Bugzilla installation reference

1. Checkout your system meets minimum requirement.
Perl version 5.6.0
Mysql version 5.0.2
Apache web server 2.x
Note:
The default installation of RH9 satisfies the above specifications
2. Dowload Bugzilla from the following location
http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/webtools/bugzilla-2.20.1.tar.gz
and extract it under /var/www/html directory
3. We need some perl modules to be installed to make bugzilla working
the list of perl modules should get installed can be obtained by
running the following command under bugzilla directory
./checksetup.pl –checkmodules
4.Create user in mysql and grand permission for that user to 'test'
database
5. All of the perl modules can be installed one by one or by installing single
module Bundle::Bugzilla you can get all of the required perl modules,
It can be updated directly from internet by entering the following
command
perl MCPAN
e
'install "Bundle::Bugzilla"'
Note:
When you are installing Template perl module pass the mysql
drivername explicitly.
6.Run ./checksetup.pl –check-modules to ensure all required modules are
there in the system
7.Create user with 'create database' privilege in mysql and specify the
credentials in localconfig file(/var/www/html/bugzilla)
8.Run ./checksetup.pl to create 'bugs' database and tables.During
execution the script may as you the username,realname and password.
9.Add the following lines in /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

AddHandler cgiscript
.cgi
Options +Indexes +ExecCGI
DirectoryIndex index.cgi
AllowOverride Limit

10.Restart httpd and try the http://mac-name/bugzilla
11.Login to bugzilla by providing the username you entered when you are
running checksetup.pl
12.Click on preferences and customize bugzilla,Subscribe once and verify
the installation