From e691336238c30468b5a768d8350a39b73ce71862 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Chris Nighswonger Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:51:36 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] Updated README.txt to include PostgreSQL notes Signed-off-by: Chris Cormack Signed-off-by: Joshua Ferraro --- README.txt | 20 +++++++++++++++----- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt index 6c8e0a0f9c..b3bbfb7e3a 100644 --- a/README.txt +++ b/README.txt @@ -31,13 +31,23 @@ how to customise CPAN-installed modules, the same things should work for you with Koha. If not, don't worry. If you want to customise the installation more than described below, run "man ExtUtils::MakeMaker" -You need to have a server running MySQL 5, Zebra and some webserver -(preferably Apache) before installing Koha. Create a database in -MySQL called koha, owned by a kohaadmin user, with a password set. +Koha 3.0 introduces multi-dbms support. With this release you may elect +to install over MySQL 5 or PostgreSQL 8.2.5. Further databases will +be added over time. + +You need to have a server running MySQL 5 or PostgreSQL 8.2.5, Zebra +and some webserver (preferably Apache) before installing Koha. + +MySQL 5: Create a database called 'koha,' owned by 'kohaadmin' +user, with a password set. Note: kohaadmin must have at least the +following privileges: SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, CREATE, DROP. + +PostgreSQL 8.2.5: Create a database called 'koha,' owned by 'kohaadmin' +user, with a password set. Note: kohaadmin must be a superuser. Default installation instructions: -0. export MYSQL_PASS=thePasswordYouChose +0. export DB_PASS=thePasswordYouChose 1. perl Makefile.PL 2. make 3. sudo make install @@ -59,7 +69,7 @@ different directory like /opt/koha, then replace step 1 with: 1c. export LOG_DIR=/opt/koha/log 1d. perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=/opt/koha -You can change most of the defaults in a similar way, such as MYSQL_HOST. +You can change most of the defaults in a similar way, such as DB_HOST. For full instructions on how to override the default settings, run perldoc rewrite-config.PL -- 2.39.2