[Koha] Install for Dummies
Bruce A Metcalf
Consuls at AugustanSociety.org
Mon Jan 23 11:14:25 NZDT 2012
Paul wrote:
> At 08:27 PM 1/21/2012 -0500, Bruce A Metcalf wrote:
>> Paul wrote:
> [snip]
>>> koha at nelson:/usr/share/koha$ KOHA_CONF=/etc/koha/koha-conf.xml
>>> PERL5LIB=/usr/share/koha/lib ./bin/migration_tools/rebuild_zebra.pl
>>> -a -r -v
>>> koha at nelson:/usr/share/koha$ KOHA_CONF=/etc/koha/koha-conf.xml
>>> PERL5LIB=/usr/share/koha/lib ./bin/migration_tools/rebuild_zebra.pl
>>> -b -r -v -x
>>
>> This appears to do *something*. It runs a number of lines of code,
>> ending with "CLEANING".
>
> OK - [assuming no warning messages] zebra appears to have completed the
> indexing ...
>
>> Still no books revealed in the OPAC.
>
> In your staff interface (koha-admin), if you put the single letter "a"
> (no quotes) in the "Search catalogue" box, what do you get?
"No results found"
> Please ensure that in Home> Administration> System Preferences> Searching>
> that the "Nozebra" preference is set to _Use_ the Zebra search engine.
Check. At least I got that part right!
Thanks,
/ Bruce /
Bruce A. Metcalf
Library Director
Augustan Society Library
>>> At 12:17 PM 1/21/2012 -0500, Chris Nighswonger wrote:
>>>> Hi Bruce,
>>>>
>>>> The correct paths for your installation would have been given in the
>>>> notes produced at the end of running Makefile.PL (not sure where
>>>> this would show up if you used the deb packages). These paths will
>>>> *have* to be correct in order for Koha related cli scripts to run
>>>> properly. Perhaps someone more familiar with the deb packages could
>>>> help if that is, indeed, what you used.
>>>>
>>>> If the paths you selected are correct, then I'm out of ideas for the
>>>> moment.
>>>>
>>>> Kind Regards,
>>>> Chris
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 10:16 AM, Bruce A Metcalf
>>>> <Consuls at augustansociety.org <mailto:Consuls at augustansociety.org>>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Chris Nighswonger wrote: Have a read at these FAQ's:
>>>>
>>>> http://koha-community.org/documentation/faq/searching/ Pay
>>>> careful attention to the solution for question #4. It appears
>>>> you've not exported the proper env vars.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> It sounds like you're recommending:
>>>>
>>>> 1. Check that you are exporting the two environmental
>>>> variables necessary to run Koha scripts from the command line.
>>>> These are
>>>> (modify to fit paths on your system):
>>>> PERL5LIB=/path/to/koha KOHA_CONF=/path/to/koha-conf.xml
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Which sounds not unreasonable. I set:
>>>>
>>>> KOHA_CONF=/etc/koha/koha-conf.xml
>>>>
>>>> Which seems reasonable. I then set:
>>>>
>>>> PERL5LIB=/usr/share/koha/lib
>>>>
>>>> I chose this because the failure message for rebuild_zebra.pl
>>>> <http://rebuild_zebra.pl> claims it can't locate C4/Context.pm in
>>>> @INC, which includes /etc/perl, and where that file can be found.
>>>>
>>>> It would appear that these choices were incorrect, or that I've made
>>>> some other important error, as these two changes make no change in
>>>> the failure message when I run rebuild_zebra.pl
>>>> <http://rebuild_zebra.pl>.
>>>>
>>>> I *did* warn y'all I was a newbie....
>>>>
>>>> With thanks,
>>>>
>>>> / Bruce /
>>>> Bruce A. Metcalf
>>>> Library Director
>>>> The Augustan Society Library
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 9:01 PM, Bruce Metcalf
>>>> <bruce.metcalf at figzu.com <mailto:bruce.metcalf at figzu.com>
>>>> <mailto:bruce.metcalf at figzu.com>> wrote:
>>>>   Eric Bégin wrote:
>>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â All three commands fail with a variety of
>>>> messages, but all       include "file not
>>>> found".
>>>> Â Â Â Â Indeed, that doesn't look good.
>>>> Â Â Â Â Can you provide the full output of the
>>>> rebuild_zebra -b
>>>> -r -v
>>>> Â Â bruce at library:/usr/share/__koha4/bin/migration_tools$
>>>> Â Â rebuild_zebra.pl <http://rebuild_zebra.pl>
>>>> <http://rebuild_zebra.pl <http://rebuild_zebra.pl/>> -b -r -v
>>>> Â Â Can't locate Koha.pm in @INC (@INC contains:
>>>> /etc/perl   /usr/local/lib/perl/5.10.1
>>>> /usr/local/share/perl/5.10.1
>>>> /usr/lib/perl5 Â Â /usr/share/perl5 /usr/lib/perl/5.10
>>>> /usr/share/perl/5.10 Â Â /usr/local/lib/site_perl .) at
>>>> ./rebuild_zebra.pl
>>>> <http://rebuild_zebra.pl> Â Â <http://rebuild_zebra.pl
>>>> <http://rebuild_zebra.pl/>> line 5.
>>>> Â Â BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at ./rebuild_zebra.pl
>>>> <http://rebuild_zebra.pl> Â Â <http://rebuild_zebra.pl
>>>> <http://rebuild_zebra.pl/>> line 5.
>>>> Â Â Hope that helps, Â Â Bruce
>>>>
>>>> Â Â Â Â On 2012-01-19 09 <tel:2012-01-19%2009>
>>>> <tel:2012-01-19%2009>:41, Bruce Metcalf wrote: Â Â Â
>>>> Â Â Â Bruce Metcalf wrote:
>>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â I am a new user of Koha,
>>>> and have had
>>>> my Linux guru           (who
>>>> had not           seen Koha prior
>>>> to this work) install
>>>> version 3.6.2 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â under
>>>> Debian           Squeeze on an
>>>> otherwise empty virtual
>>>> server.
>>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â All appears to be going
>>>> exactly as it
>>>> should.
>>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â owever, the public OPAC
>>>> shows no
>>>> books in the           collection.
>>>>       Eric Bégin wrote:
>>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Get a look at this link. It shows
>>>> the most
>>>> common         problems when you
>>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â get not result in the OPAC.
>>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
>>>> http://koha-community.org/__documentation/faq/searching/
>>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
>>>> <http://koha-community.org/documentation/faq/searching/>
>>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Don't hesitate to come back and
>>>> ask for
>>>> more info if         this link
>>>> doesn't solve your problem.
>>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â This page seems to suggest:
>>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â zebraidx -x /.../zebra-biblios.cfg drop
>>>> biblios
>>>> zebraidx -c       /.../zebra-biblios.cfg
>>>> commit rebuild_zebra.pl
>>>> <http://rebuild_zebra.pl> Â Â Â Â Â Â
>>>> <http://rebuild_zebra.pl>> <http://rebuild_zebra.pl/>> -b -r -v
>>>>
>>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â All three commands fail with a variety of
>>>> messages, but all       include  Â
>>>> Â Â Â Â "file not found".
>>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â I'm thinking that there is an important
>>>> configuration or       initialization that
>>>> hasn't been completed?
>>>> Â Â Â Â Â Â Regards, / Bruce / Bruce A. Metcalf
>>>> Executive
>>>> Director The       Augustan   Â
>>>> Â Â Â Society Library
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