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 Installing Gollem 1.0
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:Last update:   $Date: 2005/06/13 23:53:54 $
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This document contains instructions for installing the Gollem File Manager
on your system.

For information on the capabilities and features of Gollem, see the file
README_ in the top-level directory of the Gollem distribution.


Obtaining Gollem
================

Gollem can be obtained from the Horde CVS and FTP server, at:

   ftp://ftp.horde.org/pub/snaps/latest
   http://www.horde.org/source/

Or use the mirror closest to you:

   http://www.horde.org/mirrors.php


Prerequisites
=============

To function properly, Gollem **REQUIRES** the following:

1. A working Horde installation.

   Gollem runs within the `Horde Application Framework`_, a set of common tools
   for Web applications written in PHP.  You must install Horde before
   before installing Gollem.

   .. Important:: Gollem 1.0 requires version 3.0.0 of the Horde Framework -
                  earlier versions of Horde will **not** work.

   The Horde Framework can be obtained from the Horde website and FTP server,
   at

      http://www.horde.org/horde/

      ftp://ftp.horde.org/pub/horde/

   Many of Gollem's prerequisites are also Horde prerequisites.

   .. Important:: Be sure to have completed all of the steps in the
                  `horde/docs/INSTALL`_ file for the Horde Framework before
                  installing Gollem.

   .. _`Horde Application Framework`: http://www.horde.org/horde/


2. The following PHP capabilities:

   a. FTP support (--with-ftp) [OPTIONAL]

      If using the FTP VFS driver, the FTP PHP module is REQUIRED.

3. If using a FTP backend, you MUST have at least one FTP server.
   If using a SQL backend, you MUST have at least one SQL server.


Installing Gollem
=================

Gollem is written in PHP, and must be installed in a web-accessible directory.
The precise location of this directory will differ from system to system.
Conventionally, Gollem is installed directly underneath Horde in the web
server's document tree.

Since Gollem is written in PHP, there is no compilation necessary;
simply expand the distribution where you want it to reside and rename
the root directory of the distribution to whatever you wish to appear
in the URL.  For example, with the Apache web server's default document
root of ``/usr/local/apache/htdocs``, you would type::

   cd /usr/local/apache/htdocs/horde
   tar zxvf /path/to/gollem-1.0.tar.gz
   mv gollem-1.0 gollem

and would then find Gollem at the URL::

   http://your-server/horde/gollem/


CONFIGURING Gollem
------------------

1. Configuring Horde for Gollem

   a. Register the application

      In ``horde/config/registry.php``, find the ``applications['gollem']``
      stanza.  The default settings here should be okay, but you can change
      them if desired.  If you have changed the location of Gollem relative to
      Horde, either in the URL, in the filesystem or both, you must update the
      ``fileroot`` and ``webroot`` settings to their correct values.

2. Configuring Gollem.

   To configure Gollem, change to the ``config/`` directory of the installed
   distribution, and make copies of all of the configuration ``dist`` files
   without the ``dist`` suffix::

      cd config/
      for foo in *.dist; do cp $foo `basename $foo .dist`; done

   Or on Windows::

      copy *.dist *.

   Documentation on the format and purpose of those files can be found in each
   file.  You may edit these files if you wish to customize Gollem's appearance
   and behavior.  With two exceptions (``conf.php`` and ``backends.php``)
   the defaults will be correct for most sites.

   You must be sure to configure an appropriate backend in ``backends.php``.

   You must login to Horde as a Horde Administrator to finish the
   configuration of Gollem.  Use the Horde ``Administration`` menu item to get
   to the administration page, and then click on the ``Configuration`` icon to
   get the configuration page.  Select ``File Manager`` from the selection list
   of applications.  Fill in or change any configuration values as needed.
   When done click on ``Generate File Manager Configuration`` to generate 
   Gollem configuration directory or file, it will not be able to write the
   file.  In this case, go back to ``Configuration`` and choose one of the
   other methods to create the configuration file ``gollem/config/conf.php``.

   Note for international users: Gollem uses GNU gettext to provide local
   translations of text displayed by applications; the translations are found
   in the po/ directory.  If a translation is not yet available for your
   locale (and you wish to create one), see the ``horde/po/README`` file, or
   if you're having trouble using a provided translation, please see the
   `horde/docs/TRANSLATIONS`_ file for instructions.

3. Securing Gollem

   Review the guidelines for security contained in `horde/docs/SECURITY`_.

4. Securing Gollem (Performance)

   See `horde/docs/PERFORMANCE`_.


Obtaining Support
=================

If you encounter problems with Gollem, help is available!

The Horde Frequently Asked Questions List (FAQ), available on the Web at:

  http://www.horde.org/faq/

The Horde Project runs a number of mailing lists, for individual applications
and for issues relating to the project as a whole.  Information, archives, and
subscription information can be found at:

  http://www.horde.org/mail/

Lastly, Horde developers, contributors and users also make appearances on IRC,
on the channel #horde on the Freenode Network (irc.freenode.net).

Please keep in mind that Gollem is free software written by volunteers.
For information on reasonable support expectations, please read:

  http://www.horde.org/support.php

Thanks for using Gollem!

The Gollem Team


.. _README: ?f=README.html
.. _`horde/docs/INSTALL`: ../../horde/docs/?f=INSTALL.html
.. _`horde/docs/TRANSLATIONS`: ../../horde/docs/?f=TRANSLATIONS.html
.. _`horde/docs/SECURITY`: ../../horde/docs/?f=SECURITY.html
.. _`horde/docs/PERFORMANCE`: ../../horde/docs/?f=PERFORMANCE.html
