Installing OSQA on windows (local system)

Question

I want to install OSQA on a local Windows system. I\'ve downloaded bitnami-djangostack-1.1.1-2-windows-installer.exe, which has django, python, mysql and apache built in.

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Answer 1

1. Download http://svn.osqa.net/svnroot/osqa/trunk to a folder {OSQA_ROOT} eg, c:\osqa

2. Rename {OSQA_ROOT}\settings_local.py.dist to {OSQA_ROOT}\settings_local.py

3. set following in {OSQA_ROOT}\settings_local.py

   DATABASE_NAME = 'osqa'             # Or path to database file if using sqlite3.
   DATABASE_USER = 'root'               # Not used with sqlite3.
   DATABASE_PASSWORD = 'PASSWD'               # Not used with sqlite3.  put bitnami here
   DATABASE_ENGINE = 'mysql'  #mysql, etc
   

   • Default MySQL credentials in bitnami are: -u root -p bitnami
     
     

4. add following {DJANGOSTACK}\apps\django\conf\django.conf, / means root folder like http://localhost

   
       SetHandler python-program
       PythonHandler django.core.handlers.modpython
       PythonPath "['{OSQA_ROOT}'] + sys.path"
       SetEnv DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE osqa.settings
       PythonDebug On
   
   

5. instasll markdown2 and html5lib with easy_install.exe, which is inside {DJANGOSTACK}\python\Scripts\

   easy_install markdown2
   easy_install html5lib
   

6. create new db called osqa with mysqladmin.exe which is in {DJANGOSTACK}\mysql\bin

   mysqladmin create osqa
   

7. syncdb

   {DJANGOSTACK}\python\python.exe manage.py syncdb
   

   • manage.py is in apps\django\django\conf\project_template as of 5/8/11
   • You must update settings.py with mysql, root, and bitnami (pw), and osqa as db name
     
     

8. enjoy!

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Note:

• {OSQA_ROOT} => osqa trunk directory
• {DJANGOSTACK} => BitNami DjangoStack install directory