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+[h2]You want to contribute to the Red Matrix?[/h2]
+[b]...and don't know really how to start?
+Then this is for you...[/b]
+
+You want to lean how to:
+[list]
+[*] debug the Red Matrix,
+[*] contribute code to the project,
+[*] optionally - do it all from inside a virtual machine
+[/list]
+
+This manual was tested for
+[list]
+[*] Lubuntu Linux as host OS
+[*] Debian as guest OS running in a VM
+[/list]
+
+[h2]Content[/h2]
+
+In this manual you will
+[list=1]
+[*] Install a Virtual Machine (KVM)
+[*] Install Apache Web Server
+[*] Install PHP, MySQL, phpMyAdmin
+[*] Fork the project on github to be able contribute
+[*] Install the RED Matrix
+[*] Debug the server via eclipse
+[*] Contribute your changes via github
+[/list]
+
+[h2]Install a Virtual Machine (KVM)[/h2]
+
+[url=https://wiki.debian.org/KVM]Here[/url] the installation guide for Linux Debian.
+The summary:
+[list=1]
+[*] install KVM
+[code]# apt-get install qemu-kvm libvirt-bin[/code]
+[*] add yourself to the group libvirt [code]# adduser <youruser> libvirt[/code]
+[*] install gui to manage virtual machines [code]# apt-get install virt-manager[/code]
+[*] download an operating system to run inside the vm ([url=http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/wheezy/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/mini.iso]mini.iso[/url])
+[*] start the virt manager
+- create new virtual machine (click on icon)
+- choose your iso image (just downloaded) as installation source
+- optional: configure the new vm: ram, cpu's,...
+- start virtual machine > result: linux debian starts in a new window.
+[*] (optional) avoid network errors after restart of host os
+[code]# virsh net-start default
+# virsh net-autostart default[/code]
+[/list]
+
+
+[h2]Install Apache Webserver[/h2]
+
+Open a terminal and make yourself root
+[code]su -l[/code]
+
+Create the standard group for the Apache webserver
+[code]groupadd www-data[/code]
+might exist already
+
+[code]usermod -a -G www-data www-data[/code]
+
+Check if the system is really up to date
+[code]apt-get update
+apt-get upgrade[/code]
+
+Optional restart services after installation
+[code]reboot[/code]
+
+If you restarted, make yourself root
+[code]su -l[/code]
+
+Install Apache: [code]
+apt-get install apache2 apache2-doc apache2-utils[/code]
+
+Open webbrowser on PC and check [url=localhost]localhost[/url]
+Should show you a page like "It works"
+
+(Source [url=http://www.manfred-steger.de/tuts/20-der-eigene-webserver-mit-dem-raspberry-pi#]http://www.manfred-steger.de/tuts/20-der-eigene-webserver-mit-dem-raspberry-pi#[/url])
+
+
+[h2]Install PHP, MySQL, phpMyAdmin[/h2]
+
+[code]su -l
+apt-get install libapache2-mod-php5 php5 php-pear php5-xcache php5-curl php5-mcrypt php5-xdebug
+apt-get install php5-mysql
+apt-get install mysql-server mysql-client[/code]
+enter and note the mysql passwort
+
+Optional since its already enabled during phpmyadmin setup
+[code]
+php5enmod mcrypt
+[/code]
+
+Install php myadmin
+[code]apt-get install phpmyadmin[/code]
+
+Configuring phpmyadmin
+- Select apache2 (hint: use the tab key to select)
+- Configure database for phpmyadmin with dbconfig-common?: Choose Yes
+
+(Source #^[url=http://www.manfred-steger.de/tuts/20-der-eigene-webserver-mit-dem-raspberry-pi#]http://www.manfred-steger.de/tuts/20-der-eigene-webserver-mit-dem-raspberry-pi#[/url])
+
+[b]Enable rewrite[/b]
+
+The default installation of Apache2 comes with mod_rewrite installed. To check whether this is the case, verify the existence of /etc/apache2/mods-available/rewrite.load
+
+[code]
+root@debian /var/www $ nano /etc/apache2/mods-available/rewrite.load
+[/code]
+
+ (You should find the content: LoadModule rewrite_module /usr/lib/apache2/modules/mod_rewrite.so)
+To enable and load mod_rewrite, do the rest of steps.
+Create a symbolic link in /etc/apache2/mods-enabled
+
+[code]
+cd /var/www
+root@debian /var/www $ a2enmod rewrite
+[/code]
+
+Then open up the following file, and replace every occurrence of "AllowOverride None" with "AllowOverride all".
+
+[code]
+root@debian /var/www $nano /etc/apache2/apache2.conf
+[/code]
+or
+[code]
+root@debian:/var# gedit /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default 
+[/code]
+
+Finally, restart Apache2.
+
+[code]
+root@debian /var/www $service apache2 restart
+[/code]
+
+[b]Test installation[/b]
+
+[code]cd /var/www[/code]
+
+create a php file to test the php installation[code]nano phpinfo.php[/code]
+
+Insert into the file:
+[code]
+<?php
+  phpinfo();
+?>
+[/code]
+(save CTRL+0, ENTER, CTRL+X)
+
+open webbrowser on PC and try #^[url=http://localhost/phpinfo.php]http://localhost/phpinfo.php[/url] (page shows infos on php)
+
+connect phpMyAdmin with MySQL database [code]nano /etc/apache2/apache2.conf
+[/code]
+- CTRL+V... to the end of the file
+- Insert at the end of the file:  (save CTRL+0, ENTER, CTRL+X)[code]Include /etc/phpmyadmin/apache.conf[/code]
+
+restart apache
+[code]/etc/init.d/apache2 restart
+apt-get update
+apt-get upgrade
+reboot[/code]
+
+[b]phpMyAdmin[/b]
+
+open webbrowser on PC and try #^[url=http://localhost/phpmyadmin]http://localhost/phpmyadmin[/url]
+
+(Source #^[url=http://www.manfred-steger.de/tuts/20-der-eigene-webserver-mit-dem-raspberry-pi#]http://www.manfred-steger.de/tuts/20-der-eigene-webserver-mit-dem-raspberry-pi#[/url])
+
+
+[b]Create an empty database... that is later used by RED[/b]
+
+open webbrowser on PC and try #^[url=http://localhost/phpmyadmin]http://localhost/phpmyadmin[/url]
+
+Create an empty database, for example named "red".
+Create a database user, for example "red".
+Grant all rights for the user "red" to the database "red".
+
+Note the access details (hostname, username, password, database name).
+
+
+[h2]Fork the project on github to be able contribute[/h2]
+
+Please follow the instruction in offiical [url=http://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/GitHub-Contributing-to-a-Project] documentation[/url] of git.
+It is a good idea to read the whole manual! Git is different to other version control systems in many ways.
+
+You should
+[list]
+[*] create an account at github.com
+[*] fork https://github.com/friendica/red
+[*] fork https://github.com/friendica/red-addons
+[/list]
+
+
+[h2]Install RED and its Addons[/h2]
+
+You should have created an account on github and forked the projects befor you procced.
+
+Delete the directory www
+[code]root@debian /var/www/html $ cd ..
+rm -R www/
+[/code]
+
+Install git (and optionally git-gui a client gui)
+[code]apt-get install git git-gui[/code]
+
+Download the main project red and red-addons
+[code]
+root@debian:/var# git clone https://github.com/einervonvielen/red www
+root@debian:/var# cd www/
+root@debian:/var/www# git clone https://github.com/einervonvielen/red-addons addon
+[/code]
+
+Make this extra folder
+[code]
+root@debian:/var/www# mkdir -p "store/[data]/smarty3"
+[/code]
+
+Create .htconfig.php and make it writable by the webserver
+[code]
+root@debian:/var# cd www/
+root@debian:/var/www# chmod ou+w .htconfig.php
+[/code]
+
+Make user www-data (webserver) is the owner all the project files
+[code]
+root@debian:/var/www# cd ..
+root@debian:/var# chown -R www-data:www-data www/
+[/code]
+
+Add yourself ("surfer" in this example) to the group www-data. Why? Later you want to modify files in eclipse or in another editor.
+Then make all files writable by the group www-date you are now a member of.
+[code]
+root@debian:/var/www# usermod -G www-data surfer
+root@debian:/var# chmod -R  g+w www/
+[/code]
+
+Restart the computer (or vm)
+If you are still not able to modify the project files you can check the members of the group www-data with
+[code]
+cat /etc/group
+[/code]
+
+Open http://localhost and init the matrix
+
+Befor you register a first user switch off the registration mails.
+Open /var/www/.htconfig.php
+and make sure "0" is set in this line
+[code]
+$a->config['system']['verify_email'] = 0;
+[/code]
+You should be able to change the file as "yourself" (instead of using root or www-data).
+
+Important!
+Run the poller  to pick up the recent "public" postings of your friends
+Set up a cron job or scheduled task to run the poller once every 5-10
+minutes to pick up the recent "public" postings of your friends
+
+[code]
+crontab -e
+[/code]
+
+Add
+[code]
+*/10 * * * * cd /var/www/; /usr/bin/php include/poller.php
+[/code]
+
+If you don't know the path to PHP type
+[code]
+whereis php
+[/code]
+
+
+[h2]Debug the server via eclipse[/h2]
+
+[h3]Check the configuration of xdebug[/h3]
+
+You shoud already have installed xdebug in the steps befor
+[code]
+apt-get install php5-xdebug
+[/code]
+
+Configuring Xdebug
+
+Open your terminal and type as root (su -l)
+[code]
+gedit /etc/php5/mods-available/xdebug.ini
+[/code]
+
+if the file is empty try this location
+[code]
+gedit /etc/php5/conf.d/xdebug.ini
+[/code]
+
+That command should open the text editor gedit with the Xdebug configuration file
+At the end of the file content append the following text
+
+xdebug.remote_enable=on
+xdebug.remote_handler=dbgp
+xdebug.remote_host=localhost
+xdebug.remote_port=9000
+
+Save changes and close the editor.
+In you terminal type to restart the web server.
+[code]
+service apache2 restart
+[/code]
+
+
+[h3]Install Eclipse and start debugging[/h3]
+
+Install eclipse.
+Start eclipse with default worspace (or as you like)
+
+Install the PHP plugin
+Menu > Help > Install new software...
+Install "PHP Developnent Tools ..."
+
+Configure the PHP plugin
+Menu > Window > Preferences...
+> General > Webbrowser > Change to "Use external web browser"
+> PHP > Debug > Debug Settings > PHP Debugger > Change to "XDebug"
+
+Create a new PHP project
+Menu > File > New Project > Choose PHP > "PHP Project"
+> Choose Create project at existing location and "/var/www"
+
+Start debugging
+Open index.php and "Debug as..."
+Choose as Launch URL: "http://localhost/"
+
+Expected:
+[list]
+[*] The web browser starts
+[*] The debugger will stop at the first php line
+[/list]
+
+
+[h2]Contribute your changes via github[/h2]
+
+(There is a related page in this docs: [zrl=[baseurl]/help/git_for_non_developers]Git for Non-Developers[/zrl])
+As stated befor it is recommended to read the official documentation [url=http://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/GitHub-Contributing-to-a-Project]GitHub-Contributing-to-a-Project[/url] of git.
+
+Make sure you have set your data
+[code]
+surfer@debian:/var/www$ git config --global user.name "Your Name"
+surfer@debian:/var/www$ git config --global user.email "your@mail.com"
+[/code]
+
+Make sure your local repository is up-to-date with the main project.
+Add the original repository as a remote named “upstream” if not done yet
+[code]
+surfer@debian:/var/www$ git remote add upstream https://github.com/friendica/red
+[/code]
+
+Fetch the newest work from that remote
+[code]
+surfer@debian:/var/www$ git fetch upstream
+[/code]
+
+Create a descriptive topic branch
+[code]
+surfer@debian:/var/www$ git checkout -b dev_beginning
+[/code]
+
+Hint: You can list the branches
+[code]
+surfer@debian:/var/www$ git branch -v
+[/code]
+
+Make your changes. In this example it is a new doc file.
+
+Check your modifications
+[code]
+surfer@debian:/var/www$ git status
+[/code]
+
+Add (stage) the new file
+[code]
+surfer@debian:/var/www$ git add doc/dev_beginner.bb
+[/code]
+
+Commit the changes to your local branch. This will open an editor to provide a message.
+[code]
+surfer@debian:/var/www$ git commit
+[/code]
+
+Push back up to the same topic branch online
+[code]
+surfer@debian:/var/www$ git push origin dev_beginning
+[/code]
+
+Now you can go to your (online) account at github and create the pull request.
+
+In case the main devolpers want you to change something.
+Make the changes, check them, commit (to local repository), push (to online repository)
+[code]
+surfer@debian:/var/www$ git status
+surfer@debian:/var/www$ git commit -a -m "added modification of branch"
+surfer@debian:/var/www$ git push origin dev_beginning
+[/code]
+
+
+#include doc/macros/main_footer.bb;
+\ No newline at end of file
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 [zrl=[baseurl]/help/to_do_code]To-Do list for Developers[/zrl]
 [zrl=[baseurl]/help/roadmap]Version 3 roadmap[/zrl]
 [zrl=[baseurl]/help/git_for_non_developers]Git for Non-Developers[/zrl]
+[zrl=[baseurl]/help/dev_beginner]Sep-for-step manual for beginning developers[/zrl]
 
 [size=large][b]Frequently Asked Questions For Developers[/b][/size]
 [zrl=[baseurl]/help/faq_developers]FAQ For Developers[/zrl]