Setup Server Environment

NOTE: # denotes that the command is typed by the root user

Python 2.4

# python2.4
-su: python2.4 command not found
# which python2.4
# ls /usr/local/bin/python2.4
ls: /usr/local/bin/python2.4: No such file or directory
# cd /usr/ports/lang/python24
# make install clean
# export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/bin
# echo "export PATH=\$PATH:/usr/local/bin" >> /root/.bash_profile

Python Imaging Library

# cd /usr/ports/graphics/py-imaging
# make install clean

LibXSLT

# cd /usr/ports/textproc/libxslt
# make install clean

LibXML2

# cd /usr/ports/textproc/libxml2
# make install clean
# cd ../py-libxml2
# make install clean
# cd ../py-xml
# make install clean

Apache 2.2

Add any additional modules that you may need

# cd /usr/ports/www/apache22
# make config
--accept the defaults and make sure the following are checked--
X ALIAS
X Threads
X PROXY
X PROXY_CONNECT
X PROXY_FTP
X PROXY_HTTP
X PROXY_AJP
X PROXY_BALANCER
X SSL
X SUEXEC
X VHOST_ALIAS
X REWRITE
X MIME
X MIME_MAGIC
X INCLUDE
X EXPIRES
X HEADERS
X SSL
# make install clean

Setuptools and ZopeSkel

# mkdir /usr/local/plone
# cd /usr/local/plone
# wget http://peak.telecommunity.com/dist/ez_setup.py
# python2.4 ez_setup.py
# easy_install -U ZopeSkel

Create group and users for Web services to run under

# groupadd www
# pw useradd www -c "Apache Server" -d /dev/null -g www -s /sbin/nologin
# pw useradd zadmin "Zope Admin" -d /dev/null -g www -s /sbin/nologin