Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of TracInstall


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    44Trac is written in the Python programming language and needs a database, [http://sqlite.org/ SQLite], [http://www.postgresql.org/ PostgreSQL], or [http://mysql.com/ MySQL]. For HTML rendering, Trac uses the [http://genshi.edgewall.org Genshi] templating system. 
    55 
    6 Since version 0.12, Trac can also be localized, and there's probably a translation available for your language. If you want to be able to use the Trac interface in other languages, then make sure you **first** have installed the optional package [#OtherPythonPackages Babel]. Lacking Babel, you will only get the default English version, as usual. If you install Babel later on, you will need to re-install Trac. 
     6Since version 0.12, Trac can also be localized, and there's probably a translation available for your language. If you want to be able to use the Trac interface in other languages, then make sure you **first** have installed the optional package [#OtherPythonPackages Babel]. Lacking Babel, you will only get the default english version, as usual. If you install Babel later on, you will need to re-install Trac. 
    77 
    88If you're interested in contributing new translations for other languages or enhance the existing translations, then please have a look at [trac:wiki:TracL10N TracL10N]. 
    99 
    10 What follows are generic instructions for installing and setting up Trac and its requirements. While you may find instructions for installing Trac on specific systems at [trac:wiki:TracInstallPlatforms TracInstallPlatforms] on the main Trac site, please be sure to '''first read through these general instructions''' to get a good understanding of the tasks involved. 
     10What follows are generic instructions for installing and setting up Trac and its requirements. While you may find instructions for installing Trac on specific systems at TracInstallPlatforms on the main Trac site, please be sure to '''first read through these general instructions''' to get a good understanding of the tasks involved. 
    1111 
    1212[[PageOutline(2-3,Installation Steps,inline)]] 
     
    1717 
    1818 * [http://www.python.org/ Python], version >= 2.4 and < 3.0 
    19    //(note that we dropped the support for Python 2.3 in this release and that this will be the last Trac release supporting Python 2.4)// 
     19   (note that we dropped the support for Python 2.3 in this release) 
    2020 * [http://peak.telecommunity.com/DevCenter/setuptools setuptools], version >= 0.6 
    21  * [http://genshi.edgewall.org/wiki/Download Genshi], version >= 0.6 (but < 0.7dev, i.e. don't use Genshi trunk) 
     21 * [http://genshi.edgewall.org/wiki/Download Genshi], version >= 0.6 
    2222 
    2323You also need a database system and the corresponding python bindings. 
     
    7575 
    7676===== Subversion ===== 
    77  
    78 [http://subversion.apache.org/ Subversion] 1.5.x or 1.6.x and the '''''corresponding''''' Python bindings.  
    79  
    80 There are [http://subversion.apache.org/packages.html pre-compiled SWIG bindings] available for various platforms. See also the TracSubversion page for details about Windows packages. 
    81  
    82 Older versions starting from 1.4.0, etc. should still work. For troubleshooting information, check the [trac:TracSubversion#Troubleshooting TracSubversion] page. Versions prior to 1.4.0 won't probably work since trac uses svn core functionality (e.g. svn_path_canonicalize) that is not implemented in the python swig wrapper in svn <= 1.3.x (although it exists in the svn lib itself). 
    83  
    84 Note that Trac '''doesn't''' use [http://pysvn.tigris.org/ PySVN], neither does it work yet with the newer `ctype`-style bindings.  
    85  
    86 '''Please note:''' if using Subversion, Trac must be installed on the '''same machine'''. Remote repositories are currently [trac:#493 not supported]. 
     77 * [http://subversion.apache.org/ Subversion], 1.5.x or 1.6.x and the '''''corresponding''''' Python bindings. Older versions starting from 1.4.0, etc. should still work. For troubleshooting information, check the [trac:TracSubversion#Troubleshooting TracSubversion] page. Versions prior to 1.4.0 won't probably work since trac uses svn core functionality (e.g. svn_path_canonicalize) that is not implemented in the python swig wrapper in svn <= 1.3.x (although it exists in the svn lib itself). 
     78 
     79There are [http://subversion.apache.org/packages.html pre-compiled SWIG bindings] available for various platforms. (Good luck finding precompiled SWIG bindings for any Windows package at that listing. TracSubversion points you to [http://alagazam.net Algazam], which works for me under Python 2.6.) 
     80 
     81Note that Trac '''doesn't''' use [http://pysvn.tigris.org/ PySVN], neither does it work yet with the newer `ctype`-style bindings. [Is there a ticket for implementing ctype bindings?] 
     82 
     83 
     84'''Please note:''' if using Subversion, Trac must be installed on the '''same machine'''. Remote repositories are currently [trac:ticket:493 not supported]. 
    8785 
    8886 
     
    9694Alternatively you configure Trac to run in any of the following environments. 
    9795 * [http://httpd.apache.org/ Apache] with  
    98    - [http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/ mod_wsgi], see [wiki:TracModWSGI] (preferred) 
    99    - //[http://modpython.org/ mod_python 3.3.1], see TracModPython (deprecated)// 
    100  * any [http://www.fastcgi.com/ FastCGI]-capable web server, see TracFastCgi 
    101  * any [http://tomcat.apache.org/connectors-doc/ajp/ajpv13a.html AJP]-capable web 
    102    server, see [trac:TracOnWindowsIisAjp] 
    103  * IIS with [http://code.google.com/p/isapi-wsgi/ Isapi-wsgi], see [trac:TracOnWindowsIisIsapi] 
    104  * //as a last resort, a CGI-capable web server (see TracCgi), but usage of Trac as a cgi script  
    105    is highly discouraged, better use one of the previous options.// 
     96   - [http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/ mod_wsgi], see [wiki:TracModWSGI] and  
     97     http://code.google.com/p/modwsgi/wiki/IntegrationWithTrac 
     98   - [http://modpython.org/ mod_python 3.3.1], deprecated: see TracModPython) 
     99 * a [http://www.fastcgi.com/ FastCGI]-capable web server (see TracFastCgi) 
     100 * an [http://tomcat.apache.org/connectors-doc/ajp/ajpv13a.html AJP]-capable web 
     101   server (see [trac:TracOnWindowsIisAjp]) 
     102 * a CGI-capable web server (see TracCgi), '''but usage of Trac as a cgi script  
     103   is highly discouraged''', better use one of the previous options.  
    106104    
    107105 
    108106==== Other Python Packages ==== 
    109107 
    110  * [http://babel.edgewall.org Babel], version 0.9.5,  
     108 * [http://babel.edgewall.org Babel], version >= 0.9.5,  
    111109   needed for localization support[[BR]] 
    112110   ''Note: '' If you want to be able to use the Trac interface in other languages, then make sure you first have installed the optional package Babel. Lacking Babel, you will only get the default english version, as usual. If you install Babel later on, you will need to re-install Trac.  
     
    134132A few examples: 
    135133 
    136  - first install of the latest stable version Trac 0.12.2, with i18n support: 
     134 - first install of the latest stable version Trac 0.12.1, with i18n support: 
    137135   {{{ 
    138    easy_install Babel==0.9.5 
     136   easy_install Babel==0.9.5 Genshi==0.6 
    139137   easy_install Trac 
    140138   }}} 
     
    156154If you want more control, you can download the source in archive form, or do a checkout from one of the official [[Trac:TracRepositories|source code repositories]]. 
    157155 
    158 Be sure to have the prerequisites already installed. You can also obtain the Genshi and Babel source packages from http://www.edgewall.org and follow for them a similar installation procedure, or you can just `easy_install` those, see [#Usingeasy_install above]. 
     156Be sure to have the prerequisites already installed. You can also obtain the Genshi and Babel source packages from http://www.edgewall.org and follow for them a similar installation procedure, or you can just easy_install those, see [#Usingeasy_install above]. 
    159157 
    160158Once you've unpacked the Trac archive or performed the checkout, move in the top-level folder and do: 
     
    163161}}} 
    164162 
    165 You'll need root permissions or equivalent for this step. 
     163''You'll need root permissions or equivalent for this step.'' 
    166164 
    167165This will byte-compile the python source code and install it as an .egg file or folder in the `site-packages` directory 
     
    178176=== Advanced Options === 
    179177 
    180 ==== Custom location with `easy_install` 
    181  
    182178To install Trac to a custom location, or find out about other advanced installation options, run: 
    183179{{{ 
     
    199195The above will place your `tracd` and `trac-admin` commands into `/usr/local/bin` and will install the Trac libraries and dependencies into `/Library/Python/2.5/site-packages`, which is Apple's preferred location for third-party Python application installations. 
    200196 
    201 ==== Using `pip` 
     197=== Using `pip` 
    202198'pip' is an easy_install replacement that is very useful to quickly install python packages. 
    203199To get a trac installation up and running in less than 5 minutes: 
     
    253249 
    254250 
    255 == Deploying Trac 
    256  
    257 === Running the Standalone Server === 
     251== Running the Standalone Server == 
    258252 
    259253After having created a Trac environment, you can easily try the web interface by running the standalone server [wiki:TracStandalone tracd]: 
     
    267261}}} 
    268262 
    269 === Running Trac on a Web Server === 
    270  
    271 Trac provides various options for connecting to a "real" web server:  
    272  - [wiki:TracFastCgi FastCGI] 
    273  - [wiki:TracModWSGI mod_wsgi]  
    274  - //[wiki:TracModPython mod_python] (no longer recommended, as mod_python is not actively maintained anymore)// 
    275  - //[wiki:TracCgi CGI] (should not be used, as the performance is far from optimal)// 
    276  
    277 Trac also supports [trac:TracOnWindowsIisAjp AJP] which may be your choice if you want to connect to IIS. Other deployment scenarios are possible: [trac:TracNginxRecipe nginx], [http://projects.unbit.it/uwsgi/wiki/Example#Traconapacheinasub-uri uwsgi], [trac:TracOnWindowsIisIsapi Isapi-wsgi] etc. 
    278  
    279 ==== Generating the Trac cgi-bin directory ==== #cgi-bin 
     263== Running Trac on a Web Server == 
     264 
     265Trac provides various options for connecting to a "real" web server: [wiki:TracCgi CGI], [wiki:TracFastCgi FastCGI], [wiki:TracModWSGI mod_wsgi] and [wiki:TracModPython mod_python]. For decent performance, it is recommended that you use either FastCGI or mod_wsgi. 
     266 
     267Trac also supports [trac:TracOnWindowsIisAjp AJP] which may be your choice if you want to connect to IIS. 
     268 
     269==== Generating the Trac cgi-bin directory ==== 
    280270 
    281271In order for Trac to function properly with FastCGI you need to have a `trac.fcgi` file and for mod_wsgi a `trac.wsgi` file. These are Python scripts which load the appropriate Python code. They can be generated using the `deploy` option of [wiki:TracAdmin trac-admin]. 
     
    289279}}} 
    290280 
    291  
    292 ==== Mapping Static Resources ==== 
    293  
    294 Out of the box, Trac will pass static resources such as style sheets or images through itself. For anything but a tracd only based deployment, this is far from optimal as the web server could be set up to directly serve those static resources (for CGI setup, this is '''highly undesirable''' and will cause abysmal performance). 
    295  
    296 Web servers such as [http://httpd.apache.org/ Apache] allow you to create “Aliases” to resources, giving them a virtual URL that doesn't necessarily reflect the layout of the servers file system. We also can map requests for static resources directly to the directory on the file system, avoiding processing these requests by Trac itself. 
    297  
    298 There are two primary URL paths for static resources - `/chrome/common` and `/chrome/site`. Plugins can add their own resources, usually accessible by `/chrome/<plugin>` path, so its important to override only known paths and not try to make universal `/chrome` alias for everything. 
    299  
    300 Note that in order to get those static resources on the filesystem, you need first to extract the relevant resources from Trac using the [TracAdmin trac-admin]` <environment> deploy` command: 
    301 [[TracAdminHelp(deploy)]] 
    302  
    303 The target `<directory>` will then contain an `htdocs` directory with: 
    304  - `site/` - a copy of the environment's directory `htdocs/`  
    305  - `common/` - the static resources of Trac itself 
    306  - `<plugins>/` - one directory for each resource directory managed by the plugins enabled for this environment 
    307  
    308 ===== Example: Apache and `ScriptAlias` ===== #ScriptAlias-example 
    309  
    310 Assuming the deployment has been done this way: 
    311 {{{ 
    312 $ trac-admin /var/trac/env deploy /path/to/trac/htdocs/common 
    313 }}} 
    314  
    315 Add the following snippet to Apache configuration ''before'' the `ScriptAlias` or `WSGIScriptAlias` (which map all the other requests to the Trac application), changing paths to match your deployment: 
    316 {{{ 
    317 Alias /trac/chrome/common /path/to/trac/htdocs/common 
    318 Alias /trac/chrome/site /path/to/trac/htdocs/site 
    319  
    320 <Directory "/path/to/www/trac/htdocs"> 
    321   Order allow,deny 
    322   Allow from all 
    323 </Directory> 
    324 }}} 
    325  
    326 If using mod_python, you might want to add this too (otherwise, the alias will be ignored): 
    327 {{{ 
    328 <Location "/trac/chrome/common/"> 
    329   SetHandler None 
    330 </Location> 
    331 }}} 
    332  
    333 Note that we mapped `/trac` part of the URL to the `trac.*cgi` script, and the path `/trac/chrome/common` is the path you have to append to that location to intercept requests to the static resources.  
    334  
    335 Similarly, if you have static resources in a project's `htdocs` directory (which is referenced by `/trac/chrome/site` URL in themes), you can configure Apache to serve those resources (again, put this ''before'' the `ScriptAlias` or `WSGIScriptAlias` for the .*cgi scripts, and adjust names and locations to match your installation): 
    336 {{{ 
    337 Alias /trac/chrome/site /path/to/projectenv/htdocs 
    338  
    339 <Directory "/path/to/projectenv/htdocs"> 
    340   Order allow,deny 
    341   Allow from all 
    342 </Directory> 
    343 }}} 
    344  
    345 Alternatively to aliasing `/trac/chrome/common`, you can tell Trac to generate direct links for those static resources (and only those), using the [[wiki:TracIni#trac-section| [trac] htdocs_location]] configuration setting: 
    346 {{{ 
    347 [trac] 
    348 htdocs_location = http://static.example.org/trac-common/ 
    349 }}} 
    350 Note that this makes it easy to have a dedicated domain serve those static resources (preferentially [http://code.google.com/speed/page-speed/docs/request.html#ServeFromCookielessDomain cookie-less]). 
    351  
    352 Of course, you still need to make the Trac `htdocs/common` directory available through the web server at the specified URL, for example by copying (or linking) the directory into the document root of the web server: 
    353 {{{ 
    354 $ ln -s /path/to/trac/htdocs/common /var/www/static.example.org/trac-common 
    355 }}} 
    356  
    357  
    358281==== Setting up the Plugin Cache ==== 
    359282 
     
    362285== Configuring Authentication == 
    363286 
    364 Trac uses HTTP authentication. You'll need to configure your webserver to request authentication when the `.../login` URL is hit (the virtual path of the "login" button). Trac will automatically pick the REMOTE_USER variable up after you provide your credentials. Therefore, all user management goes through your web server configuration. Please consult the documentation of your web server for more info. 
    365  
    366 The process of adding, removing, and configuring user accounts for authentication depends on the specific way you run Trac.  
    367  
    368 Please refer to one of the following sections: 
    369  * TracStandalone#UsingAuthentication if you use the standalone server, `tracd`. 
    370  * [wiki:TracModWSGI#ConfiguringAuthentication TracModWSGI#ConfiguringAuthentication] if you use the Apache web server, with any of its front end: `mod_wsgi` of course, but the same instructions applies also for `mod_python`, `mod_fcgi` or `mod_fastcgi`. 
    371  * TracFastCgi if you're using another web server with FCGI support (Cherokee, Lighttpd, !LiteSpeed, nginx) 
    372  
    373 == Granting admin rights to the admin user 
    374 Grant admin rights to user admin: 
    375 {{{ 
    376 $ trac-admin /path/to/myproject permission add admin TRAC_ADMIN 
    377 }}} 
    378 This user will have an "Admin" entry menu that will allow you to admin your trac project. 
    379  
    380 == Finishing the install 
    381  
    382 === Automatic reference to the SVN changesets in Trac tickets === 
     287The process of adding, removing, and configuring user accounts for authentication depends on the specific way you run Trac. The basic procedure is described in the [wiki:TracCgi#AddingAuthentication "Adding Authentication"] section on the TracCgi page. To learn how to setup authentication for the frontend you're using, please refer to one of the following pages: 
     288 
     289 * TracStandalone if you use the standalone server, `tracd`. 
     290 * TracCgi if you use the CGI or FastCGI web front ends. 
     291 * [wiki:TracModWSGI] if you use the Apache mod_wsgi web front end. 
     292 * TracModPython if you use the Apache mod_python web front end. 
     293 
     294 
     295== Automatic reference to the SVN changesets in Trac tickets == 
    383296 
    384297You can configure SVN to automatically add a reference to the changeset into the ticket comments, whenever changes are committed to the repository. The description of the commit needs to contain one of the following formulas: 
     
    392305For more information, see the documentation of the `CommitTicketUpdater` component in the "Plugins" admin panel. 
    393306 
    394 === Using Trac === 
     307== Using Trac == 
    395308 
    396309Once you have your Trac site up and running, you should be able to create tickets, view the timeline, browse your version control repository if configured, etc. 
    397310 
    398 Keep in mind that //anonymous// (not logged in) users can by default access only a few of the features, in particular they will have a read-only access to the resources. You will need to configure authentication and grant additional [wiki:TracPermissions permissions] to authenticated users to see the full set of features. 
     311Keep in mind that anonymous (not logged in) users can by default access most but not all of the features. You will need to configure authentication and grant additional [wiki:TracPermissions permissions] to authenticated users to see the full set of features. 
    399312 
    400313'' Enjoy! '' 
     
    403316 
    404317---- 
    405 See also: [trac:TracInstallPlatforms TracInstallPlatforms], TracGuide, TracUpgrade, TracPermissions 
     318See also: [trac:TracInstallPlatforms TracInstallPlatforms], TracGuide, TracCgi, TracFastCgi, TracModPython, [wiki:TracModWSGI], TracUpgrade, TracPermissions