VirtualBox
This chapter should only be done when installing a local server with VirtualBox
- Get latest VirtualBox from https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads
- Also get the extension pack for the current VirtualBox version and install
- Also get the VBoxGuestAdditions ISO for the current VirtualBox version. It should be available at http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/
- Create a new machine, 8Gb HDD 4Gb Memory, Linux/Ubuntu 64, dynamically allocated hard disk.
- Select the new machine, Settings->Network->Network Settings, set adapter 1 to Bridged Adapter, Allow All
Ubuntu Server
- Get the latest 64-bit Ubuntu Server from http://www.ubuntu.com/download/server (Current version is 14.04LTS).
- Mount ISO image
- If in VirtualBox, just mount ISO and start the virtual machine
- If standalone server, burn ISO to CD or to USB stick, set the BIOS to boot from that media and boot
- Set it up as a LAMP server
- Set up MySQL to use the root password from config/database in the source code.
- If a standalone server, copy the source to the server /var/www
Configuring VirtualBox Guest additions
Settings->Storage. Select the CD ROM and remove the current disk from the virtual drive.- Settings->Storage. Select the CD ROM and "insert" the VBoxGuestAdditions ISO image.
- In the linux box:
sudo apt-get install dkms sudo mount -r /dev/cdrom /media/cdrom sudo bash /media/cdrom/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run
- Add to /etc/rc.d before the exit 0 line:
sudo mount -t vboxsf boenderegistret /var/www
- Reboot so it gets properly mounted
