Recent changes to Installation

WikiPage Installation modified by John Landers

John Landers — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 17:35:25 -0000

--- v4 
+++ v5 
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 $_ImageCacheDir = $_rootDirectory . '/cache/img';                         # Location for the image cache
 
 $_OSSecAlertsDir = '/opt/ossec/logs/alerts';                              # Location of your ossec alerts directory
+$_OSSecRulesDir = '/opt/ossec/rules';                                     # Rules directory
 
 $_DefChartImageWidth = 350;                                               # Default width of a standard chart
 $_DefChartImageHeight = 400;                                              # Default height of a standard chart

WikiPage Installation modified by John Landers

John Landers — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:59:59 -0000

--- v3 
+++ v4 
@@ -1,23 +1,43 @@
-Installing the OSSEC Dashboard
-
-I'll eventually expand on this...
-
-1. Prereqs
+1. Prereqs
     - Apache (Or your preferred web server)
     - PHP
     - PHP GD Extension
     - OSSEC (www.ossec.net)
 
-2. Installation
-    - Download the source code (git clone should do)
-    - Set up your apache config
-    - Modify resources/config.php to meet your needs
-
-3. Permissions
+2. Installation (Option A)
+     - Download the source code (git clone should do) directly to your web directory
+     - Set up your apache config
+     - Modify resources/config.php to meet your needs
+
+3. Installation (Option B)
+     - Download the source code (again, git clone should do) to your home directory
+     - Set up your apache config
+     - Run the included install.php script
+
+Example script run:
+
+~~~~~
+user@system01:~/ossecdashboard-code$ php -f install.php 
+This script should help install the OSSEC Dashboard. Please answer the following questions.
+Installation location [/var/www/ossecdashboard-code]: /var/www/test
+
+The directory identified already exists; do you wish to upgrade? (y/N)y
+
+Creating backup of your current config.php file at config.php.bk.
+Copying new files...
+File (/var/www/test/resources/Charts/04_NumEventsPerDay.php) modified since last update. Backup created at /var/www/test/resources/Charts/04_NumEventsPerDay.php.bk.
+Updating file: /var/www/test/resources/Charts/04_NumEventsPerDay.php
+
+Done. Exiting...
+~~~~~
+
+The primary advantage of utilizing the installation script is that any custom changes you have made to files will be saved to a backup file. You can then merge those changes, restore the backup file, etc. 
+
+4. Permissions
 
 You'll need to make sure that Apache can read the OSSEC alert files and can write to image cache directory.
 
-The config.php file is as follows:
+5. Configuration File
 
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WikiPage Installation modified by John Landers

John Landers — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:52:29 -0000

--- v2 
+++ v3 
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
     - Set up your apache config
     - Modify resources/config.php to meet your needs
 
+3. Permissions
+
+You'll need to make sure that Apache can read the OSSEC alert files and can write to image cache directory.
+
 The config.php file is as follows:
 
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WikiPage Installation modified by John Landers

John Landers — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:32:34 -0000

--- v1 
+++ v2 
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     - Modify resources/config.php to meet your needs
 
 The config.php file is as follows:
+
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WikiPage Installation modified by John Landers

John Landers — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:32:20 -0000

Installing the OSSEC Dashboard I'll eventually expand on this... 1. Prereqs - Apache (Or your preferred web server) - PHP - PHP GD Extension - OSSEC (www.ossec.net) 2. Installation - Download the source code (git clone should do) - Set up your apache config - Modify resources/config.php to meet your needs The config.php file is as follows: ~~~~~ ~~~~~