Hello all.  Trying (again*&$%!!) to set-up newscoop on my own server. According to install info on wiki I should create a dir /var/www/sites-available and a file /var/www/sites-available/newscoop-4.0 for the 'virtual host' config to verify with installation. Command given once the virtual host file see:
code:

<VirtualHost *:80>
   DocumentRoot /var/www/newscoop-4.0/newscoop
   ServerName localhost
   ServerAdmin foo@bar.org

  <Directory /var/www/newscoop-4.0/newscoop>
      DirectoryIndex index.php
      AllowOverride all
      Order allow,deny
      Allow from all
  </Directory>
</VirtualHost>

Once this file is created wiki says to issue command: a2dissite, a2ensite,, etc...
I *do not* have any of these 3 commands on openSUSE 12.2, nor have I ever encountered them
in the past.  Anyone familiar w/set-up on openSUSE??? I'm neither a coder nor a web-admin;
just an average guy seeking to set-up a server w/website that I control directly.
Thanks for reading.  Have A Healthy, Prosperous Day!!
---rob

Thx for quick response. In what directory should I find newscoop.conf?? I don't show it on my system. Part of my confusion comes from not having step-to-step info for my distro. In install instructions at sourcefabric and wiki ubuntu and debian are favorites, so I'm trying this out as I go along. I do however, get the "It Works" when I navigate to my apache server. Command:
#sudo find / -name newscoop.conf comes up empty!! Take Care!
---rob
Have A Healthy, Prosperous Day!

OK, Thanks!  Now what is next step; attempt to access gives: "Access Forbidden" ....
"You don't have permission to access the requested object.
It is either read-protected or not readable by the server.



"   However, per openSuSE manual permission *are* set to wwwrun:www
No clue here... I would study some programming/etc., but it is *very, very* hard not to find info, but info that is 'do this 1, then do this 2', etc.  Instead, most info is overwhelming because there isn't these steps. I learned to parachute from planes in steps....didn't get to see cockpit till long after was qualified to jump. But C, C++, etc. Html, mysql, etc. is all at once. Oh well!
Thx again. I don't want to give up. Must have a site for myself and friends so to give our 0.2c
---rob

MariaDB = Mysql at this time, all works with mariaDB well.

I use opensuse servers and newscopp, working.


Maybe this helps...


Copy this configs to /etc/apache2/vhost.d/[yourfilename].conf

<VirtualHost *>
 DocumentRoot /srv/www/htdocs/[yourpath]
 ServerName [your server name]
 ServerAlias [your server alias]
 ServerAdmin webmaster@[your server name]
 <Directory /srv/www/htdocs/[yourpath]>
  AllowOverride None
  Order allow,deny
  Allow from all

  DirectoryIndex index.php index.html
  Options -Indexes FollowSymLinks -MultiViews

  AddType video/ogg .ogm
  AddType video/ogg .ogv
  AddType audio/ogg .ogg
  AddType video/mp4 .mp4
  AddType video/webm .webm

  # Options might not allowed here, use Rewrite rules instead
  <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
    RewriteEngine On

    #redirect urls to index
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} /+get_img$
    RewriteRule . get_img.php [L]

    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} /+attachment/+
    RewriteRule . attachment.php [L]

    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} /+images/+cache
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
    RewriteRule . index.php [L]

    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/+js
    RewriteRule . - [L]

    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} ^/+robots\.txt
    RewriteRule . - [L]

    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !\.php$
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !\.html$
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !\.css$
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !\.js$
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !\.ico$
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/+admin
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/+install
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !(/+plugins/[^/]*)?/+js
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !(/+plugins/[^/]*)?/+css
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !(/+plugins/[^/]*)?/+images
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/+themes
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/+videos
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/+pdf
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !/+images/+cache
    RewriteRule . index.php [L]

    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} .tpl$
    RewriteRule . index.php [L]

    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} /+admin$|/+admin/+.*|/+admin-files
    RewriteRule . admin.php [L]
  </IfModule>
 </Directory>
</VirtualHost>


Copy campsite files to folder /srv/www/htdocs/[yourpath]
modify owner and group ro wwwrun:www for all files with next command
chmod wwwrun:www -R /srv/www/htdocs/[yourpath]

Modify /etc/sysconfig/apache2 files first config line to somthing like:

APACHE_MODULES="authz_host actions alias auth_basic authz_groupfile authn_file authz_user dir env expires log_config mime setenvif deflate logio rewrite ssl authz_default php5"

You nead php5 package to be enabled.

And restart apache:
rcapache2 restart

if everything OK, start install newscoop from your browser...

Ok, I did fresh install of openSUSE 12.2, created mysql db w/mysql_secure_install to configure root for mysql, created newscoop db w/user + password, reloaded (flushed) privileges.  Then created /etc/apache2/vhosts.d/newscoop.conf, verified via mysql that newscoop db exits, verified newscoop user exists, etc., etc., etc.  Now this error when attempt to reload/restart apache2:

[code]:

systemctl status apache2.service
apache2.service - apache
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/apache2.service; enabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:59:08 -0500; 8min ago
Process: 5619 ExecStop=/usr/sbin/httpd2 -D SYSTEMD -k stop (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
Process: 8817 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/start_apache2 -D SYSTEMD -k start (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
Main PID: 5276 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
CGroup: name=systemd:/system/apache2.service

[code] <end>

I'm doing my best to follow the above instructions, am lost again!  Any help please??

Have A Healthy, Prosperous Day!!

---robert

[SOLVED!]:  Update --- When asked for ServerName/address, user/password, mysql port:3306, etc. I entered the actual name of my servername/hostname.  This gives above "ERROR: Database parameters invalid. Could not connect to database server."  However, when give *exact* same info, but change/leave ServerName='localhost' I am allowed to proceed to next page(s).  Whew!  Where is Sherlock Holmes when I need him?  Also, FWIW on openSUSE, apache simply will not work unless user/group combo is:  wwwrun:www (of course also with rwx privileges). Hope this info helps someone else using openSUSE!  Thanks.  Have A Healthy, Prosperous Day!
---robert

Hi Holman!  Thank you very much, and good to hear from you.  I'd be honored to contribute in any way the members think worthwhile.  I only have two reservations:  (a) I'm not a prgrammer, and (b)  I have two (2 each) teenagers!  : ]   Aside from this, I am very interested in the feature set I've discovered in Newscoop.  I can see that many are benefitting from them, and some who have to be concerned about censorship, etc.  That makes Newscoop very attractive.  The Airtime (radio) section will no doubt play a big role sometime later.  I truly believe in the right of the common man to exercise the capacity to communicate his/her ideas without interference from politicians and so on.
Look forward to hearing from you soon.  I am in US (time zone = GMT -5).  Take Care.
Have A Healthy, Prosperous Day!
---robert

@Andrey P.  I copied your suggested newscoop.conf file from above ---  nothing; doesn't work for me. Still stuck with "Error: The site alias '192.168.1.67' was not assigned to a publication.
Please create a publication and assign it the current site alias."  Did 'chown' wwwrun:www to satisfy owner:group dependency for openSUSE, still not working.  Well, I'll be here until I figure it out.  I have not found a CMS that offers the promise of structures newspaper-model publishing + audio/visual on the scale of newscoop.  I just don't want to be converted into a coder/programmer.  Want to focus on content.  Have the devs thought about making scripts & installs for the major linux distros??  Anyone with root/admin  access to their own system could then simply install and go!!  Tired now.  Just don't see how to 'create publication' if can't get in!!
Take Care.  Have A Healthy, Prosperous Day!   ---- robert

Hi Robert,

I am a bit lost now with all the work you have put on this, awesome by the way.

So, you are getting this error: Error: The site alias '192.168.1.67' was not assigned to a publication.

... but that usually happens only when you try to access front-end pages, have you tried to access the admin interface via:

http://192.168.1.67/admin

You should be able to see the login form and after using the credentials you set during installation you should be able to login. Then there you can setup the publication alias as you already read on the manual.

Apologies if you already tried this.

We are starting today to test Newscoop on OpenSUSE and together to your findings we will provide some sort of guide on how to get it running (if at all possible ;-)


All Best,

@Holman:  One last thing:  SUSE is used pretty heavily in the EU (Headquarters in Nuremberg) *and* several cities have adopted it (Munich) wholesale.  So....I doubt the install guide efforts would be wasted.  Take Care.  ---- robert