Vtiger CRM 5 Beta – Installation Guide
From vtiger.com
Important Note: vtiger CRM 5 Beta is ready for end-users testing the product and post their suggestions and comments. This build is only for product testing purpose, hence users are strongly adviced not to use for deployment purpose.
You can access the v5 Beta demo from:
System Requirements
- Hardware: x486 and above with 256 MB RAM or higher with minimum 100 MB disk space.
- Web Server: Apache 2.0.40 and above or Microsoft IIS 5/6
- Database: MySQL 4.1.X or 5.1.x
- PHP: 5.1.X version
- Web Browser: Internet Explorer 5.5 and above, Netscape 7.0 and above, Mozilla Firefox 1.4 and above, or Opera 7.21 and above.
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PHP 5 – Linux Dependecy Packages:
The dependency packages for php5.1.2 are as follows:
- glibc-2.3.2
- libxml2-2.6.11
Almost all the latest Linux distributions supports both the above versions. If the OS have the lower versions, then either you need to upgrade the packages or install the packages in another location. If the packages are installed in another location than the default, then you need to include the following path while compiling php.
For ex, if libxml2 is installed in /usr/local , then the script to be modified as
./configure –with-imap=/usr/local/vtiger/imap –with-imap-ssl=/usr –with-kerberos –with-mysql –with-apxs2=${installation_path}/vtigerCRM5_beta/apache/bin/apxs –with-gd=${installation_path}/vtigerCRM5_beta/gd2 –enable-static=yes –enable-ftp=yes –with-libxml-dir=/usr/local –prefix=${installation_path}/vtigerCRM5_beta/php >> ${LOGFILE} 2>&1
Another issue on php5 with imap is kerberos support. Since we are using imap-2001 and compiling imap without kerberos support, you have to remove this option “–with-kerberos” while compiling imap.
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Note: If you are using Microsoft IIS, refer to Installation Procedure for IIS document.
Download URL
You can download vtiger CRM 5 Beta from the following URL:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/vtigercrm/vtigercrm-5.0.0-beta2-source.tar.gz
PHP Settings
Please ensure that your php.ini settings support the following parameters, otherwise you may experience some problems while working with vtiger CRM:
Note: You must increase the value for max_execution_time in php.ini file as it takes about 300 seconds to execute the vtiger CRM installation script. By default the value is set as 30 seconds.
Safe Mode – Off
Display Errors – On
File Uploads – On
Register Globals – Off
Max Execution Time – 300
output_buffering – On
Change the memory limit – 16M
error_reporting – E_WARNING & ~E_NOTICE
allow_call_time_reference -On
output_buffering – On
log_error = off
GD Library support
extension=php_gd2.dll (remove the comments)
IMAP Support
extension=php_imap.dll (remove the comments)
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Installation Procedure
Step 1: Download vtigercrm-5.0.0-beta_Source.tar.gz from the following URL:
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/vtigercrm/vtigercrm-5.0.0-beta2-source.tar.gz
Step 2: Extract the vtigercrm-5.0.0-beta_Source.tar.gz file into the document root of the Apache/IIS.
Step 3: Please ensure that following files/directories are having Read/Write permissions:
- cache/
- test/
- storage/
- install/
- user_privileges/
- Smarty/templates_c/
- Smarty/cache/
- modules/Emails/templates/
- test/wordtemplatedownload/
- config.inc.php
- install.php
- tabdata.php
- parent_tabdata.php
Step 4: Start the MySQL database and create a database for vtiger CRM. The default database name is vtigercrm5_beta. If you want to use different database then modify according to your wish. You can also create a new database (if requred).
Step 5: Start Web Browser and follow the procedure given in the “Configuring vtiger CRM Server” section for completing the vtiger CRM installation.
Configuring RSS Feeds
To fetch RSS feeds from various Websites edit the Snoopy.class.inc file present under /include/magpierss/extlib/ directory and specify the following:
var $proxy_host = '';
var $proxy_port='
';
var $user = '';
var $pass = '
';
Configuring Companies Stock Information
Account’s Stock information (Public listed companies in NYSE) based on Ticker Symbol can be displayed in Account’s page. To fetch the account stock information, configure cetain parameters in class_http.php file present under /class_http directory at line no:166
$server = //Specify the proxy server name
$port = //Specify Port number
$user = //User Name to access through Proxy server
$pwd = //Password of the user name
Known Issues
In certain Linux operating systems, web mails (Incoming Email) do not work as IMAP support is not configured. In these system following error is displayed:
unknown function imap_open exception
Frequently Asked Questions
1. vtiger CRM 5 Beta is in tar.gz format. Whether I can use it in Windows OS?
Answer: Yes, you can use the vtiger CRM 5 Beta in Windows OS also. Just extract the file using any Zip utility (WinZip, WinRAR etc.,) and then follow the installation procedure. By the way, we are releasing Windows EXE also. You can choose Windows EXE if you don’t have WAMP setup ready.
2. Whether V 5 Beta is single installer or I need to install any additional software.
Answer: V 5 Beta is available in different formats, EXE, BIN, and tar.gz. Select the distribution that suites your Server requirements
3. Upgrade from Vtiger 4.2
Answer:
Installation Support
If you need any further support on installation please report your support queries at vtiger Discussions – Installation 5.x forum
