Recent changes to Installation Instructions

Installation Instructions modified by Tar-Palantir

Tar-Palantir — Sat, 19 Dec 2015 22:20:36 -0000

--- v12
+++ v13
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Notice: These instructions are for Tomcat 8, though JpPortal should work with JBoss and GlassFish as well.
+Notice: These instructions are for Tomcat 8, though JpPortal should (theoretically) work with JBoss and GlassFish as well.

 **Minimum Requirements**

Installation Instructions modified by Tar-Palantir

Tar-Palantir — Sat, 19 Dec 2015 22:13:39 -0000

--- v11
+++ v12
@@ -3,20 +3,23 @@
 **Minimum Requirements**

 MySQL 5.6+
-Tomcat 8.0.27+
+Java 8+
+Tomcat 8

-**Needed JARs** (to help things along)
+**Required JARs** (not included in zip file)
 mysql-connector-java-5.1.13-bin.jar  (to connect to MySQL)
 jstl-1.2.jar  (to use JSTL 1.2)

 **Installation**

-Copy **jplib.jar** to the Tomcat */lib/* folder, and **JpPortal.war** and **JpInstaller.war** to the */webapps/* folder.
+Copy **jplib.jar** and the required JARs listed above to the Tomcat */lib/* folder.
+Copy **JpPortal.war** and **JpInstaller.war** to the Tomcat */webapps/* folder.

-Create a MySQL user account (for the rest of these instructions, it is assumed that the username is 'jpportal' and the password is 'jpportal' -- I would suggest choosing your own username and password), and run the following grant statement:
+Create a MySQL user account (for the rest of these instructions, it is assumed that the username is 'jpportal' and the password is 'jpportal' -- I would suggest choosing your own username and password), and run the following grant statements:

 ~~~~~~
 :::sql
+CREATE DATABASE jpportal;
 GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON jpportal.* TO 'jpportal'@'%';
 ~~~~~~

@@ -26,19 +29,6 @@

 ***server.xml***

-Within the GlobalNamingResources section, add this resource:
-
-~~~~~~
-:::xml
-<Resource name="authdb" type="javax.sql.DataSource" -="" auth="Container" readonly="true" -="" driverClassName="com.mysql.jdbc.Driver" -="" url="jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/jpportal" -="" username="jpportal" password="jpportal" -="" maxWaitMillis="10000" maxIdle="30" maxTotal="100"/>
-~~~~~~
-
-
 Within the Engine section make sure that your Realm looks like this:

 ~~~~~~
@@ -46,6 +36,16 @@
 <Realm className="org.apache.catalina.realm.LockOutRealm">
   <Realm className="com.jp.realm.JpRealm"/>
 </Realm>
+~~~~~~
+
+
+Within the Host section, make sure that one of the following Valves is not commented out.  Use the SingleSignOn valve for use in a lone tomcat node.  Use the ClusterSingleSignOn valve for use in a cluster.
+
+~~~~~~
+:::xml
+<Valve className="org.apache.catalina.authenticator.SingleSignOn"/>
+     or 
+<Valve className="org.apache.catalina.ha.authenticator.ClusterSingleSignOn"/>
 ~~~~~~

Installation Instructions modified by Tar-Palantir

Tar-Palantir — Thu, 15 Oct 2015 02:36:01 -0000

--- v10
+++ v11
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@

 MySQL 5.6+
 Tomcat 8.0.27+
+
+**Needed JARs** (to help things along)
+mysql-connector-java-5.1.13-bin.jar  (to connect to MySQL)
+jstl-1.2.jar  (to use JSTL 1.2)

 **Installation**

Installation Instructions modified by Tar-Palantir

Tar-Palantir — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 02:22:01 -0000

--- v9
+++ v10
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Notice: These instructions are for Tomcat 7, though JpPortal should work with JBoss and GlassFish as well.
+Notice: These instructions are for Tomcat 8, though JpPortal should work with JBoss and GlassFish as well.

 **Minimum Requirements**

Installation Instructions modified by Tar-Palantir

Tar-Palantir — Mon, 12 Oct 2015 02:20:57 -0000

--- v8
+++ v9
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 **Minimum Requirements**

 MySQL 5.6+
-Tomcat 7.0.47+
+Tomcat 8.0.27+

 **Installation**

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
           driverClassName="com.mysql.jdbc.Driver" 
           url="jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/jpportal"
           username="jpportal" password="jpportal" 
-          maxWait="10000" maxIdle="30" maxActive="100"/>
+          maxWaitMillis="10000" maxIdle="30" maxTotal="100"/>
 ~~~~~~

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
           driverClassName="com.mysql.jdbc.Driver" 
           url="jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/jpportal" 
           username="jpportal" password="jpportal" 
-          maxWait="10000" maxIdle="30" maxActive="100"/>
+          maxWaitMillis="10000" maxIdle="30" maxTotal="100"/>
 ~~~~~~

Installation Instructions modified by Tar-Palantir

Tar-Palantir — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 23:35:20 -0000

--- v7
+++ v8
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@

 **Installation**

-Copy **jplib.jar** to the Tomcat */lib/* folder, and **JpPortal.war** to the */webapps/* folder.
+Copy **jplib.jar** to the Tomcat */lib/* folder, and **JpPortal.war** and **JpInstaller.war** to the */webapps/* folder.

 Create a MySQL user account (for the rest of these instructions, it is assumed that the username is 'jpportal' and the password is 'jpportal' -- I would suggest choosing your own username and password), and run the following grant statement:

Installation Instructions modified by Tar-Palantir

Tar-Palantir — Tue, 08 Apr 2014 23:34:07 -0000

--- v6
+++ v7
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@

 Copy **jplib.jar** to the Tomcat */lib/* folder, and **JpPortal.war** to the */webapps/* folder.

-Log into MySQL as root, and run **install_jpportal_database.sql**.  Create a user account (for the rest of these instructions, it is assumed that the username is 'jpportal' and the password is 'jpportal' -- I would suggest choosing your own username and password), and run the following grant statement:
+Create a MySQL user account (for the rest of these instructions, it is assumed that the username is 'jpportal' and the password is 'jpportal' -- I would suggest choosing your own username and password), and run the following grant statement:

 ~~~~~~
 :::sql
@@ -60,7 +60,10 @@
 ~~~~~~

-Now, start the Tomcat server and test by pointing your browser at **http://localhost:8080/JpPortal**
-If you see the following, then it's installed properly.
+Now, start the Tomcat server and test by pointing your browser at **http://localhost:8080/JpInstaller** to get to the following page:
+
+[[img src=installer.png alt=installer.png]]
+
+After installing, you will be automatically redirected to the following page:

 [[img src=homepage.png alt=homepage.png]]

Installation Instructions modified by Tar-Palantir

Tar-Palantir — Tue, 31 Dec 2013 03:13:04 -0000

Installation modified by Tar-Palantir

Tar-Palantir — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 18:49:50 -0000

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Tar-Palantir — Sat, 21 Dec 2013 18:48:40 -0000