[horde] Installing Horde

Mon Feb 9 18:17:46 UTC 2009

You could take a look at this tutorial: 
http://wiki.horde.org/CentOS5InstallationNotes

Even if this is not your specif case, it may enlighten you a bit. Look 
at the DB permissions there.

rob at mkb-group.com escreveu:
> post
>
> APOLOGIES IN ADVANCE FOR MY IGNORANCE AND THE LENGTH OF THIS FIRST
> POST.
>
> I downloaded the latest Horde Groupware Webmail Edition 1.2.1 but try 
> as I
> might I am struggling to install the system on my site5 domain.
>
> I think I may be answering a few of the setup questions incorrectly but I
> am uncertain which ones.
>
> For talking sake here is the example mysql database/username etc
>
> I manually created the mysql database and username and gave all 
> privledges
> to the user hoping this would help:
>
> database: site_horde01
> username: site_email01
> password: email123
>
> When I execute the script setup.php this is my answers to the questions:
>
> 1. I choose /horde as my default install location which is where it is.
> 2. I choose option 1 first off to Configure database settings.
> 3. I choose mysql as database type
> 4. I choose 1 for persistant connections (not actually sure what this 
> is!)
> 5. I enter username for database as site_email01
> 6. I enter password as email123
> 7. When asked how to connect to the
> database I choose tcp (again not sure
> what to do with this one.
> 8. I then enter my domain name for the database server/host as
> mysite.co.uk
> 9. When asked for the port I choose the suggested 3306
> 10. I then enter the name of the database as site_horde01
> 11. I choose utf-8 as the character set.
> 12. I choose false for split reads to a different server (not sure what
> this is)
> 13. I am then told writing configuration file was successful.
>
> I then move on to option 2 from the main menu to configure the database
> and tables.
>
> 1. I ask then system to create the database/tables for me.
> 2. I am now asked to enter the database superuser name and password.
> 3. I get an error message advising access denied for the 
> username/password
> provided.
>
> I have tried the username/password for the site_horde01 database and also
> the username/password for the domain, neither work.
>
> Can anyone help me understand what is going on and also if possible 
> detail
> the remaining setup steps.
>
> I am very much a newbie at all
> this and would like to get this up and
> running on my own domain as I am unable to access my domain's host 
> webmail
> application in work due to firewall/proxy blocking.
>
> One of my colleagues has roundcube running on their site but as I use
> horde in work I am used to this system and roundcube appears very basic.
>
> Any help will be greatly appreciated. I did check on Horde's own site but
> support looks a little lacking really. System Info:
>
> OPERATING SYSTEM:     Linux
> LINUX KERNEL VERSION: 2.6.9-78.0.1.ELsmp
> APACHE VERSION: 2.2.11 (Unix)
> PERL VERSION: 5.8.8
> PHP VERSION: 5.2.5
> MYSQL VERSION: 4.1.22-standard-log (upgrade to V5 coming soon)
>
> I hope the information above is sufficient.
>
> I would be very appreciative of any help provided. Thanks
>
> Rob
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
>    APOLOGIES IN ADVANCE FOR MY IGNORANCE AND THE LENGTH OF THIS FIRST
> POST.
>
> I downloaded the latest Horde Groupware Webmail Edition 1.2.1 but try as I
> might I am struggling to install the system on my site5 domain.
>
> I think I may be answering a few of the setup questions incorrectly but I
> am uncertain which ones.
>
> For talking sake here is the example mysql database/username etc
>
> I manually created the mysql database and username and gave all privledges
> to the user hoping this would help:
>
> database: site_horde01
> username: site_email01
> password: email123
>
> When I execute the script setup.php this is my answers to the questions:
>
> 1. I choose /horde as my default install location which is where it is.
> 2. I choose option 1 first off to Configure database settings.
> 3. I choose mysql as database type
> 4. I choose 1 for persistant connections (not actually sure what this is!)
> 5. I enter username for database as site_email01
> 6. I enter password as email123
> 7. When asked how to connect to the
> database I choose tcp (again not sure
> what to do with this one.
> 8. I then enter my domain name for the database server/host as
> mysite.co.uk
> 9. When asked for the port I choose the suggested 3306
> 10. I then enter the name of the database as site_horde01
> 11. I choose utf-8 as the character set.
> 12. I choose false for split reads to a different server (not sure what
> this is)
> 13. I am then told writing configuration file was successful.
>
> I then move on to option 2 from the main menu to configure the database
> and tables.
>
> 1. I ask then system to create the database/tables for me.
> 2. I am now asked to enter the database superuser name and password.
> 3. I get an error message advising access denied for the username/password
> provided.
>
> I have tried the username/password for the site_horde01 database and also
> the username/password for the domain, neither work.
>
> Can anyone help me understand what is going on and also if possible detail
> the remaining setup steps.
>
> I am very much a newbie at all
> this and would like to get this up and
> running on my own domain as I am unable to access my domain's host webmail
> application in work due to firewall/proxy blocking.
>
> One of my colleagues has roundcube running on their site but as I use
> horde in work I am used to this system and roundcube appears very basic.
>
> Any help will be greatly appreciated. I did check on Horde's own site but
> support looks a little lacking really. System Info:  
>
>  		OPERATING SYSTEM
>  		Linux
>
>  		LINUX KERNEL VERSION
>  		2.6.9-78.0.1.ELsmp
>
>  		APACHE VERSION
>  		2.2.11 (Unix)
>
>  		PERL VERSION
>  		5.8.8
>
>  		PHP VERSION
>  		4.4.8 (htaccess patch to v5)
>
>  		MYSQL VERSION
>  		4.1.22-standard-log
>
>   I hope the information above is sufficient.
>
> I would be very appreciative of any help provided. Thanks
>
> Rob 
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
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