related: TRIM
Some ideas to improve the Tiki installer:
add phpinfo as one of the steps (useful for troubleshooting)
Tiki 3 Installer Revamp
Bugs
- Tiki 10.0 fresh install
- tiki-install.php email address field doesn't have validation (at least for non-empty value)
- "Experiencing problems with the upgrade? Your administrator account lost its privileges? This may occur if you upgraded from a very old version of Tiki." is offered even if it's a fresh install
- dozens of warnings : PHP (5.3.18-nmm1) ERROR (E_WARNING): File: lib/codemirror_tiki/tiki_codemirror.php Line: 31 Type: Invalid argument supplied for foreach()
- http://www.nabble.com/Installation-interface:-white-screen-after-choosing-the-profile-for-installation-t3821124.html
Pre-install script
Install script
All these setting above should also be checked in tiki-install.php and in the Tiki admin panel, because our host could have changed some settings, moved us to a new server or upgraded the PHP version, etc. so it's better to not just have in the installer. We could put all this info and server-related settings here: tiki-admin.php?page=server For example, the "OS" choice here: tiki-admin.php?page=general All done in tiki-check.php, which is in Tiki and available as standalone.
Nice to have
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Like TRIM, for database creation to be possible via the install script (won't work on most many hosts)Done by Jyhem test if the upgrade script has been run and put a note in tiki-admin.phpdone
related links
http://www.bitweaver.org/photos/gallery/9/32
http://www.lulu.com/browse/preview.php?fCID=1154811 (pages from 6 to 10 of that book preview for WebGUI CMS/Groupware made on perl)
http://www.xaraya.com/index.php/documentation/97
http://ewiki.berlios.de/installer/
Examples
- Analysis of 12 CMS systems in French
UI Improvements
Here are some ideas ricks99 has been playing with to improve the out-of-the-box experience.
MediaWiki installer
Install with one file
- Investigate a TRIM-like application that works directly on the remote instance. A small php or shell script which fetches the latest version of Tiki and installs it. (Could be impossible because of limited file permissions that php scripts, with Apache rights, that have limited permissions). mods have this issue.
- https://github.com/composer/installers
- http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4388513/how-i-can-create-installer-for-website-php-mysql
- http://cweiske.de/tagebuch/Generic%20PHP%20application%20installers.htm
- http://wiki.php-unconference.de/index.php?title=PhpUnconf2010SaturdaySessionA4
- http://qafoo.com/talks/11_10_ipc_a_generic_php_application_ionstaller.pdf
- http://tracker.arbitracker.org/arbit/development_wiki/view/Installer
- svn://arbitracker.org/arbit/projects/installer/trunk/buildArbitInstaller
- http://kore-nordmann.de/blog/0097_php_web_installer.html
- http://code.google.com/p/simplegroupware/downloads/detail?name=sgs_installer.php&can=2&q=
- http://www.spip.net/spip-dev/INSTALL/spip_loader.php
- http://code.google.com/p/pwai/
- https://www.ohloh.net/p/jijawi
Related: http://project-builder.org/
http://codex.wordpress.org/Installing_WordPress#Famous%5F5-Minute%5FInstall
Tracker items
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Rating | Subject | Submitted by | Importance | Easy to solve? | Priority | Category | Volunteered to solve | Created | LastModif | Comments | |
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(0) | Get nextthemes.tiki.org working (PHP 5.5 is required) | Marc Laporte | 5 | 10 easy | 50 |
| 2014-07-30 | 2014-07-30 | 0 | ||
(0) | The version lifecycle is not being respected | Marc Laporte | 10 high | 10 easy | 99 |
| 2014-10-13 | 2022-08-11 | 1 hman-25 Mar 22 | ||
(0) | Tiki release script should indicate what libs were updated since last release | Marc Laporte | 3 | 3 | 9 |
| 2017-08-26 | 2017-08-26 | 0 | ||
(0) | Upgrade from 20 to 21: PHP Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to undefined method Tiki\Command\ProfileExport\ActivityRuleSet::setHidden() in lib/core/Tiki/Command/ConsoleApplicationBuilder.php:543 | Marc Laporte | 7 | 7 | 49 |
| drsassafras, rjsmelo | 2020-02-26 | 2020-02-27 | 12 marclaporte-27 Feb 20 | |
(0) | Add a more graceful error message for unmet dependencies | Marc Laporte | 9 | 8 | 72 |
| 2021-12-16 | 2021-12-16 | 1 marclaporte-16 Dec 21 | ||
(0) | Softaculous: On a fresh install, MyISAM is used instead of InnoDB | Marc Laporte | 3 | 7 | 21 |
| 2023-12-21 | 2023-12-21 | 0 | ||
(0) | TikiSheet inoperable on 3.0 beta 4 with Company Intranet Profile | mizraith | 25 |
| 2009-05-02 | 2011-10-09 | 0 | ||||
(0) | Bug Updating Imported DB on Upgrade | mstovenour | 10 high | 8 | 80 |
| 2014-02-23 | 2014-02-23 | 0 | ||
(0) | database error in image galery after migration from 2.3 to 4.1 | o_kraut | 9 high | 45 |
| 2010-02-12 | 2010-02-12 | 0 | |||
(0) | Admins /mods failed | othman | 1 low | 5 |
| 2008-08-04 | 2009-04-28 | 1 othman-04 Aug 08 | |||
(0) | Profile Validation | Pascal St-Jean | 8 | 40 |
| 2011-05-10 | 2011-05-10 | 0 | |||
(0) | Installation: 6.1 install fails using Mysql 5.5.9 | ravas | 9 high | 45 |
| 2011-02-18 | 2011-02-18 | 0 | |||
(0) | Fatal error rendering template file when missing Intl extension | Roberto Zambelli | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| 2023-10-09 | 2023-10-09 | 2 marclaporte-09 Oct 23 | ||
(1) | Error in upgrade script (function upgrade_20120429_fix_collation_tiki) | samandiriel | 10 high | 10 easy | 99 |
| 2014-01-17 | 2014-01-17 | 0 | ||
(0) | File names should not have tiki | samerafach | 10 high | 7 | 70 |
| 2015-02-13 | 2015-02-18 | 0 | ||
(0) | Install fails on step 5 on Dreamhost shared hosting | Steve Lyskawa | 9 | 1 difficult | 9 |
| 2014-03-03 | 2014-03-03 | 0 | ||
(0) | Fatal error Uncaught TypeError in_array Argument #2 $haystack must be of type array, bool given in binderlib.php 49 | Kevin Doyle | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| 2023-10-03 | 2023-10-03 | 1 josue.zirimwabagabo-17 Oct 23 | ||
(0) | Theme and Tools for MediaWiki migration | Christophe | 8 | 40 |
| 2010-07-09 | 2011-10-03 | 0 | |||
(0) | Tiki 5.0 install with import of 4.2 database - invalid database generated | Bernard TREMBLAY | 9 high | 45 |
| 2010-07-08 | 2010-07-08 | 0 | |||
(0) | Crash 7.x on leaving install update mode : index error in a | Bernard TREMBLAY | 8 | 40 |
| 2011-01-17 | 2011-01-17 | 0 |
Pending
Rating | Subject | Submitted by | Importance | Easy to solve? | Priority | Category | Volunteered to solve | Created | LastModif | Comments | |
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(0) | (A blocker if confirmed) errors in trunk database upgrade through console.php keys too long and invalid default value | Xavier de Pedro | 8 | 5 | 40 |
| 2018-09-24 | 2018-10-27 | 6 jonnybradley-29 Oct 18 | ||
(0) | 12.0 fresh install: sh setup.sh tries and fails to install developer tools | Marc Laporte | 10 high | 8 | 80 |
| 2013-11-29 | 2013-11-29 | 1 jonnybradley-04 Mar 14 | ||
(0) | admin user doesn't have permission to edit structures by default | EricIsGood | 3 | 15 |
| 2008-11-01 | 2008-11-01 | 0 | |||
(0) | admin user doesn't have permission to edit structures by default | EricIsGood | 6 | 30 |
| 2008-11-01 | 2008-11-01 | 0 | |||
(0) | Detect BOM in a Tiki health check and in release process | Marc Laporte | 8 | 5 | 40 |
| drsassafras | 2013-11-23 | 2020-03-04 | 2 drsassafras-04 Mar 20 | |
(0) | Getting Things Done (GTD) profile | Marc Laporte | 25 |
| 2008-03-09 | 2018-06-28 | 0 | ||||
(0) | Installer: at end of successful install, big red PHP mem warning box can be inconsistent w text abov | cativan | 3 | 15 |
| 2008-11-05 | 2008-11-05 | 0 | |||
(0) | Make sure Tiki is offered by all server control panels | Marc Laporte | 5 | 25 |
| Marc Laporte | 2006-01-17 | 2021-10-05 | 0 | ||
(0) | Make Tiki more robust to open_basedir issues | Marc Laporte | 7 | 35 |
| 2007-11-23 | 2007-11-27 | 0 | |||
(0) | Make Unified Index optional | Marc Laporte | 10 high | 8 | 80 |
| Nelson Ko | 2013-06-09 | 2013-11-04 | 3 marclaporte-22 Nov 13 | |
(0) | Multitiki customizations broken | Gary | 7 | 35 |
| Gary | 2005-04-28 | 2021-09-23 | 2 chibaguy-23 Sep 21 | ||
(0) | On a fresh install, the page title of the Home Page should be hidden | Marc Laporte | 3 | 10 easy | 30 |
| 2018-10-11 | 2022-04-27 | 2 marclaporte-29 Apr 22 | ||
(0) | Reporting errors (to tiki.org) system (like Firefox Talkback) | Marc Laporte | 5 | 3 | 15 |
| 2007-11-26 | 2021-10-31 | 2 Bsfez-31 Oct 21 | ||
(0) | Running upgrade from 1.9.x to 2.x requires being logged into the app before starting process | Steve | 4 | 20 |
| 2008-08-07 | 2008-08-07 | 0 | |||
(0) | setup.sh does not work as documented on Debian | asphaltjesus | 1 low | 5 |
| asphaltjesus | 2008-04-25 | 2008-09-03 | 3 fmg-12 May 14 | ||
(2) | setup.sh: Hardcoded "php" entries | aexoxea | 3 | 9 | 27 |
| 2017-10-01 | 2018-04-30 | 1 marclaporte-03 Oct 17 | ||
(0) | sh setup.sh does not change directory permissions | Lusserall | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| 2012-10-07 | 2014-05-12 | 1 fmg-12 May 14 | ||
(0) | SMTP Configuration from inside Admin Interface | morrighu | 8 | 40 |
| 2008-04-20 | 2009-04-11 | 7 sbhas2k-01 Aug 09 | |||
(0) | tiki-install.php: SELECT patch_name FROM tiki_schema Table 'tikiwiki3.tiki_schema' doesn't exist | EricIsGood | 25 |
| 2008-11-01 | 2008-11-01 | 1 Chealer9-15 Oct 09 | ||||
(0) | Unknown column 'tweetId' in 'tiki_shoutbox' | Lusserall | 7 | 35 |
| 2011-10-27 | 2012-05-02 | 3 Chealer9-04 May 12 |
Closed
Rating | Subject | Submitted by | Importance | Easy to solve? | Priority | Category | Volunteered to solve | Created | LastModif | Comments | |
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(0) | DefaultSettingsChanges in 1.10 | Marc Laporte | 5 | 25 |
| 2005-04-19 | 2010-01-15 | 1 toggg-08 Jul 05 | |||
(0) | Admin links gone....can't access admin | jcyrisse | 8 | 40 |
| jcyrisse | 2005-05-10 | 2005-05-10 | 0 | ||
(0) | Wiki Ratings doesn't activate upgrading from 1.8.5 | xia | 5 | 25 |
| 2005-05-02 | 2021-09-23 | 1 Bsfez-23 Sep 21 | |||
(0) | tiki-install.php spits out many "variable undefined" errors | Marc Laporte | 7 | 35 |
| 2005-04-19 | 2005-10-11 | 1 amette-30 Sep 05 | |||
(0) | tiki-install.php disables itself but gives error about not being able to do so | amette | 8 | 40 |
| 2005-10-31 | 2005-10-31 | 0 | |||
(0) | Tiki does not install clean on Oracle | 3 | 15 |
| 2005-12-22 | 2009-08-08 | 4 Humphrey-01 Jul 08 | ||||
(0) | 404 Error instead of "Create Page" with unknown Wiki-page-name with IIS | amette | 7 | 4 | 28 |
| Philippe Cloutier | 2005-10-07 | 2010-03-09 | 0 | |
(0) | robots.txt should exclude ALL print-friendly pages | John Hadjisky | 5 | 25 |
| Luis Henrique Fagundes | 2005-12-21 | 2009-04-15 | 2 Beestje-15 Apr 09 | ||
(0) | Increase size of article title from 80 to 255 char | Marc Laporte | 7 | 35 |
| Luis Henrique Fagundes | 2006-01-17 | 2009-05-07 | 0 | ||
(0) | Suggested shell backup procedure using existing scripts | Marc Laporte | 3 | 15 |
| 2006-01-17 | 2009-08-06 | 0 | |||
(0) | Suggested htaccess file | Marc Laporte | 5 | 25 |
| Luis Henrique Fagundes | 2006-01-17 | 2010-01-15 | 1 artbody-19 May 06 | ||
(0) | Robots.txt Disallow entries now must have leading slash | John Hadjisky | 5 | 25 |
| 2005-12-21 | 2009-04-14 | 1 fmathias-30 Jan 06 | |||
(0) | LiveSupport broken in 1.9.3 CVS | Fabián Rodríguez | 9 high | 45 |
| Fabián Rodríguez | 2006-04-04 | 2009-04-20 | 2 marclaporte-29 Jan 08 | ||
(0) | 1.9.1 to 1.9.3.1 upgrade pb on tiki_score table | pwendling | 5 | 25 |
| 2006-05-05 | 2007-06-03 | 0 | |||
(0) | SEF URL Search Engine Friendly URL | artbody | 8 | 40 |
| artbody | 2006-05-18 | 2021-10-11 | 7 Bsfez-11 Oct 21 | ||
(0) | Migrate binary files in between the file system and the database | Marc Laporte | 7 | 35 |
| sylvieg | 2006-01-17 | 2010-01-15 | 6 marclaporte-15 Jan 10 | ||
(0) | Make tiki-mods.php report more detailed error | Fabián Rodríguez | 5 | 25 |
| 2006-04-19 | 2021-10-11 | 2 Bsfez-11 Oct 21 | |||
(0) | tiki_install.php does not check php parameter memory_limit properly | dthacker | 8 | 40 |
| bertrand Gugger | 2006-08-31 | 2007-06-04 | 0 | ||
(0) | Apache error with .htaccess files | wipf | 25 |
| luciash d' being 🧙 | 2006-09-06 | 2017-06-18 | 2 luci-24 Nov 07 | |||
(0) | Installation to Document Root Issues | 25 |
| 2006-09-10 | 2007-07-11 | 1 marclaporte-11 Sep 06 |