Install the Freeside distribution:
<ul>
<li>Add the user `freeside' to your system.
- <li>Add the freeside database to your database engine. (with <a href="http://www.mysql.com/Manual_chapter/manual_Reference.html#CREATE_DATABASE">MySQL</a>) (with <a href="http://www.postgresql.org/docs/admin/manage-ag.htm#AEN854">PostgreSQL</a>)
<li>Allow the freeside user full access to the freeside database.
<ul>
<li> with <a href="http://www.mysql.com/Manual_chapter/manual_Privilege_system.html#Privilege_system">MySQL</a>:<pre>$ mysqladmin -u root password '<i>set_a_root_database_password</i>'
$ mysql -u root -p
mysql> GRANT SELECT,INSERT,UPDATE,DELETE,INDEX,ALTER,CREATE,DROP on freeside.* TO freeside@localhost IDENTIFIED BY '<i>set_a_freeside_database_password</i>';</pre>
- <li> with <a href="http://www.postgresql.org/docs/admin/newuser.htm">PostgreSQL</a>
+ <li> with <a href="http://postgresql.readysetnet.com/users-lounge/docs/7.1/postgres/user-manag.html#DATABASE-USERS">PostgreSQL</a>
</ul>
+ <li>Add the freeside database to your database engine. (with <a href="http://www.mysql.com/Manual_chapter/manual_Reference.html#CREATE_DATABASE">MySQL</a>) (with <a href="http://postgresql.readysetnet.com/users-lounge/docs/7.1/postgres/managing-databases.html#MANAGE-AG-CREATEDB">PostgreSQL</a>)
<li>Unpack the tarball: <pre>gunzip -c fs-x.y.z.tar.gz | tar xvf -</pre>
<li>Build and install the Perl libraries:
<pre>
$ perl Makefile.PL
$ make
$ su
-# make install</pre>
+# make install UNINST=1</pre>
<li>Copy or link fs-x.y.z/htdocs to your web server's document space. <pre>mkdir /usr/local/apache/htdocs/freeside
cp -r fs-x.y.z/htdocs/* /usr/local/apache/htdocs/freeside</pre> or <pre>ln -s /full/path/to/fs-x.y.z/htdocs /usr/local/apache/htdocs/freeside</pre>
<li>Restrict access to this web interface. (with <a href="http://httpd.apache.org/docs/misc/FAQ.html#user-authentication">Apache</a>)