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
Why not using the nice Bitweaver Installer as a base or guide for the Tiki installer?
http://www.bitweaver.org/photos/gallery/9/32 (16 screenshots here showing the whole process) . Xavi
- 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
No image specified. One of the following parameters must be set: fileId, randomGalleryId, fgalId, attId, id, or src.
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) | 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 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 | 2023-05-20 | 4 Bsfez-02 Mar 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) | 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 | |||
| (0) | Make it possible to have a message only visible on first run (ex.: u: admin p: admin) | 5 | 25 |
| 2009-05-18 | 2009-05-18 | 0 | ||||
| (1) | Neihter show_image.php?id=NN nor imageNN work as-is after upgrade from 9.x to 12.x | Xavier de Pedro | 7 | 8 | 56 |
| 2013-12-13 | 2013-12-13 | 0 | ||
| (0) | no progress dialog in tiki-21 installer | Saša Janiška | 8 | 5 | 40 |
| 2020-03-24 | 2020-03-24 | 0 | ||
| (0) | OpenSourceCMS type demo to test/develop and show off profiles | Marc Laporte | 8 | 7 | 56 |
| 2008-01-29 | 2018-10-19 | 2 luci-22 Oct 18 |
Pending
| Rating | Subject | Submitted by | Importance | Easy to solve? | Priority | Category | Volunteered to solve | Created | LastModif | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (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) | 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) | 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) | sh setup.sh does not change directory permissions | Lusserall | 5 | 5 | 25 |
| 2012-10-07 | 2014-05-12 | 1 fmg-12 May 14 | ||
| (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) | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (0) | Missing icon on tiki-install.php | Bernard Sfez / Tiki Specialist | 10 high | 10 easy | 99 |
| drsassafras | 2017-01-11 | 2017-01-12 | 0 | |
| (0) | BrowserTitle is empty after upgrading Tiki | Bernard Sfez / Tiki Specialist | 10 high | 10 easy | 99 |
| 2017-01-30 | 2017-01-30 | 0 | ||
| (0) | Installer steps list bad contrast | Jonny Bradley | 10 high | 10 easy | 99 |
| 2020-02-12 | 2020-05-10 | 0 | ||
| (0) | Update Notifier: many versions are misreporting available upgrades | Marc Laporte | 10 high | 9 | 90 |
| manivannans | 2013-08-12 | 2013-10-31 | 6 marclaporte-31 Oct 13 | |
| (0) | Browsertitle value wrong on Tik12 db update | Bernard Sfez / Tiki Specialist | 9 | 10 easy | 90 |
| manivannans | 2013-09-17 | 2017-01-30 | 1 koth-31 Oct 13 | |
| (0) | Broken images in featured profile and page is generally broken | Marc Laporte | 10 high | 9 | 90 |
| manivannans | 2013-11-03 | 2013-11-20 | 0 | |
| (0) | Installer encoding issue | Jonny Bradley | 10 high | 9 | 90 |
| 2020-02-20 | 2020-03-04 | 13 jonnybradley-04 Mar 20 | ||
| (0) | Change the release script to stop linking to ReleaseNotesXYZ (Use doc.tiki.org/TikiX instead) | Marc Laporte | 9 | 9 | 81 |
| nkoth | 2013-11-03 | 2013-11-16 | 0 | |
| (0) | Featured profiles missing for 13.x | Marc Laporte | 10 high | 8 | 80 |
| 2014-07-29 | 2014-08-05 | 3 marclaporte-05 Aug 14 | ||
| (0) | Installer language selection is wrongly changed by TIki | Bernard Sfez / Tiki Specialist | 10 high | 8 | 80 |
| Jonny Bradley | 2017-01-11 | 2017-01-12 | 1 Bsfez-12 Jan 17 | |
| (0) | Error with composer switching branch from 16x to 17x | Bernard Sfez / Tiki Specialist | 8 | 10 easy | 80 |
| Jonny Bradley | 2017-05-01 | 2017-05-03 | 7 Bsfez-03 May 17 | |
| (0) | Tiki installer fails with System error after the last step when MyISAM database engine is selected | luciash d' being 🧙 | 10 high | 8 | 80 |
| rjsmelo | 2018-10-08 | 2018-10-16 | 2 luci-16 Oct 18 | |
| (0) | setup.sh enters endless loop | Jean-Marc Libs | 1 low | 8 | 8 |
| 2013-11-17 | 2013-11-25 | 3 koth-21 Nov 13 | ||
| (0) | Installer does not set language on new install | Rick Sapir / Tiki for Smarties | 9 high | 8 | 72 |
| chealer | 2008-09-09 | 2010-01-16 | 0 | |
| (0) | unable to connect to DB after upgrade to 4.0 | mat-in | 9 high | 8 | 72 |
| 2009-12-05 | 2010-01-14 | 1 kimberlyf-14 Jan 10 | ||
| (0) | _htaccess should know which version of Tiki it is for | Marc Laporte | 9 high | 8 | 72 |
| Nelson Ko | 2009-12-25 | 2012-04-16 | 0 | |
| (0) | Company Profile 4.x installation causes duplicate entries. | Kimberly Fink | 9 high | 8 | 72 |
| 2009-12-31 | 2010-01-15 | 0 | ||
| (1) | Icon missing for Plugin File (or to upload a file) in default and upgraded toolbars | Xavier de Pedro | 8 | 9 | 72 |
| 2013-06-14 | 2013-06-15 | 0 | ||
| (0) | Upgrade from 9.x to 12.x headers & footers missing on nextbranding.tiki.org | Marc Laporte | 9 | 8 | 72 |
| 2014-07-30 | 2018-05-06 | 1 marclaporte-06 May 18 | ||
| (0) | switch lang in installer does nothing | Xavier de Pedro | 9 | 8 | 72 |
| 2019-07-08 | 2020-02-22 | 3 benoit.roy-27 Nov 19 |
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