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diff --git a/mail-client/roundcube/files/postinstall-en.txt b/mail-client/roundcube/files/postinstall-en.txt index 93cbcbc..192ff54 100644 --- a/mail-client/roundcube/files/postinstall-en.txt +++ b/mail-client/roundcube/files/postinstall-en.txt @@ -1,53 +1,82 @@ 0. DATABASE SETUP -* MySQL -------- -Setting up the mysql database can be done by creating an empty database, -importing the table layout and granting the proper permissions to the -roundcube user. Here is an example of that procedure: + +* MySQL 4.1.x/5.x +----------------- +For MySQL version 4.1 and up, it's recommended to create the database for +RoundCube with utf-8 charset. Here's an example of the init procedure: # mysql -> create database 'roundcubemail'; +> CREATE DATABASE roundcubemail DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci; > GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON roundcubemail.* TO roundcube@localhost - IDENTIFIED BY 'password'; + IDENTIFIED BY 'password'; > quit -# mysql roundcubemail < ${MY_INSTALLDIR}/SQL/mysql.initial.sql -For MySQL version 4.1 and up, it's recommended to create the database for -RoundCube with the following command: -> CREATE DATABASE `roundcube` DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci; +# mysql roundcubemail < ${MY_INSTALLDIR}/SQL/mysql5.initial.sql + +* MySQL +------- +Setting up the mysql database can be done by creating an empty database, +importing the table layout and granting the proper permissions to the +roundcube user. Here is an example of that procedure: * SQLite -------- -Here is an example how you can setup the sqlite.db for roundcube: +Sqlite requires specifically php5 (sqlite in php4 currently doesn't +work with roundcube), and you need sqlite 2 (preferably 2.8) to setup +the sqlite db (sqlite 3.x also doesn't work at the moment). Here is +an example how you can setup the sqlite.db for roundcube: # sqlite -init SQL/sqlite.initial.sql sqlite.db Make sure your configuration points to the sqlite.db file and that the -webserver can write to the file. - +webserver can write to the file and the directory containing the file. * PostgreSQL ------------ -To use RoundCube with PostgreSQL support you have to follow the next -simple steps, which have to be done with the postgres system user (or +To use RoundCube with PostgreSQL support you have to follow these +simple steps, which have to be done as the postgres system user (or which ever is the database superuser): -$ createuser roundcubemail -$ createdb -O roundcubemail roundcubemail +$ createuser roundcube +$ createdb -O roundcube roundcubemail $ psql roundcubemail roundcubemail =# ALTER USER roundcube WITH PASSWORD 'the_new_password'; -roundcubemail =# \c - roundcubemail +roundcubemail =# \c - roundcube roundcubemail => \i ${MY_INSTALLDIR}/SQL/postgres.initial.sql +All this has been tested with PostgreSQL 8.x and 7.4.x. Older +versions don't have a -O option for the createdb, so if you are +using that version you'll have to change ownership of the DB later. + + +1. ROUNDCUBE CONFIGURATION + +Modify the files in ${MY_INSTALLDIR}/config/* to suit your local environment + +Details about the config parameters can be found in the config files. +See http://trac.roundcube.net/wiki/Howto_Install for even more guidance. -1. CONFIGURATION - Modify the files in ${MY_INSTALLDIR}/config/* to suit your local environment 2. PHP CONFIGURATION - error_reporting E_ALL & ~E_NOTICE (or lower) - file_uploads on (for attachment upload features) - memory_limit (increase as suitable to support large attachments) + - session.auto_start needs to be off/0 + +3. WEBSERVER CONFIGURATION + +Access through your webserver to at least the following directories should be denied: + + * /conf + * /temp + * /logs + +Roundcube uses .htaccess files to protect these directories if you are using Apache; +be sure to allow override of the Limit directives to get them taken into account. + +If you are NOT using Apache, it is your responsibility to take care of the above as +needed by your webserver. |