$PATH:/usr/local/bin"</pre> 

 This sets the PATH for all Users beside root. In case you want it for root to change, too: 

 <pre>nano ~/.bashrc 
 export PATH="$PATH:/usr/local/bin"</pre> 

 h4. Fix via Symlink Creation  

 This is not recommended, since if the ruby dependency is broken, others will likely be later on, too. Repair this by adding the folder to the $PATH variable like described before, else _gem_, _rake_, _bundle_, _passenger-install-apache2-module_ will not work either... you would have to creat symlinks for them, too. 
 Symlinks are created like this 

 <pre>ln -s /usr/local/bin/ruby /usr/bin/ruby</pre> 

 h4. Verify ruby to be working Check again if it is working: 

 <pre>ruby -v # NOW IT MUST RETURN RUBY VERSION, ELSE SOMETHING ELSE IS BROKEN 
 cd ..</pre> 

 h2. RubyGems 1.4.2  

 *Does not work with Gems 1.5!* 

 h3. Download 

 <pre>wget http://production.cf.rubygems.org/rubygems/rubygems-1.4.2.tgz</pre> 

 h3. Untar 

 <pre>tar zxvf rubygems-1.4.2.tgz</pre> 

 h3. Setup 

 <pre>cd rubygems-1.4.2 
 ruby setup.rb</pre> 

 h3. Check installation 

 <pre>gem -v</pre> 

 h3. In case this does not work... 

 ... the solution is again creating a symlink, analogical like described in the ruby section above. 

 h2. Passenger 

 h3. Regular install method 

 Requires gcc. 

 <pre>gem install passenger 
 passenger-install-apache2-module</pre> 

 If the second line does not work, do *whereis passenger* to find out where it is installed. 
 So you can execute it like */usr/local/bin/passenger-install-apache2-module* ... 

 The install process is interactive and you wil be told what to do. READ! 

 h3. Alternative install method  

 Install mod_passenger RPM for Apache from the following location: 

 > http://passenger.stealthymonkeys.com/ 

 _RHEL/CentOS 5_ 
 <pre>rpm -Uvh http://passenger.stealthymonkeys.com/rhel/5/passenger-release.noarch.rpm 
 yum install mod_passenger</pre> 

 _RHEL/CentOS 6_ 
 <pre>rpm --import http://passenger.stealthymonkeys.com/RPM-GPG-KEY-stealthymonkeys.asc 
 yum install http://passenger.stealthymonkeys.com/rhel/6/passenger-release.noarch.rpm 
 yum install mod_passenger</pre> 

 h2. Restart Apache 

 <pre>service httpd restart</pre> 

 h1. Install Redmine 

 h3. Download 

 Download page:  
 > http://rubyforge.org/frs/?group_id=1850 

 <pre>wget http://rubyforge.org/frs/download.php/75910/redmine-1.3.2.tar.gz # GET LATEST VERSION ON RUBYFORGE</pre> 

 h3. Untar 

 <pre>tar zxvf redmine-1.3.2.tar.gz</pre> 

 h3. Copy the folder to its HTTP document root folder 

 <pre>mkdir /var/www/redmine 
 cp -av redmine-1.3.2/* /var/www/redmine</pre> 

 h1. Configure Apache to host the documents 

 more information can be found here: [[HowTo configure Apache to run Redmine]] 

 h1. Link Redmine to the Database 

 h2. Install MySQL DB Server 

 <pre>yum install mysql-server 
 chkconfig mysqld on 
 service mysqld start 
 /usr/bin/mysql_secure_installation</pre> 

 h2. Create a MySQL database to use with Redmine 

 h3. Latest MySQL Version 

 > start the mysql client (@mysql -u root -p@) and enter the following commands: 
 > > <pre>create database redmine character set utf8; 
 create user 'redmine'@'localhost' identified by 'my_password'; 
 grant all privileges on redmine.* to 'redmine'@'localhost'; </pre> 

 h3. For versions of MySQL prior to 5.0.2 

 > Skip the 'create user' step and do instead: 
 > >    <pre> grant all privileges on redmine.* to 'redmine'@'localhost' identified by 'my_password';</pre> 

 Now the database is created and a user to be used with it. Also the user has the rights to work on the database that was created. 

 h2. Configure /var/www/redmine/config/database.yml  

 <pre>cp database.yml.example database.yml</pre> 

 todo: describe what to change there... 

 h1. Rails Settings 

 h2. Dependency management with bundler 

 For more info go to the "bundler site":http://gembundler.com/. 

 h3. Install 

 <pre>gem install bundler</pre> 

 h3. Create Gemfile 

 You can of course use vi/vim as your editor of choice, if you know what you are doing. ;)  
 <pre>nano /var/www/redmine/Gemfile</pre> 


 h3. Register gems 

 Put the following into the file you just opened: 
 <pre># file: /var/www/redmine/Gemfile 
 source "http://rubygems.org" 
 gem "rake", "0.8.3" 
 gem "rack", "1.1.0" 
 gem "i18n", "0.4.2" 
 gem "rubytree", "0.5.2", :require => "tree" 
 gem "RedCloth", "~>4.2.3", :require => "redcloth" # for CodeRay 
 gem "mysql" 
 gem "coderay", "~>0.9.7"</pre> 
 Save and exit the editor. 

 h3. Install the provided dependencies: 

 <pre>bundle install</pre> 

 h2. Set environment to "production"  

 Rails has the concept of environments to represent the stages of an application’s lifecycle: test, development, and production by default.  
 Specify your choice with the RAILS_ENV environment variable.  
 Production has less verbose logging and is a bit faster, testing and development environment are not needed anyway for your Redmine. 

 Uncomment the following line in file redmine/config/environment.rb: 

 <pre>ENV['RAILS_ENV'] ||= 'production'</pre> 

 h2. Generate the session store 

 <pre>RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake generate_session_store</pre> 

 h2. Migrate the database models 

 <pre>RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake db:migrate</pre> 

 h2. Load default data (optional) 

 <pre>RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake redmine:load_default_data</pre> 

 Follow instructions. 

 h2. Rename dispatch CGI files in /var/www/redmine/public/ 

 <pre> 
 mv dispatch.cgi.example dispatch.cgi 
 mv dispatch.fcgi.example dispatch.fcgi 
 mv dispatch.rb.example dispatch.rb 
 </pre> 

 h1. Apache Settings 

 h2. Edit .htaccess file for CGI dispatch configuration 

 <pre> 
 mv htaccess.fcgi.example .htaccess 
 </pre> 

 h2. Fix rights for the apache user 

 <pre> 
 cd .. 
 chown -R apache:apache redmine-1.x 
 chmod -R 755 redmine-1.x 
 </pre> 






 This should be everything. 


 *Redmine is now installed and usable.* 

 *Enjoy!*