Installing OpenMeetings on Windows Server...
Alexei Fedotov
With best regards / с наилучшими пожеланиями,
Alexei Fedotov / Алексей Федотов,
http://dataved.ru/
+7 916 562 8095
Alexei,
Thanks for responding to my inquiry. I have no doubt the product works. I am questioning the integrity of the instructions.
I am following the instructions very carefully word for word. As per the below URL, the instructions were followed:
http://code.google.com/p/openmeetings/wiki/InstallationOpenMeetings
I’ve converted the instructions to a more STEP-By-STEP scenario that is much more easier to follow.
Perhaps you can take a look at the steps and see where the problem lies?
· OS: Windows 2008 R2 x64 with SP1 and all Windows up to date.
· UAC turned off.
· Administrators Group given full access to C:\ and to all folders.
· Logged in as local administrator.
· Firewall turned off.
Installed Prequisites:
1.) Installed Java SDK v6 Update 27 (x32)
a. Installed to root of C:\
i. C:\JAVA\jdk1.6.0_27
ii. C:\JAVA\jre6
b. Adjust the Environment Variables (My Computer properties > Advance System Settings > Advance Tab > Environment Variable button
i. JAVA_HOME = C:\JAVA\jdk1.6.0_27\bin
ii. Path = (included C:\JAVA\jdk1.6.0_27\bin location)
2.) Installed GhostScript v9.04
3.) Installed Image Magick
4.) Did not installed FFMPEG as it was optional
5.) Did not installed SOX as it was optional
6.) Installed OpenOffice v3.3 (x32) and accepted all settings at default
a. After install, run OpenOffice for first time to go through the registration routine
b. At command prompt > go to location C:\Program Files (x86)\OpenOffice.org 3\program
c. Typed in the following comand and press Enter: soffice.exe -headless -nologo -norestore -accept=socket,host=localhost,port=8100;urp;StarOffice.ServiceManager
d. Then type in the following command and press Enter: netstat -anp tcp
Install Core Engines and Test:
7.) Installed XAMPP v1.7.4 V6 (x32) to root of C:\ = C:\XAMPP
8.) Rebooted the server
a. Did basic http://localhost test = works
b. Browsed to http://localhost/xampp/index.php = works
c. Clicked on Status = works
d. Clicked on phpinfo() = works
e. Clicked on perlinfo() = works
f. Clicked phpMyAdmin = works
g. On phpMyAdmin page:
i. Created a new database called “openmeetings” with collation = UT8_general_ci (as per wiki document)
9.) Installed Red5 v0.70
a. Installed to root of C:\
i. Therefore = C:\Red5
10.)Rebooted the server
a. Did basic Flash test
b. Browsed to http://localhost:5080
c. Flash Test Page = works/shows
d. Clicked on Red5 Demos
i. Tried out each demo and some appear to all work and some don’t.
Install OpenMeetings:
11.)Downloaded OpenMeetings_v1_7_0_r3822
12.)Extracted OpenMeetings_v1_7_0_r3822
13.)Browsed into OpenMeetings_v1_7_0_r3822\webapps\openmeetings\conf folder location.
14.)Deleted the original “hibernate.cfg.xml” that came with the package.
15.)Renamed the mysql_hibernate.cfg.xml. to hibernate.cfg.xml
16.)Edit the newly renamed hibernate.cfg.xml (from mysql_hibernate.cfg.xml)
a. I’ve left the following info intact as I do not know the root user password for MySQL that came with XAMPP:
<!-- User / Password -->
<property name="connection.username">root</property>
<property name="connection.password"></property>
b. Changed from <property name="connection.url">jdbc:mysql://localhost/openmeetings?autoReconnect=true&useUnicode=true&createDatabaseIfNotExist=true&characterEncoding=utf-8</property>
c. Changed to <property name="connection.url">jdbc:mysql://localhost/openmeetings</property>
17.)The following instructions did not make sense:
Install OpenMeetings
Download OpenMeetings including Red5
Unpack it (Please make sure that you use an up-to-date unzip-software) (and copy it somewhere in you system, do not start it from your Windows Desktop)
To “…copy it somewhere in system…” This was not very clear in the instructions. I had to make some guesses as to where does the author want to put the extracted OpenMeetings_v1_7_0_r3822\webapps\openmeetings\ to?
I am assuming the author is trying to say to grab the “openmeetings” subfolder from location “OpenMeetings_v1_7_0_r3822\webapps\openmeetings\” and put it under C:\Red5\webapps destination location.
18.)After extracting the OpenMeetings_v1_7_0_r3822 package
19.)After editing and saving the newly renamed hibernate.cfg.xml (from mysql_hibernate.cfg.xml)
20.)After copying the “openmeetings” subfolder from location “OpenMeetings_v1_7_0_r3822\webapps\openmeetings\” and put it under C:\Red5\webapps destination location
21.)Rebooted the server
22.)Do a http://localhost test = works
23.)Do a http://localhost:5080 test = Flast Test Page still comes up
24.)Do a http://localhost:5080/openmeetings/install = does not work... This is where I am stuck on following the instructions on http://code.google.com/p/openmeetings/wiki/InstallationOpenMeetings
Kingsley
Alexei Fedotov
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With best regards / с наилучшими пожеланиями,
Alexei Fedotov / Алексей Федотов,
http://dataved.ru/
+7 916 562 8095
Alexei,
Are you saying that extracting the OpenMeetings_v1_7_0_r3822 package is supposed to replace the contents in C:\Red5 folder?
Kingsley
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