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more doc updates, not so many TODOs any more
author Richard Jones <richard@users.sourceforge.net>
date Thu, 18 Nov 2004 05:05:25 +0000
parents 2317e43609cb
children 98efa80f0f90
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296 many simultaneous users, but require much less installation and 296 many simultaneous users, but require much less installation and
297 maintenance effort than more scalable postgresql and mysql backends. 297 maintenance effort than more scalable postgresql and mysql backends.
298 If you are choosing from these two, please select sqlite. 298 If you are choosing from these two, please select sqlite.
299 **postgresql** 299 **postgresql**
300 Backend for popular RDBMS PostgreSQL. You must read doc/postgresql.txt for 300 Backend for popular RDBMS PostgreSQL. You must read doc/postgresql.txt for
301 additional installation steps and requirements. 301 additional installation steps and requirements. You must also configure
302 the ``rdbms`` section of your tracker's ``config.ini``
302 **mysql** 303 **mysql**
303 Backend for popular RDBMS MySQL. You must read doc/mysql.txt for additional 304 Backend for popular RDBMS MySQL. You must read doc/mysql.txt for additional
304 installation steps and requirements. 305 installation steps and requirements. You must also configure the ``rdbms``
306 section of your tracker's ``config.ini``
305 307
306 You may defer your decision by setting your tracker up with the anydbm 308 You may defer your decision by setting your tracker up with the anydbm
307 backend (which is guaranteed to be available) and switching to one of the 309 backend (which is guaranteed to be available) and switching to one of the
308 other backends at any time using the instructions in the `administration 310 other backends at any time using the instructions in the `administration
309 guide`_. 311 guide`_.
593 595
594 If you're using the mysql or postgresql backend then you'll need to ensure 596 If you're using the mysql or postgresql backend then you'll need to ensure
595 that the tracker user has appropriate permissions to create/modify the 597 that the tracker user has appropriate permissions to create/modify the
596 database. If you're using roundup.cgi, the apache user needs permissions 598 database. If you're using roundup.cgi, the apache user needs permissions
597 to modify the database. Alternatively, explicitly specify a database login 599 to modify the database. Alternatively, explicitly specify a database login
598 in ``POSTRGRESQL_DATABASE`` or ``MYSQL_DATABASE`` in ``config.py``. 600 in ``rdbms`` -> ``user`` and ``password`` in ``config.ini``.
599 601
600 An alternative to the above is to create a new user who has the sole 602 An alternative to the above is to create a new user who has the sole
601 responsibility of running roundup. This user: 603 responsibility of running roundup. This user:
602 604
603 1. runs the CGI interface daemon 605 1. runs the CGI interface daemon

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