Install bugzilla on unix

In the case of MySQL being used, version 5. For PostgreSQL installation, version 8. For a web server, it recommends the Apache webserver.

It is advised to install Apache 2. For the sake of our article, we will be explaining steps using MySQL database and Apache Web server being installed in our systems. We will also need Perl set up on our machine, the steps for which we will see. To install, the following are the recommended steps. For Bugzilla to be up and running, we need a number of Perl modules to be installed in our systems.

Some of the modules are compulsory, while others are non-compulsory. The optional modules permit us with additional features, which we can install as per our requirements. Bugzilla 4. The best way to download is to get it from the Bugzilla GIT website.

After downloading, we can extract the files and place them in any folder in C:. After that, we need to open the config file from our Bugzilla folder, in an editable mode to modify the given fields. Then, open the Email section of the Parameters using the link in the left column, and set the following parameter values:. Installation and Maintenance Guide. Navigation next previous Bugzilla 5. Installation and Maintenance Guide ». Quick Start Ubuntu Linux Here are some tips: Choose any server name you like.

When creating the initial Linux user, call it bugzilla , give it a strong password, and write that password down. You do not need an encrypted home directory. Choose all the defaults for the "partitioning" part excepting of course where the default is "No" and you need to press "Yes" to continue.

Choose "install security updates automatically" unless you want to do them manually. Set the password for the MySQL root user to a strong password, and write that password down. Install the Grub boot loader to the Master Boot Record. Reboot when the installer finishes. Then: sudo su. Restart MySQL: service mysql restart. And you're all ready to go. Table Of Contents 3. Obtain Your Hardware 3. Install the OS 3. Become root 3. Install Prerequisites 3. Like you mentioned above I have installed the various packages at the cpan prompt.

I install each one and then restart httpd and something else is missing. Hello, first of all i would like to say that the article is a very good one. The http service will fail a no. Each time the service fails check the error it is throwing.

Every you get this check the module that it cannot locate and install it from the cpan prompt. After a no. Even then I was not able to view the Bugzilla home page through the browser. Again install each missing module from the cpan prompt. If everything goes well all dependencies should be resolved and you should be able to view the Bugzilla home page.

There some thing to be done at the end of installation….. Does this apply with Ubuntu Server 32bits?? PL line 5. Falling back to other methods to determine prerequisities. When trying to find httpd. The only httpd. Above steps are really great and in detail however, Can some one give me step by step details to install the Bugzilla on CentOS linux. Please tell me where this file can found. Checking for DateTime v0. You probably need to run checksetup.

Thanks in advance. Hi Ramesh, I have installed the latest version of bugzilla 4. After adding below lines in httd. I am on my CentOS. This step by step guide is very simple and has made me and easy task for installing the bugzilla on my centos. I have one major issue, I have executed all the 17 steps correctly. All the mandatory perl modules and optional perl modules are also installed. I am not getting the bugzilla UI.

Could anyone please help me to come out of this. I am struggling since last 3 to 4 days. Hi Ramesh, Could you please tell me the steps about setting up email configuration using SMTP for sending new account invitation.

I have done this by changing the following parameters in Bugzilla Administration page:. With the above email configuration, it will display that the new account invitation is sent to username mydomain. But the corresponding user is not receiving any mail from bugzilla mydomain.

I am using centos 6. I am setting up sending the Emails to all the persons who are in the cc list and the watch list, whenever there is a change in the bug or a new bug is raised. But I am getting the following error.

Is there any problem with our bugzilla setup or is there any problem with the SMTP services of the hosting site. Compilation failed in require at eval line 3, line Dear all. Nice article. Do you have the correct username and password selected in localconfig? Great tutorial! I was wondering if you could possibly help me though. This was due to the fact that ApacheSizeLimit was not installed properly.

But when I install it I get the below error. Please help. PL Apache-SizeLimit PL line That was not the issue, and the step you suggested did not help. ModPerl is already installed. It worked, following your advice from July I think there was a problem on CPAN when I tried it the first time, and some of the required pieces were unavailable.

The Apache error log may have more information. Checking for Email-Reply any ok: found v1. This sometimes happens when you are not running checksetup. Please install libgd 2. Configuring DBD::Pg 3. Y for building a server-side extension or libpq-dev for building a client-side application. You need to install postgresql-server-dev-X. I posted a response here. I solved the ApacheSizeLimit installation here.

However, after i completed installation I had another problem. I tried to login to Bugzilla and a sent me to a Error page. I checked my logs and and the following showed up:. Should I change my Apache configuration at httpd. Thank you very much for the artical. I have installed bugzilla on Redhat 5. For help, please send mail to the webmaster root localhost , giving this error message and the time and date of the error. I know it is 4 years later, but this guide really saved my bacon.

I was installing bugzilla Thanks again. I run the command to try to install all modules and then run the check again but i get the same results as the first check. I also tried installing modules one by one but still i get no results.