+++ BioACSE +++ Provider Software Version : 2.4.2 build(817) Date : 2006-11-16 Author : Markus Doering, m.doering@bgbm.org Javier de la Torre, j.torre@bgbm.org Wolfgang Lipp, w.lipp@bgbm.org License : Mozilla Public License ==================================================================== NOTE: Please read README.TXT first NOTE: The former seperate pywrapper libraries are bundled with this BioCASE providersoftware v2. You dont need to install them seperately. ***** INSTALLATION ***** 1 * unpack this archive into a place you like (-> INSTALLDIR) 2 * create a virtual directory (eg http//localhost/biocase -> WWWROOT) on your webserver that points to INSTALLDIR/www see INSTALLDIR/examples/apache2/httpd-biocase.conf for an apache configuration example 3 * allow python scripts (*.py AND *.cgi) to be executed in this virtual directory. 4 * make sure there are no old pywrapper libraries ( < version 2.0 )installed on your system! This will create conflicts with the new version. 5 * run the INSTALLDIR/setup.py script with python from the terminal and follow the instructions: %> python setup.py 6 * install basic python libraries (see WWWROOT/utilities/testlibs.cgi for latest details): - PyXML -> http://pyxml.sourceforge.net/ - libxml2 -> http://xmlsoft.org/python.html - mxDateTime -> http://www.egenix.com/files/python/eGenix-mx-Extensions.html#Download-mxBASE - your desired database drivers for python, eg winODBC -> http://www.egenix.com/files/python/eGenix-mx-Extensions.html#Download-mxCOMMERCIAL see WWWROOT/utilities/testlibs.cgi for further driver links or http://ww3.bgbm.org/biocase/utilities/testlibs.cgi ***** TESTING YOUR INSTALLATION ***** 1 * try all the testing utilities in the first block of the utilities page: WWWROOT/utilities ***** CONFIGURATION ***** If you havent used the setup.py script you will need to provide some configuration parameters - otherwise you can skip this step, it should be configured already by the setup.py script! In general all configuration files are kept at INSTALLDIR/configuration. You can chose to manually edit the settings or use the system administration part of the configtool to update the settings. See the BPS2 documentation for the configtool details; we will show the manual way here: 1 * Configure the server settings in INSTALLDIR/configuration/.configuration - "host" server name as seen from outside including the protocol ending without slash, e.g. http://www.bgbm.org - "webroot" webserver path to the root directory of the biocase provider software (biocase/www) starting with a slash. ***** IMPORT EXISTING PYWRAPPER DATASOURCES/DATABASES ***** To reuse existing PyWrapper configurations, follow this step by step guide. You will have to use the configtool for this, which can be accessed online with a browser at: http://WWWROOT/configtool The default password is "ACDC" and currently can only be changed by modifying the "adminPassword" setting in the global configtool configuration file at INSTALLDIR/configuration/configtool/.configuration 1 * Create a new empty datasource (DSA) with the configtool. Go to CfgTool->System Administration and do "Create DSA" 2 * manually copy your existing PSF (provider_setup_file.xml) into your new datasource directory replacing the existing one there: INSTALLDIR/configuration/datasources/XXX/provider_setup_file.xml 3 * Go to CfgTool->Datasource Administration (select the link to your DSA) to configure your datasource 4 * For each schema (CMF) you want to import, do the following: - Create a new empty schema (CMF) with the configtool - Run the script INSTALLDIR/tools/transferCMF.py from the command prompt to transfer your existing mappings to the new CMF. -> python transferCMF.py -> You will be asked by the script to enter the full absolute path to your existing CMF to be imported -> You will be asked by the script to enter the full absolute path to your new CMF to be updated with the imported mappings and filters -> YOu can delete the backup this script creates, cause it will be the empty CMF you created for your new DSA Thats it. ***** TESTING YOUR DATASOURCE ***** You can test and use your datasource with the following tools: 1 * The querytool (not for SPICE): http://WWWROOT/querytool/ 2 * The queryforms: http://WWWROOT/utilities/queryforms/ 3 * The diagnostics analyser (not ready yet): http://WWWROOT/testingtool/ ***** EXAMPLE DATASOURCE ***** 7 * to immediately use the supplied training database do - windows: create an ODBC source called "biocase_training" which points to the access database (you will need MS Access on your system): INSTALLDIR/examples/trainingDB/TrainingDB.mdb - unix: create a new MySQL database from the SQL dumpfile INSTALLDIR/examples/trainingDB/trainingDB_mysql.sql You can start now using the providersoftware. Enter http://WWWROOT to use the software. Have fun, BGBM BDI Team support@biocase.org