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  <chapter id="quick">
    <title>Quick Install</title>
    
    <authorblurb>
      by <ulink url="mailto:docs@openacs.org">Joel Aufrecht</ulink>
    </authorblurb>

    <sect2 id="install-purpose" xreflabel="Purpose of this document">
      <title>Purpose of this document</title>
      <para>
	  This page describes a minimal installation of OpenACS with
	  PostgreSQL (not Oracle).  It will produce a working OpenACS
	  installation in under an hour.  It excludes source control,
	  full text search, ssl, managed services (daemontools),
	  DocBook, and qmail.  
	</para>
    </sect2>
    <sect2>
      <title>For Red Hat 9</title>
          <para>Install PostgreSQL 7.3.2 from RPM.  Select
        <computeroutput>Menu &gt; System Settings &gt; Add/Remove
        Applications</computeroutput> and select <computeroutput>Database Server</computeroutput>.</para>
          <xi:include href="postgres.xml#install-postgres-rpm"  xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
<xi:fallback><para>Postgres section missing</para></xi:fallback>
      </xi:include> 
          <xi:include href="install-guide/postgres.xml#install-plpgsql" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
          <xi:include href="aolserver.xml#aolserver-tarball" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
          <xi:include href="aolserver.xml#install-aolserver-compile" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
          <xi:include href="aolserver.xml#aolserver-db-wrapper" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
          <xi:include href="openacs.xml#make-web-directory" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
          <xi:include href="openacs.xml#install-openacs-download" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
          <xi:include href="openacs.xml#install-aolserver-user-accounts" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
          <xi:include href="openacs.xml#unpack-openacs" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
          <xi:include href="openacs.xml#create-service-db-user" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
          <xi:include href="openacs.xml#create-database" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
          <xi:include href="openacs.xml#db-setup-exit" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
          <xi:include href="openacs.xml#start-aolserver" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
    </sect2>
    <sect2 id="quick-next-steps">  
      <para>After completing installation and restarting the server, go to <ulink url="http://localhost:8000" /> for configuration and customization instructions.  You can upgrade a Quick Install with source control, full text search, backup/recovery, and other production features by walking through the <ulink url="unix-install">Installation documentation</ulink> and doing the steps marked OPTIONAL.</para>
    </sect2>
    <para><phrase role="cvstag">($Id: quick.xml,v 1.5 2006/07/17 05:38:38 torbenb Exp $)</phrase></para>
    
  </chapter>