By ericinwisconsin on

I thought I'd kick the tires on Open Enterprise (OE) and ran into an issue installing.

OE wants FTP access. I don't use FTP to install Drupal because I have a dedicated server over which I have complete control. I use ssh and wget to get myself up and running. Standard Drupal 7 doesn't need FTP access to my server. Why does OE? Quite frankly, this is a hassle for a number of reasons. Most importantly, I don't leave the FTP server running unless I need it, and that's rare.

Documentation is sparse on the OE install. I would prefer to know what the proper steps are before I actually start the install. I know how to work around this -- it's not that hard -- but I could have done this properly from the start if there was more on the Level Ten website than "it is best to follow the instructions for installing standard Drupal" when standard Drupal doesn't have this step.

And no support forums? Why not? It would help people who want to try out the distro.

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goguapo commented

unlike eric I am new to drupal. One of the reasons I looked at the distro was that it is supposed to be easier to use. But I cannot get the FTP to work. I get a basic install running but the OE apps never install. When I navigate to the installed apps folder they are always empty. If it really is "not that hard" to install the apps without using FTP perhaps someone could quickly explain how to do it. As is, it seems quite unusable. Thanks.

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ericinwisconsin commented

It's not hard, goguapo, but it IS time consuming.

Essentially what you do is use the standard Drupal distro (Is it correct to call it a distro?) and a list of the modules in the OE release. Then you manually add the modules needed.

Kind of defeats the whole purpose of "easier to use", doesn't it?

Drupal, at least for me, is one of those things that initially has a steep learning curve. Somehow, at some point along the way, something clicked in my head and I said "Now I get it!"

Having come from a Joomla world, I was impressed with Drupal's ability to add functionality seemlessly. I didn't have to replace core modules with modified ones that would allow me to add features or make changes to the code. That may not be the case anymore with Joomla. I certainly don't want to start a flame war here, but for me, Drupal seems more powerful if less straight-forward.

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Anonymous (not verified) commented

I also was unale to complete the Open Enterprise installation because my server requires an SFTP connection. I deleted all the files and database and started again. This time I skipped the step to install the applications. It worked!

I then discovered that the additional modules had already been added to my installation. Now to update all the modules and to begin the real work.

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droopy_pal commented

Bug is still here 5 months later - see http://drupal.org/node/1508136

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netgalactic commented

Hi there,

I would like to know the method of installing this piece of software Module or Applications suite.
I have already installed drupal 7 (brand new) for testing this
So, my question is, where do I need to put this:
1.) /www/drupal_install/modules
2.) /www/drupal_install/sites/all/modules ?
I did here the normal way of drupal module activating method.

I'm running Drupal for many years and solved all the problems learning by doing and this is the first time I'm asking some info from the community.
But.. now I got my heavily data loaded site completely screwed up!!!!!!!!!
I have direct access to my all servers, no need ftp, remote etc.
(running:FreeBSD,OpenBSD,Ubuntu and Centos 6.3)
And last but not least: what are the clear necessary steps to be taken?
May I put my error message please:
This is on Ubuntu:
"Fatal error: require_once(): Failed opening required '/var/www/cms78d/sites/all/modules/openenterprise-7.x-1.0-rc3_bak/profiles/openenterprise/modules/views/includes/view.inc' (include_path='.:/usr/share/php:/usr/share/pear') in /var/www/cms78d/includes/bootstrap.inc on line 2935!"

This is on FreeBSD:
2)Fatal error: require_once() [function.require]: Failed opening required '/usr/local/www/cms7/sites/all/modules/openenterprise/modules/node/node.module' (include_path='.:/usr/local/share/pear') in /usr/local/www/cms7/includes/bootstrap.inc on line 3084

What should I do now to remedy this and save my at least running Site?
I did of course a backup, but it is not good enough like the original a bit crippled :-(

(I think, the problem and question is clear enough to understand what I mean here)

Regards

PS.: Aha, I got it now, not completely, one need to make another SQL db and keep the OE in cms.
over the browser starts with appending the name of the OE file and starts install.
The rest I hone to get from OE :-)

I got it!
I installed it under the already installed Drupal core; /www/cms/openenterprise and a new mysql db for that instance.
After installing it successfully, I logged out and wants to login again, doesn't work it!

So, I think, I should keep away from this Openenterprise and go for Django, which have good docs also!

Cheers Mr. randallknutson!

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cliveroux commented

I installed a new Drupal core 7.15, I have checked that I have FTP access enabled, I have installed this app to my sites/all/modules folder. Nothing. It is not working, I can't see anything in the modules panel that indicates it is there, but all the files are in the folder and I can't see anywhere to try to fix it. Can anyone help please?