Setting up Elgg VM on CedeusGeoNode - Revision history

StefanS: /* Elgg Setup */

2015-05-27T22:02:04Z

‎Elgg Setup

2015-05-27T21:36:19Z

‎Elgg Setup

2015-05-27T21:17:27Z

‎Elgg Setup

2015-05-27T21:16:25Z

‎Elgg Setup

2015-05-15T18:31:54Z

‎Settings after Elgg installation

2015-05-13T14:43:44Z

‎Some notes on programming with Elgg

2015-03-02T19:03:30Z

2014-10-03T20:27:53Z

‎Notes on MapComment/ Plugin

2014-10-02T22:21:53Z

‎Theming ToDos

2014-10-02T22:20:53Z

‎MapComment ToDos:

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 :: and do restart apache2
 '''N.B.:''' The following instructions do not seem to be necessary for Elgg 1.11. Instead visit the Elgg directly. (Btw. I adjusted the the document root before that, so that my elgg1-11 folder is now the doc root folder)
 * move and rename files (perhaps use <code>sudo</code>)

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 :: <code></Directory></code>
 :: and do restart apache2
 * move and rename files (perhaps use <code>sudo</code>)
 :: <code>mv /var/www/html/elgg/htaccess_dist /var/www/html/elgg/.htaccess</code>

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 ::<code>sudo cp -r elgg /var/www/html/</code> (copy folder to www/html to be accessible for Ubuntu 14.04)
 * create a ''data'' folder outside of ''/www'' or ''/public_html'' (e.g. under ''/usr/share/elgg/'' )and make it accessible via for elgg:
-:: <code>sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /elggdata</code>
+:: <code>sudo chown -R www-data:www-data FolderPATH/elggdata</code>
 : => ''www-data'' is apache's user that writes to file system. The above command grants apache ownership of the data directory.
 * create a database for elgg:

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 ::<code>mv elggXXX elgg</code> (i.e. rename folder)
 ::<code>sudo cp -r elgg /var/www/html/</code> (copy folder to www/html to be accessible for Ubuntu 14.04)
-* create a ''data'' folder outside of ''/www'' or ''/public_html'' and make it accessible via for elgg:
+* create a ''data'' folder outside of ''/www'' or ''/public_html'' (e.g. under ''/usr/share/elgg/'' )and make it accessible via for elgg:
 :: <code>sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /elggdata</code>
 : => ''www-data'' is apache's user that writes to file system. The above command grants apache ownership of the data directory.

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 ** login ssteinig (2..s) : registered email is uzh (2nd user: ment...r : s...o4...)
 ** outgoing email fuer elgg(!): ssteiniger-uc (not shure if this works, though)
 == Settings after Elgg installation ==

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 == Some notes on programming with Elgg ==
-* dev environment: IDE PhpStorm
+* dev environment: IDE PhpStorm (start it using <code>sh ./dev/PhpStorm-133.1777/bin/phpstorm.sh</code>)
 ** Note, I have setup the programming environment so, that the elgg plugin's project/files are directly modified in ''/var/www/html/elgg/mod/...''
 ** It is helpful to to load/import the folder /elgg/engine/ as library so elgg commands are found.

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 # copying basicubunutu1404.vdi file and renaming to elgg.vdi
-# creating the tilestream VM on CedeusDB (ip.18):
+# creating the elgg VM on CedeusDB (ip.18):
 #* <code>VBoxManage createvm --name elgg --ostype Ubuntu_64 --register</code>
 #* <code>VBoxManage modifyvm elgg --memory 4096</code>

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 == Notes on MapComment/ Plugin ==
 * there is no extra DB needed. Its all written to the default DB.
 *: see also the php warning: ''"Invalid argument supplied for  foreach()" in file /var/www/html/elgg/modpypMapComment/pages/category.php (line 14)'' that seems to be resolved when initial items are added
 * switching to the index page (i.e. vy clicking on "Add new comment...") shows everything that is needed (no changes here?)
 === MapComment ToDos: ===
 # '''done''': set to OSM --- still ToDo: create custom tile map for south of chile
 # '''almost done''': translate to Spanish --- still requires check by a spanish speaker

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 #* with quick links to MapComment for cities?
 #* see the "Custom Index" plugin shipped with Elgg, and http://learn.elgg.org/en/latest/tutorials/indexpage.html for details
-#* that the map shows always the same city, may require a cookie - see: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13097595/how-to-assign-php-variable-in-javascript-value-assign
+#* that the map shows always the same city, may require a cookie
 # perhaps adapt Elgg CSS so it can be used as entry page for observatory website?

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 # '''done''': add option to upload a image and to display the image
 #* for uploading see: http://learn.elgg.org/en/latest/guides/actions.html#files-and-images
-# '''to improve''': correct map focus on "issue" selection (map will sometimes not be centered on map comment location)
+# '''done''': correct map focus on "issue" selection (map will sometimes not be centered on map comment location)
 # '''done''': adjust comment privacy level as I am not able to see the map/comments when I am logged out (this may be a general setting issue?)
 #: => yes, mapcomments are private if the general user created comments are set to private. (friends can see friends comments). So the general elgg setting of "privacy" needs to be "public" to see comments without being logged in; or: