1 Koha 3 - the next-generation release of the award-winning Koha open-source
2 integrated library system.
4 Koha is the first open-source Integrated Library System. Developed initially in
5 New Zealand by Katipo Communications, Ltd and first deployed in January of 2000
6 for the Horowhenua Library Trust, it is currently maintained by a team of
7 software providers and library technology staff from around the globe. Learn
8 more about the Koha project at http://koha.org.
13 Koha 3 comes with a new installer, based on MakeMaker, the tool that
14 is usually used to install CPAN modules. This means that if you know
15 how to customise CPAN-installed modules, the same things should work
16 for you with Koha. If not, don't worry. If you want to customise the
17 installation more than described below, run "man ExtUtils::MakeMaker"
19 You need to have a server running MySQL 5 or PostgreSQL 8.2.5, Zebra
20 2.0.22 or greater and a webserver (preferably Apache2) before installing
23 MySQL 5: Create a database called 'koha,' owned by 'kohaadmin'
24 user, with a password set. Note: kohaadmin must have at least the
25 following privileges: SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, CREATE, DROP,
26 ALTER, and LOCK TABLES.
28 PostgreSQL 8.2.5: Create a database called 'koha,' owned by 'kohaadmin'
29 user, with a password set. Note: kohaadmin must be a superuser. You
30 must also add plpgsql to the koha database.
32 Default installation instructions:
35 (you will be prompted to answer a number of questions)
37 3.(optional) make test
39 5. sudo ln -s /etc/koha/koha-httpd.conf /etc/apache2/sites-available/koha
40 (note that the path to koha-httpd.conf may be different depending on your
42 6. sudo a2enmod rewrite
43 7. sudo a2ensite koha && /etc/init.d/apache2 reload
44 8. sudo zebrasrv -f /etc/koha/koha-conf.xml
45 (note that you will want to run Zebra in daemon mode for a production
47 9. Browse to http://servername:8080/ and answer the questions
49 OR if you want to install all dependencies from CPAN and are root, you can
50 replace steps 1-3 with "perl install-CPAN.pl" but this is non-standard and
51 may not be safe. Nevertheless, it's pretty cool when it works.
53 The defaults will install Koha to places that follow relevant standards,
54 such as the File Hierarchy Standard. If you want to install Koha to a
55 different directory like /opt/koha, then replace step 1 with (for example):
57 1. perl Makefile.PL INTRANET_CGI_DIR=/www/cgi-bin
59 You can change most of the defaults in a similar way, such as DB_HOST.
60 For full instructions on how to override the default settings, run
62 $ perldoc rewrite-config.PL
68 IF THIS IS A PRE-RELEASE TREE: please contact developers by email via
69 http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/koha-devel
71 http://dir.gmane.org/gmane.education.libraries.koha.devel
73 IF THIS IS A RELEASED VERSION: please see the support pages at
76 Released versions usually have three-digit numbers, like 3.00.01,
77 while other version number styles are usually snapshots or previews.
83 For instructions on how to package releases, run perldoc Makefile.PL