Here is a short installation-howto of Mir.


prerequisites: 

- tomcat 
- apache with mod_jk.so 
- postgres 7.1.x
- ant (a java-based make) 


1. checkout the cvs

CVS LOGIN:

	cvs -d :pserver: cvsanon@brazil.indymedia.de:/var/cvs login 
	password: cvs 

CVS CHECKOUT:

	cvs -d :pserver: cvsanon@brazil.indymedia.de:/var/cvs co mir 


2. customize the config: 

	cd mir/source 
	cp config.properties-dist config.properties 

now customize config.properties for your needs.


3. configure the build.sh file with java_home
        cp build.sh-dist build.sh 
        chmod 755 build.sh


4. copy the mir/template-dist-directory to mir/template 


5. compile
	sh build.sh 


6. Link in the webapps directory of tomcat to the install directory (the 
directory is called "Mir" and is located in the same directory in which 
you installed the "mir" directory). 
	cd /usr/share/tomcat/webapps
	ln -s Mir-install-dir Mir


7. create a new database 
the database name should be the same as in config.properties
as user postgres: 
	createdb dbname 


8. create base table
	psql -Upostgres dbname < dbscripts/create_pg.sql
	cat dbscript/help*.sql | psql -Upostgres dbname

9. chmod 777 Mir/log 

10. restart tomcat 

11. configure mod_jk 

insert the following patch into /etc/apache/httpd.conf. Edit the directories
to suit your needs.

<IfModule mod_jk.c>
JkWorkersFile /usr/share/tomcat/conf/workers.properties
Include /usr/share/tomcat/conf/mod_jk.conf-auto
</IfModule>

Do not put any JkMount lines into your httpd.conf!

If mod_jk.conf-auto doesn't get written or is 0 bytes in size, check your
system for file ownership/permissions problems.

that's it :)

now the admin-application is accesable via:  

	http://host/Mir 

and the openposting-servlet via  
	
	http://host/OpenMir

standard login is redaktion/indymedia