Installing EPrints 3 on Win32
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This page contains notes concerning installing version 3.2 on Win32-based platforms. There is still work to go on supporting EPrints on Win32.
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Requirements
- Microsoft Windows XP or later
- Apache 2.0 or later
- MySQL 5 or later
- ModPerl 2.0 or later
Download EPrints Windows Installation Package (MSI)
Do not install this until ALL supporting software is in place and in the places outlined.
http://files.eprints.org/508/2/eprints%2D3.2.1%2Drc%2D1.msi
Supporting Software
Apache
Download and install Apache 2.2 + OpenSSL (if needed) from http://httpd.apache.org/download.cgi#apache22.
- Change the installation directory to C:\Apache
- After install manually add C:\Apache\bin to the windows path enviroment variable.
MySQL
Download and install MySQL from http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/
- Change default character set to Best support For Multilingualism
Perl
Download and install ActiveState Perl from http://www.activestate.com/activeperl/downloads/
ModPerl
Install mod_perl from the command prompt:
- ppm install http://cpan.uwinnipeg.ca/PPMPackages/10xx/mod_perl.ppd
- When asked, set the Apache modules directory to C:/Apache/modules
Other Modules
Install DBD::mysql from the command prompt:
- ppm install DBD-mysql
Configuration
Edit the Apache configuration file C:\Apache\conf\httpd.conf and add below the last LoadModule line:
LoadFile C:/perl/bin/perl510.dll LoadModule perl_module modules/mod_perl.so
And at the end of the file:
Include C:/eprints/cfg/apache.conf
