[cvs] [Wiki] changed: FAQ/Admin/General

[Jan Schneider]

jan  Wed, 19 Oct 2005 09:33:00 -0700

Modified page: http://wiki.horde.org/FAQ/Admin/General
New Revision:  1.5
Change log:  Why is Horde so hard to install?

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 +++ How can I get help with setting up Horde?
 The best place to turn after reading the documentation is to the appropriate [http://www.horde.org/mail/ mailing list] for the component you're trying to install. Make sure you describe the problem clearly, including all error messages you might have received. Include the version of all the software you're using, including PHP, your web server, your database, any mail or LDAP servers you might be using, and, if the errors are occurring in use, what browser and OS are being used to access it.
 
 Please //don't// contact the developers or the FAQ maintainer directly. They usually don't have time to deal with individual installations of Horde and its components, being too busy developing and FAQ-maintaining. (Besides, they're probably on the mailing list anyhow.)
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++++ Why is Horde so hard to install?
+We don't make Horde installation a hard task intentionally, we always try to make it easier. One of the strength of Horde and its applications, is the independency from the underlying platform and used backends. The address book Turba for example currently supports 5 different kinds of address book storages, and you can choose from not less than 24 backends for Horde authentication. This makes it possible to integrate Horde in a lot of environments and existing infrastructures, but it also requires more complex configuration. It's a trade off between flexibility and complexity.
 
 +++ Is there a mailing list for Horde and its components?
 Not just //a// mailing list, but //many//. The [http://www.horde.org/mail/ Horde mailing lists], one for each component and then some, and the most active ones are also [http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/ archived and searchable].