Forum Installation
Prerequisites
Before you can install the forum, it is necessary to have 2 tablespaces.
It is mandatory to get a user with the Oracle DBA privileges.
Installation of the forum
We will see the different steps needed to deploy the application forum.
Log in with the DBA user.
Run the script FORUM_INSTALL.sql
SQL> @c:\forum\installer\FORUM_INSTALL.sql
The script will need the inputs for the following informations
Entering this information will be followed by the execution of the scripts and the necessary basic configuration.
Apache Configuration
At the end of the installation, the installation script will provide the Rewriting rules for Apache server.
Here are the steps to follow to install them :
Open log file generated during installation (forum_installation.log). The informations are at step 20 ( “Creating mod_rewrite part”)
Copy these rules at the end of the httpd.conf file of the Midtier.
Restart the http Midtier process to take into account the new rules.
WebCache Configuration
The final step is to configure WebCache server with those steps
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Click on WebCache component
Click on administration link
Click on the Rules link
Click on the Create button
Important information must be entered in the Chooser part.
In the “url” part, select Regular expression and then put ”/forums|/portal/pls/portal/forum_app” (where /forums is the path that you provide during the install, and forum_app is the forum objects owner)
Select the option “Do not cache”
Select the option “Expires: As specified in the header HTTP, Regenerate: Immediately”
SSelect the option “Compress for all browsers, except Netscape 4.X”
Click on Ok
Move this rule to the first position
Restart Webcache