* Michael Ludwig <listuser@???> [20031101 01:33]: wrote:
>
>
> Hi Avleen,
>
> "Avleen Vig" <lists-exim@???> wrote:
>
> > Take a look at vexim, if you don't mind running a mysql (or other)
> > database to store this data in.
> > The people on the mailing list are very helpful too.
>
> As I subscribes to an mailinglist (vexim@??? and I do not know
> if that's the right one) and postet to it, noone did answer and I still got
> no other mail from this list.
> So I think this list must be user-dead, as well as it's archives on silverwraith.com ?
Hmm, I wonder if Avleen has a list there. But if you "subscribed" then it is
really there. Never saw it though.
> > I wrote my own solution (vexim) :-)
>
> As you, Avleen, claim to be one of the maintainers of vexim, I'm going to give
> this one here a try, maybe I can reach you on this list.
Avleen is really a maintainer, not just a claim. However, for now he's busy with
some "very important" matters and so I don't quite think he'll respond sooner.
I'll try to respond on his behalf ;)
> So my question is why vexim does not work at all.
Vexim works very well. I am testing it out of curiosity and you can see what
I have at
http://domainplus.wananchi.com/vexim. I have even created a phony
domain name for you.
Here are the details if you want to test:
domain : swanni-und-michi.ke
Admin Login : ludwig
Admin passwd : Michael
> I only get dozens of PHP warnings, includes which don't work etc.
This might have something to do with your PHP setup and configuration
for Vexim, but not a Vexim problem per se.
> I don't mind changing anything in my php.ini, but vexim is very very badly
> documented.
The README was sufficient for me to get it working. Of course it does not tell
you how to install/configure Apache+php because that is beyond it's scope.
Having looked at the documentation, I saw only one thing that required changing -
that you need to edit just two files - mysql.sql and variable.php to reflect
your site requirements.
> So I could create the mysql database, no problem, but have I got to pay attention
> to file rights and ownerships in the virtual apache directory?
You know so well that files in DocumentRoot should be readable by the webserver
user, don't you? And it is recommended that once you install vexim, you should
wipe out the distro files and just remain with the "vexim" directory for your
virtualhost.
> And have I got to change anything in the php.ini?
That is beyond the scope of Vexim. You need a working php before installing
vexim.
> As I said, this wouldn't be a problem, but nothing is mentioned about it in the
> only README file of the project...
I see. FWIW, as long as your php setup works with other php-enables sites, it should
work with Vexim without any changes.
> So I am really struggling to get this to work.
I think your problem is in your Apache+PHP setup. There are instructions elsewhere
on how to install a working Apache+PHP. If you use FreeBSD, you can grab my script
from
http://ns2.wananchi.com/~wash/Administration/Apache. If you would like some
script that would build for you Apache+php in a non-standard directory for test,
mail me off list.
> Till now I only understood that vexim is only the "user-interface" to create the
> users and domains in the mysql-database which then is read by courier-imap.
and Exim too...
> All right. No problem. But this user-interface does not work at all.
No it does.
> So I really need help, as I am not an expert with php and this php scripting stuff.
Write to me offlist about the nature of help you require.
Have a nice weekend.
cheers
- wash
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