[ic] Question regarding Installation and other Issues...

Tue Apr 29 12:08:00 2003

What database server are you using?. When you run the script, everything starts 
properly, or you get a message?. I got the message saying that the server is 
busy too. I think it is related to a database problem. I suggest you to install 
the perl modules from the rpms that you can get from the interchange site. 
Then, install the rpms. I have Red Hat 9, but I have not installed interchange 
in my computer. I will try to do that tomorrow, and let you know what's going 
on.

Regards
Diego

> Hi all,
> 
> I am new to Interchange, and I do not know if this is the correct way to
> post to the mailing list.  If not, sorry.  Please advise if not. Thanks!
> 
> Anyway, I am trying to install, make catalog and run Interchange server.
>  I have several problems that have been addressed on the discussion list.  
> 
> My setup:
> 
> Red Hat Linux 9.0 Pro
> Apache 2.0
> Interchange 4.8.7
> localhost/127.0.0.1
> 
> I have tried to install as follows:
> 
> RPM as root
> RPM as regular os user with enough privs
> tar install as root
> tar install as regular os user
> 
> My main problems:
> 
> On RPM intall I get unsatified dependencies for some perl modules:
> 
> Business-UPS
> MD5
> Storable
> SQL-Statement
> ....
> 
> (others have had this as well)
> 
> I tried every which way to resolve by loading LWP bundle, individual
> modules from CPAN.  I get no errors after
> 
> unpack
> make
> make test
> make intall
> 
> I run which perl (5.8.0), perl -v, perl -V.  They give correct info/paths.
> 
> I run a perl script including all modules RPM complains about, and they
> are all OK.  Could I have wrong versions????
> 
> I run rpm with --nodeps and, of course, it completes with no errors.
> 
> /usr/lib/perl is there
> 
> I run makecat and all is OK.
> 
> When I try to access foundation, I get the welcome/entrance page.  I
> access catalog, and the link script hangs with:
> 
> "We're sorry, the Interchange server is unavailable...
> We are out of service or may be experiencing high system demand. Please
> try again soon."
> 
> I looked at link program -- could not open socket is error for this message.
> 
> I thought it was firewall, naming, etc., UNIX/INET/NONE(port: 7786).
> 
> I see from the list and code comments this is usually firewall or port
> conflict.  Not so in my case. I wrote a quick java server, and link
> program reaches him on 7786 fine.  I access 7786 from outside firewall
> (ok), shut down firewall (ok).  I have tried every combination I could
> think.  Nothing works.
> 
> Interchange process starts and stops with /bin/interchange -xxxx, and a
> process is showing in  $> ps -A
> 
> Of course it gives the funky:
> 
> Server not running... probably temrinated.... lingo  -- definitely not
> starting/initing correctly.
> 
> I make sure process is killed before restarting.
> 
> Also, I am sure about fairly certain about file permissions and those
> issues, and I do not think this is the issue.
> 
> Interchange logs and apache logs -- no complaints either.
> 
> 
> QUESTION: 
> 
> Considering that the server starts but does not bind 7786 (I have tried
> UNIX/INETD/NONE (config file agrees with this) and always stops
> indicating something went wrong (...probably terminated message), is
> there anything in the server that will make him throw up his hands,
> start a process and not respond to link programs and never complain
> about not binding 7786???  I have not had time to check server code.
> 
> I am sure the issue is with me.  I am hoping it is something like I am
> using wrong versions of some perl mods or something.  I noticed
> something about SQL-Statement version being an issue. Again, I have
> tried to load a lot of differnet module versions as well.
> 
> I am really looking forward to working with Interchange, but my
> ignorance, or lack of skill, seems to be preventing me. :(
> 
> I come from J2EE background, but have done C/C++ PHP, ...etc.  Maybe I
> am missing something critical regarding perl module install and
> environment?????
> 
> Any help and criticism is appreciated.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Bob
> 
> Engineering
> Advisiv Software
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