[jdev] Re: Re: Installing/Testing Jabberd2

[Sonic98]

Ok, I thnk this server is running FreeBSD. I'm basically using it until I
get a shell account to host the jabber server. This is basically a server I
can use to test things on for about 30 days and then the account expires.
How do I install the client libraries on a FreeBSD server.
"Ido Rosen" <ido at cs.uchicago.edu> wrote in message
news:20040410150715.72406e1f.ido at cs.uchicago.edu...
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> Ah, I didn't see that error!  ./configure is checking for the
> libmysqlclient library (or similar library used to connect to a mysql
> server)...not for an actual mysql server at any address.  Install the
> MySQL client libraries (mysql-devel if you're using Debian, I think).
> It should work then.  Good catch, Tijl.
>
> Ido
>
> On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 22:02:37 +0200
> Tijl Houtbeckers <thoutbeckers at splendo.com> wrote:
>
> > This is a complete guess here, since I have no experience setting up
> > jabberd2, but I have the feeling it could be true anyway. You probably
> >
> > need the mySQL-devel package. (the lib often used to connect to a
> > MySQL server).
> >
> > On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 14:54:18 -0500, Sonic98
> > <raymondcox at redlasertech.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Well I know that I can set my DB host to whatever I want other than
> > > localhost, but how do I configure it that way? When I run
> > > ./configure I get
> > > an error "mysql not found." I thought I could just install jabberd2
> > > and setup the DB location in the configuration, but I have to get
> > > past that step
> > > first.
> > > "Ido Rosen" <ido at cs.uchicago.edu> wrote in message
> > > news:20040410132611.11536c88.ido at cs.uchicago.edu...
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> > >> It is possible to setup Jabberd2 on a machine that is not the DB
> > >server,> you just need to specify the DB server's hostname other than
> > >localhost.> You should, however, be weary of doing this across any
> > >open network> (i.e.: from one of your machines to the host), where
> > >the data crossing> the Internet may be sniffed.
> > >>
> > >> If I had to setup such a beast, I would probably use one of the
> > >> following configurations:
> > >>
> > >> * IPsec VPN tunnel to the subnet/network where the DB server is
> > >sitting> on, to make sure plaintext sensitive data is not exposed to
> > >the> Internet.
> > >>
> > >> * SSL or SSH encapsulate (stunnel tunneling or ssh port forwarding)
> > >the> DB connection.
> > >>
> > >> * Use MySQL/SSL if the host supports it.
> > >>
> > >> ...if you don't care about the security of data crossing your
> > >Jabberd2> server (i.e.: you are not using the same login credentials
> > >for Jabberd2> as you are for other things, and you don't care about
> > >messages being> possibly read by sniffers), then ignore the above.
> > >>
> > >> When you're ready to install Jabberd2, you can simply follow the
> > >> instructions for installing it on whatever machine/network you
> > >choose to> install it (i.e.: your home machine), except for all the
> > >mysql-related> setup portions, remember that you are using mysql on
> > >your host's> database server (mysql -h hosts.db.server.com ...) and
> > >not on localhost.>
> > >>
> > >> Hope this helps,
> > >> Ido
> > >>
> > >> On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 13:16:55 -0500
> > >> "Sonic98" <raymondcox at redlasertech.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > I already have a website that I use with a membership DB already
> > >> > setup. I just switched host from a host that didn't allow SSH
> > >> > connection or running your own owns to one that does allow it,
> > >> > unfortunately I found out this host is just as usless as my other
> > >host> > because you can SSH but you can't run any real apps like
> > >Jabber. I'm> > not quite ready to switch hosts again to one who
> > >allows running chat> > scripts or get dedicated hosting. I'm gonna
> > >get a shell hosting> > account. I just have a simple couple
> > >questions.> >
> > >> > What is the simplest way to install Jabberd 2 if I already have a
> > >> > webserver with a functioing mysql database already installed and
> > >> > working, and can I do it if Jabberd2 and the DB are not on the
> > >same> > server?
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > I'm looking over the Jabberd2 Installation instructions. Some
> > >things> > make sense and some don't, especially considering most of
> > >the> > instructions seem to be geared toward people starting
> > >completely from> > scratch.
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