Ringside Frequently Asked Questions

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General

What documentation is available for Ringside?
What databases are supported?

Installation

The Linux installer crashed on me!
I already have MySQL, Apache and/or PHP installed, I don't want the installer to install those!
Installer fails to complete on my Windows box!
What comes "out of the box" in a Ringside download?

General

What documentation is available for Ringside?

All documentation can be found on our Wiki at http://wiki.ringsidenetworks.org/.

What databases are supported?

Currently (as of 5/23/2008) only MySQL is supported. We are integrating Doctrine into Ringside which will allow us to support more databases. We are currently looking to support Postgres and Oracle in addition to MySQL, with possibly more in the future.

Installation

The Linux installer crashed on me!

We've seen on Linux (specifically on Kubuntu 8.04, unsure what other platforms have this problem) that the installer crashed. Run the installer with a different mode to try to workaround this problem. For example, use --mode xwindow and see if that works. Pass in the --help option to see the other modes that are available for you to try.

I already have MySQL, Apache and/or PHP installed, I don't want the installer to install those!

The installer will install everything needed by Ringside. If you already have these installed, the installer can still install these and run them on different ports that are free on your box. If you still do not want to install these components but you want to reuse the components you already have, see Advanced Developer Setup for instructions on how to do this.

Installer fails to complete on my Windows box!

If you elected to install in the default location ("C:\Program Files\Ringside Networks") or any location that has one or more spaces in the directory name, you must ensure that your Windows machine has 8.3 name support enabled. If "fsutil.exe behavior query disable8dot3" shows you a value of "1", then you must set it to "0" by executing "fsutil.exe behavior set disable8dot3 0" and then reboot Windows for the change to take effect. An alternative to changing this setting is to install in a path that has no spaces in it.

What comes "out of the box" in a Ringside download?

An executable installer that creates a full, independent AMP (Apache, MySQL, PHP) stack.
Ringside
- A social network
- Application server