ProcessMaker's "README.txt" file

Contents: Overview More Information and license Requirements for Server Requirements for Clients PHP Configuration MySQL Configuration ProcessMaker Installation Credits

ProcessMaker is an open source, workflow management software suite, which includes tools to automate your workflow, design forms, create documents, assign roles and users, create routing rules, and map an individual process quickly and easily. It's relatively lightweight and doesn't require any kind of installation on the client computer. This file describes the requirements and installation steps for the server.

ProcessMaker - Automate your Workflow Copyright (C) 2002 - 2011 Colosa Inc.

Licensed under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License version 3: http://www.affero.org/oagpl.html

For further information visit: http://www.processmaker.com/

ProcessMaker 2.0 and later requires:

• Linux or UNIX or Windows (XP, Vista, 7, Server 2003, Server 2008)

• MySQL 5.1.6 or greater

• Apache 2.2.3 or greater, with the following modules:

  • Deflate
  • Expires
  • Rewrite
  • Vhost_alias

• PHP 5.1.6 or greater with the following libraries:

  • mysql

  • xml

  • mbstring

  • mcrypt

  • soap (necessary if using web services)

  • ldap (necessary if integrating with LDAP or Active Directory)

  • gd (recommended if using Events)

  • curl (necessary for uploading/downloading files)

  • Also install PHP's command line interface (CLI) if planning on using Events, the Case Scheduler, workspace backup/restore, or developing plugins with the Gulliver Framework.

Mozilla FireFox (recommended) or Internet Explorer 7 or later

In the PHP configuration file (php.ini), set the following settings: memory_limit = 120M file_uploads = On short_open_tag = On The memory_limit may be a minimum of 80MB, but it is recommended to set it to 120MB. If planning on uploading large Input Documents and attached files, then increase the max_post_size and upload_max_filesize to larger than the default 2MB: max_post_size = 2M upload_max_filesize = 2M

After editing the "php.ini" file, restart the Apache server for the new configuration to take effect.

The MySQL "root" user should already have all the necessary privileges to setup the ProcessMaker databases. If planning on using a MySQL user other than "root" to set up the ProcessMaker databases, grant a MySQL user superuser privileges to create and update databases.

Login to MySQL: mysql -u root -p Enter the root password for MySQL.

Once in MySQL, give the user which will be running ProcessMaker superuser privileges to create create and modify MySQL databases: mysql> grant all on . to 'USER'@'localhost' identified by 'PASSWORD' with grant option;

Replace USER with the name of your MySQL user and PASSWORD with the password for that user. (If that user doesn't already exist, he/she will be automatically created with the above grant command. If you are running ProcessMaker on a different server than your MySQL server, then replace localhost with the domain name or IP address of the server where ProcessMaker is located.

Exit MySQL: mysql> exit;

If you have forgotten the root password, see these instructions to reset it: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.1/en/resetting-permissions.html

If unable to log into MySQL because there is no socket, then MySQL needs to be started as a service.

1. Go to http://sourceforge.net/projects/processmaker/files and download a recent tarball of ProcessMaker, which should be named "processmaker-2.X-X.tar.gz"

The versions are numbered according to the pattern MAJOR.MINOR-REVISION, such as "2.0-8". Beta versions will have the word "beta" appended to the version number.

2. Move the "processmaker-X.X-X.tar.gz" file which was downloaded to the directory in your server where the ProcessMaker application will be stored.

ProcessMaker can be installed in any directory which is not publicly accessible to the internet (so do NOT install it in "/var/www" in Linux/UNIX).

In Linux/UNIX, it is generally installed in the "/opt" directory, since it is an optional program which doesn't come from the standard repositories.

In Windows XP and Server 2003, it is generally installed in the "C:\Program Files" directory.

In Windows Vista, 7, and Server 2008, it is generally installed in the local directory of a user, such as "C:/Users/X/processmaker", due to the new security restrictions which do not allow Apache to write to the C:/Program Files directory.

3. The code files are in .tar.gz format and can be extracted using most compression tools, like the "tar" command in Linux/UNIX or WinRAR or 7-Zip in Windows.

Linux/UNIX: tar -xvzf processmaker-X.X-X.tar.gz /opt/

MS Windows: Use WinRAR or 7-Zip to extract the file processmaker-X.X-X.tar.gz

This will create a new "processmaker" directory, containing all the ProcessMaker files and directories, which should have the following contents:

gulliver processmaker rbac shared LICENSE.txt processmaker.bat README.txt workflow

4. Then, make the following subdirectories writable to the user running Apache:

Linux/UNIX: Issue the following commands: chmod 770 /opt/processmaker/shared cd /opt/processmaker/workflow/engine/ chmod 770 config content/languages plugins xmlform js/labels

Then change the owner of the ProcessMaker files to Apache: chown -R apache-user:apache-user /opt/processmaker

Replace "apache-user", with the user running Apache in your distribution. In RedHat/CentOS/Fedora: chown -R apache:apache /opt/processmaker In Debian/Ubuntu: chown -R www-data:www-data /opt/processmaker In SUSE/OpenSUSE: chown -R chown wwwrun:www -R /opt/processmaker

MS Windows: Make the following subdirectories writable: \processmaker\shared \processmaker\workflow\engine\config \processmaker\workflow\engine\content\languages \processmaker\workflow\engine\plugins \processmaker\workflow\engine\xmlform \processmaker\workflow\engine\js\labels

1. Edit the file "/processmaker/etc/pmos.conf" with a plain text editor (such as Notepad or Notepad++ in Windows or vim, nano or gedit in Linux/UNIX).

Replace "your_ip_address" with the IP number or domain name of the server running ProcessMaker. If only planning on running and accessing ProcessMaker on your local machine, then use the IP address "127.0.0.1". If using ProcessMaker on a machine whose IP address might change (such as a machine whose IP address is assigned with DHCP), then use "*", which represents any IP address. If not using the standard port 80, then it is necessary to also specify the port number.

If your DNS or "hosts" file has a defined domain for ProcessMaker, then use that domain for "your_processmaker_domain". Otherwise, use the same IP address for "your_processmaker_domain" as was used for "your_ip_address".

If ProcessMaker is installed in a location other than "/opt/processmaker", then edit the paths to match where Processmaker is installed on your system.

Note: It is also possible to define the virtual host for ProcessMaker directly in the Apache configuration by inserting the above VirtualHost definition in the Apache configuration file, which is generally named "httpd.conf".

Then, copy the "pmos.conf" file to the following directory, where it will automatically be loaded by the Apache web server:

Generic Linux/UNIX: 
   /etc/httpd/conf.d/pmos.conf

Debian/Ubuntu: 
   /etc/apache2/sites-available/

   Then issue the command to enable the site: 
      a2ensite pmos.conf

WINDOWS: 
   C:\wamp\bin\apache\apache2.2.8\conf\extra\pmos.conf 

If using Windows, add the following line to the "httpd.conf" file, so that the ProcessMaker virtual configuration can proceed:

Include "C:\wamp\bin\apache\apache2.2.8\conf\extra\pmos.conf"

Note: If Apache is using the default port 80, then configure Skype and other programs to not use port 80. You can check whether a program is currently listening on port 80 with netstat -anb in Windows or netstat -tanp in Linux/UNIX.

5. Finally restart the Apache service (or reboot) to make the new ProcessMaker site available

1. Open your web browser and direct it to the IP address (and port) or domain name where ProcessMaker is installed: http://IP-ADDRESS

For example, if installed on the local machine at port 8080, then use: http://localhost:8080

The web browser should be redirected to the address: http://IP-ADDRESS/sys/en/classic/login

2. The installation configuration page should appear to setup ProcessMaker. (If the default Apache page appears, then disable it and restart Apache.)

In the configuration page, enter in the username and password to access MySQL. Click on the '''Test''' button to verify that ProcessMaker is configured properly. Green checkmarks will indicate that the settings work correctly.

To change a setting after clicking "Test", click on "Reset". To change the default administrator username and password, select the option in the "ProcessMaker Configuration" section. Once all the settings are properly configured click on "Install" to install processmaker. The installation screen should indicate "SUCCESS".

Click on "Finish Installation", to redirect to the ProcessMaker login screen. If an error arises, feel free to ask in the ProcessMaker forum at: http://forum.processmaker.com

At the login screen, enter the Username of "admin" and the Password of "admin" and the Workspace name, which by default is "workflow".

Once logged in as the administrator, new users and processes can be created inside ProcessMaker. To login with a different workspace, language or skin, see: http://wiki.processmaker.com/index.php/Login

If the ProcessMaker configuration screen appears the next time you try to login, press CTRL+F5 to clear your web browser's cache.

Note: It is a good idea to reset the administrator's password to something more secure in the future before using ProcessMaker in production.

ProcessMaker - Automate your Workflow Copyright (C) 2002-2011 Colosa http://www.processmaker.com/

Last Update: 2011-04-11, amosbatto AT colosa DOT com