[rt-users] Recommended configuration for a stable working RT3deployment

[Les Mikesell]

From: "Walt Reed" <rt at linuxguy.com>
> 
> Due to the nit picky dependencies and required compiler options of all
> the various components, IMHO the best way to handle this is to download
> and compile all the various bits and pieces and installed them in a
> local tree (such as /usr/local.) When I say "all the bits and pieces",
> I'm referring to perl, apache, mod_perl, and all the perl modules. You
> might get away with the version of MySQL that comes with the OS however.

I haven't tried it yet myself, but RH9 should work with the stock
programs if you install RT3 to run under fastcgi instead of
mod_perl.   RH7.3 should also work with a copy of perl 5.8.x
compiled in /usr/local/ and used for fastcgi execution.  You
want the latest rpm updates of course, and perl modules from
CPAN.  Mysql or postgres can be replaced with newer releases
with available RPMs.

> It seems like a large task (and IS to a certain extent) but it's well
> worth it in the long run. You are creating a stable environment so that
> it's MUCH less likely that OS changes / upgrades will break your RT
> environment. If you are creating a production installation, this is what
> I would recommend.

On the flip side doing that means you will have to repeat the process
for every update to perl, apache, mod_perl, etc. instead of just
running up2date, apt-get, yum, or whatever handy method is
available for stock system programs.

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  Les Mikesell
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