BugZilla Resources & Information

Linux Distribution:

• Debian: http://www.debian.org/CD/http-ftp/

Upgrading Virtual Bugzilla Server:

• How to upgrade Virtual Bugzilla Server from version 1.x to version 2.x: http://almworks.com/vbs/upgrading.html

• How to upgrade Virtual Bugzilla Server from version 3.2.2 or earlier to version 3.4: http://almworks.com/vbs/upgrading34.html

• Notes On Upgrading From a Previous Version: http://www.bugzilla.org/releases/4.0.2/release-notes.html#v40_upgrading

Required Modules for Linux (Ubuntu shown):

• Required: apache2 mysql-server libappconfig-perl libdate-calc-perl libtemplate-perl libmime-perl build-essential libdatetime-timezone-perl libdatetime-perl libemail-send-perl libemail-mime-perl libemail-mime-modifier-perl libdbi-perl libdbd-mysql-perl libcgi-pm-perl
• Optional: apache2-mpm-prefork libapache2-mod-perl2 libapache2-mod-perl2-dev libchart-perl libxml-perl libxml-twig-perl perlmagick libgd-graph-perl libtemplate-plugin-gd-perl libsoap-lite-perl libhtml-scrubber-perl libjson-rpc-perl libdaemon-generic-perl libtheschwartz-perl libtest-taint-perl libauthen-radius-perl libfile-slurp-perl libencode-detect-perl libmodule-build-perl
  
• Even More Optional: libtemplate-perl-doc bzr
  

- From https://wiki.mozilla.org/Bugzilla:Prerequisites#Debian_Lenny

Bugzilla Configuration:

• Parameters: http://www.bugzilla.org/docs/tip/en/html/parameters.html

BugZilla Email Configuration:

• Bugzilla:Windows_Gmail: http://wiki.mozilla.org/Bugzilla:Windows_Gmail
• Glob sendmail: http://glob.com.au/sendmail/
• How to install and setup Apache, MySQL and PHP in Windows: http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/08/25/how-to-install-and-setup-apache-mysql-and-php-in-windows/
• Configuring other mail clients (Gmail): http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=13287

Security:

• Network: http://www.bugzilla.org/docs/tip/en/html/security-webserver.html

SSH/SFTP:

• Chrooted SSH/SFTP Tutorial (Debian Lenny): http://www.howtoforge.com/chrooted-ssh-sftp-tutorial-debian-lenny

IIS Related:

• Configure and Test a PERL Script with IIS 4.0, 5.0, 5.1, and 6.0: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;245225
• How to Use Perl with Microsoft Personal Web Server: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;231998
• 2.2.4.2. Microsoft Internet Information Services: http://www.bugzilla.org/docs/2.18/html/configuration.html
• Installing Bugzilla on Microsoft Windows with IIS: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Bugzilla:Win32Install

How-To:

• Find files on your computer with find: http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-find-files-on-your-computer-with-find
  

Troubleshooting:

• install mod_perl2 fails: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=513110 
• Missing or Misconfigured libgdbm.so: http://perl.apache.org/docs/1.0/guide/install.html#toc_Missing_or_Misconfigured_libgdbm_so  
• Bug in Requirements.pm (code): https://bug678772.bugzilla.mozilla.org/attachment.cgi?id=552915