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) | http_build_query | Demoalt | 1 low | 8 | 8 |
| 2010-05-03 | 2010-05-03 | 1 Demoalt-04 May 10 | ||
(0) | Indexing failed while processing "Update" (type wiki page) with the error "RemoteTransportException[ | Marc Laporte | 8 | 5 | 40 |
| Nelson Ko | 2013-11-30 | 2013-11-30 | 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) | installation bug | Alex | 6 | 30 |
| 2019-07-15 | 2019-07-15 | 0 | |||
(0) | Installation process of Tiki from git doesn't complete anymore and end with Fatal error | Bernard Sfez / Tiki Specialist | 8 | 7 | 56 |
| 2024-01-29 | 2024-02-20 | 3 Bsfez-25 Mar 24 | ||
(0) | Installation script; The process locked itself and using a different browser with incognito window is required | Bernard Sfez / Tiki Specialist | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 2022-11-12 | 2023-07-12 | 5 benoitg-12 Jul 23 | ||
(0) | Installation script; User interface could be improved for better user experience and readability | Bernard Sfez / Tiki Specialist | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| 2022-11-13 | 2022-11-13 | 0 | ||
(0) | Installation, Setup; setup.sh text should be updated with git ways (not SVN) | Bernard Sfez / Tiki Specialist | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 2023-02-12 | 2023-02-12 | 0 | ||
(0) | Installation; Clarification of the UTF-8 test/message after locking the Tiki | Bernard Sfez / Tiki Specialist | 5 | 7 | 35 |
| Adrien | 2022-02-20 | 2022-02-20 | 2 John Santos Ndiwayesu-12 Mar 22 | |
(0) | Installation; HomePage not found error after new installation | Bernard Sfez / Tiki Specialist | 10 high | 8 | 80 |
| 2016-07-09 | 2022-12-19 | 2 jonnybradley-12 Jan 23 | ||
(0) | Installation: 6.1 install fails using Mysql 5.5.9 | ravas | 9 high | 45 |
| 2011-02-18 | 2011-02-18 | 0 | |||
(0) | Installer destroys admin PW | hman | 10 high | 5 | 50 |
| 2021-10-31 | 2021-11-02 | 5 hman-01 Nov 21 | ||
(0) | Installer Failes with german language selected | KingBBQ | 25 |
| 2010-05-09 | 2010-05-09 | 0 | ||||
(0) | Installer quiets errors in all database queries | Philippe Cloutier | 5 | 25 | 2010-12-16 | 2010-12-16 | 1 LordVan-06 Apr 11 | ||||
(0) | Installer timeout issue | Nelson Ko | 6 | 4 | 24 |
| 2014-05-19 | 2014-05-20 | 4 koth-02 Jul 14 | ||
(0) | Internal Eror (500) | waseem | 9 high | 45 | 2011-04-28 | 2011-04-28 | 1 arild-08 Oct 11 | ||||
(0) | Kanban_Board_25 profile produces non-working setup | Xavi (as xavidp - admin) | 5 | 9 | 45 |
| 2023-06-04 | 2023-06-04 | 0 | ||
(0) | keep user information as the user selected on tw.o | Xavier de Pedro | 4 | 20 |
| 2009-07-06 | 2009-07-06 | 0 | |||
(0) | lacking instruction on manual install page | 1 low | 8 | 8 |
| 2011-09-15 | 2011-09-15 | 0 |
Pending
Rating | Subject | Submitted by | Importance | Easy to solve? | Priority | Category | Volunteered to solve | Created | LastModif | Comments | |
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(0) | Getting Things Done (GTD) profile | Marc Laporte | 25 |
| 2008-03-09 | 2018-06-28 | 0 | ||||
(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) | When system runs out of disk space, Tiki user will not be able to login. | Nelson Ko | 1 low | 5 |
| 2007-07-19 | 2008-02-07 | 3 marclaporte-03 Nov 12 | |||
(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 | ||
(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) | URL Rewriting Revamp: adding to Tiki log or error log so we catch them all through usage | Marc Laporte | 10 high | 8 | 80 |
| Nelson Ko | 2013-06-09 | 2018-02-09 | 1 marclaporte-24 Aug 13 | |
(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) | 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 | |||
(2) | setup.sh: Hardcoded "php" entries | aexoxea | 3 | 9 | 27 |
| 2017-10-01 | 2018-04-30 | 1 marclaporte-03 Oct 17 | ||
(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) | 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) | Username can't have space in it for messageing system Bug | Andriy Podanenko | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| sylvieg | 2005-06-24 | 2021-09-29 | 4 Jyhem-29 Sep 21 | |
(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) | 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) | sh setup.sh does not change directory permissions | Lusserall | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| 2012-10-07 | 2014-05-12 | 1 fmg-12 May 14 | ||
(0) | admin user doesn't have permission to edit structures by default | EricIsGood | 6 | 30 |
| 2008-11-01 | 2008-11-01 | 0 | |||
(0) | Multitiki customizations broken | Gary | 7 | 35 |
| Gary | 2005-04-28 | 2021-09-23 | 2 chibaguy-23 Sep 21 | ||
(0) | Make Tiki more robust to open_basedir issues | Marc Laporte | 7 | 35 |
| 2007-11-23 | 2007-11-27 | 0 | |||
(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) | Unable to access themes.tw.o or info.tw.o with IE7 | Rick Sapir / Tiki for Smarties | 5 | 25 |
| Rick Sapir / Tiki for Smarties | 2007-09-03 | 2010-05-30 | 3 marclaporte-05 Dec 07 | ||
(0) | Suggested shell backup procedure using existing scripts | Marc Laporte | 3 | 15 |
| 2006-01-17 | 2009-08-06 | 0 | |||
(0) | tiki-install.php (= upgrade) fails with multitiki on subdirectories | Xavier de Pedro | 6 | 30 |
| 2008-11-11 | 2009-09-24 | 0 | |||
(0) | add language selection list on Installer page | baijianpeng | 9 high | 45 |
| baijianpeng | 2008-09-26 | 2009-04-18 | 0 | ||
(0) | database mysql 3.23.58 install problems | chun | 9 high | 45 |
| 2007-07-29 | 2008-01-31 | 1 dthacker-24 Dec 07 | |||
(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) | DefaultSettingsChanges in 1.10 | Marc Laporte | 5 | 25 |
| 2005-04-19 | 2010-01-15 | 1 toggg-08 Jul 05 | |||
(0) | tikiwiki only can install with default database | othman | 9 high | 45 |
| 2008-08-15 | 2008-09-03 | 2 othman-16 Aug 08 | |||
(0) | USB key version of Tiki | Marc Laporte | 4 | 20 |
| 2007-07-11 | 2011-04-06 | 0 | |||
(0) | fixperms.sh fix doesn't secure the linux server from allowing tikiadmins from installing Tiki Mods | Xavier de Pedro | 8 | 40 |
| 2008-06-05 | 2010-03-31 | 0 | |||
(0) | fckeditor missing while updating previous 1.10tw | yoni | 7 | 35 |
| nyloth | 2007-05-28 | 2007-05-28 | 1 xavi-29 May 07 | ||
(0) | Fatal error: Cannot redeclare class Zend_Filter_Interface in /usr/lib/php/Zend/Filter/Interface.php | Mess O'Fish | 3 | 15 |
| Marc Laporte | 2009-07-21 | 2017-06-18 | 3 marclaporte-18 Nov 09 | ||
(0) | Wishlist from Admin Interface | morrighu | 9 high | 45 |
| Nelson Ko | 2008-04-20 | 2010-01-13 | 2 morrighu-23 Apr 08 | ||
(0) | Installation with SQLite | vilam | 1 low | 5 |
| 2008-03-26 | 2009-08-08 | 0 | |||
(0) | More graceful error message when database is unavailable or crashed | Marc Laporte | 5 | 25 |
| 2007-01-05 | 2009-08-08 | 0 | |||
(0) | TikiInstall: After pushing Install Button, populates DB and then Blank stops... no other page would appear | rodrigososa | 9 high | 45 |
| Philippe Cloutier | 2010-11-09 | 2010-11-09 | 8 rodrigososa-09 Nov 10 | ||
(0) | Missing fulltext index for trackers after upgrade 1.9.4 -> 1.9.5 | fumphco | 1 low | 5 |
| fumphco | 2006-09-11 | 2009-04-20 | 1 marclaporte-12 Jun 07 | ||
(0) | Custom javascript: a future-proof way to handle | Marc Laporte | 8 | 40 |
| 2009-02-04 | 2009-04-17 | 0 | |||
(0) | Install script should detect previous install (install instead of upgrade will wipe your database) | Marc Laporte | 8 | 40 |
| 2008-03-10 | 2010-04-05 | 1 ricks99-10 Mar 08 | |||
(0) | tiki_install.php does not check php parameter memory_limit properly | dthacker | 8 | 40 |
| bertrand Gugger | 2006-08-31 | 2007-06-04 | 0 |