--- doc/Attic/how_to_install_on_RedHat7.2.txt	2002/02/28 01:37:16	1.2
+++ doc/Attic/how_to_install_on_RedHat7.2.txt	2002/05/10 20:51:20	1.8
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-$Id: how_to_install_on_RedHat7.2.txt,v 1.2 2002/02/28 01:37:16 harris41 Exp $
+$Id: how_to_install_on_RedHat7.2.txt,v 1.8 2002/05/10 20:51:20 harris41 Exp $
 
 (Alternative approach to perl module-ing is at end...)
+(Alternative approach to mysql is at end...)
 
 Install RedHat 7.2 on your system.  Use a 'custom' install and include
 the web and sql servers along with any others you need or desire.
@@ -50,7 +51,6 @@ LON-CAPA-base
 LON-CAPA-systemperl
 LON-CAPA-krb4
 LON-CAPA-mysql
-LON-CAPA-loncapaconfig
 LON-CAPA-barcode
 
 rpms on rpmfind.net (only accept these versions)
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ rpm -Uvh --force --nodeps LON-CAPA-base
 rpm -Uvh --force --nodeps rpm -Uvh LON-CAPA-systemperl.rpm
 rpm -Uvh --force --nodeps rpm -Uvh LON-CAPA-krb4.rpm
 rpm -Uvh --force --nodeps rpm -Uvh LON-CAPA-mysql.rpm
-rpm -Uvh --force --nodeps rpm -Uvh LON-CAPA-loncapaconfig.rpm
 rpm -Uvh --force --nodeps rpm -Uvh LON-CAPA-barcode.rpm
 
 7. Correct some RPM errors
@@ -106,7 +105,7 @@ to:
 cd ~/loncapa
 cvs update -d
 cd loncom/build
-make DIST='redhat7.1' build; make DIST='redhat7.1' install
+make DIST='redhat7' build; make DIST='redhat7' install
 
 10. Update LON-CAPA config files
 
@@ -141,7 +140,7 @@ LON-CAPA hosts configuration:
 
 12. Updated documentation
 Please help us keep our documentation up to date!  If there is something
-in this document that was unclear or required further explaination, please help
+in this document that was unclear or required further explanation, please help
 us help others by improving it!
 
 
@@ -158,6 +157,7 @@ libgd                 libgd-1.3-4.i386.r
 ==================================================================
 Alternative Approaches
 
+------------------------------------------------------------------
 Regarding: Perl modules
 As noted above, it is possible to install then redirect
 the files with LON-CAPA-systemperl.  Another approach
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ rpm -Uvh perl-DBD-MySQL-1.2216-4.i386.rp
 rpm -Uvh perl-DBI-1.18-1.i386.rpm 
 
 Still need:
-wget http://www.linuxjar.com/CPAN/authors/id/R/RK/RKOBES/Math-FFT-0.25.tar.gz
+  http://www.cpan.org/authors/id/R/RK/RKOBES/Math-FFT-0.25.tar.gz
 wget http://www.cpan.org/authors/id/MVERB/GDTextUtil-0.80.tar.gz
 wget http://www.cpan.org/authors/id/W/WA/WADG/GDGraph3d-0.56.tar.gz
 wget http://www.cpan.org/authors/id/MVERB/GDGraph-1.33.tar.gz
@@ -238,6 +238,8 @@ GDTextUtil
 perl Makefile.PL; make; make test; sudo make install
 GDGraph (need to do GDTextUtil first so)
 perl Makefile.PL; make; make test; sudo make install
+IO-Stringy
+perl Makefile.PL; make; make test; sudo make install
 Krb4 (need to get athena kerberos...delay)
 MailTools
 perl Makefile.PL; make; make test; sudo make install
@@ -245,6 +247,8 @@ Math-Cephes
 perl Makefile.PL; make; make test; sudo make install
 Math-Random
 perl Makefile.PL; make; make test; sudo make install
+MIME-Tools
+perl Makefile.PL; make; make test; sudo make install
 Safe-Hole
 perl Makefile.PL; make; make test; sudo make install
 Text-Query
@@ -262,3 +266,39 @@ perl Makefile.PL POLLUTE=1; make; make t
 Krb4
 sudo rpm -Uvh LON-CAPA-krb4-3.1-1.i386.rpm
 perl Makefile.PL; make; make test; sudo make install
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Regarding MySQL.
+Require these RPMs:
+mysql-3.23.41-1 (or standard RedHat 7.* version)
+mysql-server-3.23.41 (or standard RedHat 7.* version)
+
+*********************************************** Generating the 'www' mysql user
+Enter the mysql shell---
+mysql -u root -p mysql
+OR
+mysql -u root mysql     (depending on whether the mysql root password is set)
+
+Run these commands---
+CREATE DATABASE loncapa;
+
+INSERT INTO user (Host, User, Password)
+VALUES ('localhost','www',password('SOMEPASSWORD'));
+
+GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON *.* TO www@localhost;
+
+FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
+
+************************************* SECURITY: Setting the mysql root password
+shell> mysql -u root mysql
+mysql> SET PASSWORD FOR root@localhost=PASSWORD('new_password');
+
+************************************ SECURITY: only allow access from localhost
+mysql> delete from user where host<>'localhost'
+
+------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Also, be sure to:
+/sbin/chkconfig --level 345 httpd on
+/sbin/chkconfig --level 345 mysqld on