Koha 3 Library Management System: Install, configure, and maintain your Koha installation with this easy-to-follow guide

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Koha 3 Library Management System

Chapter 2. Configuring the Apache2 Web Server

In this chapter, our goal will be to configure Apache2. Apache2 is Koha's web server—it serves Koha pages to users when they access the OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog) or the staff client. At the end of the chapter we will be able to launch Koha's OPAC and the staff client interfaces using a web browser. However, the interfaces won't work until we execute Koha's web installer, a topic for Chapter 4.

We cover this chapter in three stages—first an orientation, next the preparatory steps, and finally a demonstration of the configuration. Again, we demonstrate the steps on two Linux distributions—Debian and openSuSE.

Preparing for Apache2 configuration

Now that we learned a bit about how to configure Apache2, here are some preparatory steps leading up to the configuration task. First we define a configuration plan; we also look at a list of configuration prerequisites.

Configuration plan

Here we define host names or IP addresses, ports, and other Apache2 directives for the OPAC and staff client virtual hosts. Here are some sample plans to help you develop your own.

Two host names

This is the best way to configure the two interfaces—there are two different host names, both easy to remember and we don't use any non-standard ports.

Item	Value	Comments
`OPAC IP Address`	Any	We use host based virtual hosts; we don't need to use IP based virtual hosts.
`Staff Client IP Address`	Any	Same as explained in OPAC IP Address.
`OPAC Host Name`	`libcat.mylibrary.org`
`Staff Client Host Name`	`libstaff.mylibrary.org`
`OPAC Port`	`80`	We have the ability to create host names; we don't need to use non-standard...

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A self-sufficient guide to installing and configuring Koha
Take control of your libraries with Koha library management system
Get a clear understanding of software maintenance, customization, and other advanced topics such as LDAP and Internationalization
Written in a style that applies to all Linux flavors and Koha versions

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Koha is the first full-featured open source library management system that is widely used for efficiently managing libraries. However, setting up and maintaining Koha is no walk in the park. It is not as straightforward as setting up the other popular LAMP applications.This practical guide provides all the essential information that is needed to make the task of installing and configuring Koha really seem simple and easy. It demonstrates how to set up Koha and its various aspects – installation, configuration, application administration, and data migration. It also covers troubleshooting, software maintenance, software customization, and other advanced topics.The book starts with installing and configuring the LAMP stack and the Koha application to meet your needs. It then goes deeper into setting up various rules and configuring settings for Koha. It also covers data migration of catalog records, software maintenance, and customization of the application. Chapters are also dedicated to providing an insight into advanced topics such as LDAP integration and Internationalization. Filled with numerous code samples and screenshots, this book will tour you through setting up Koha for evaluation or test purposes. It also includes loads of tips for troubleshooting and maintenance activities. By the end of this book, you will have gained the knowledge to get the most out of your Koha installation.

Who is this book for?

This book is aimed at Linux system administrators who need to install and maintain Koha. If you are a system administrator who wants to set up an open source integrated library system, then this book is for you. It will also be useful for system administrators who require help with specific aspects of implementing Koha.

What you will learn

Set up and configure Koha as per your needs and requirements
Install, configure, and test drive the Zebra Search Engine to improve the searching capabilities of your Koha application
Configure the Cataloging module to make finding and evaluating items in a library amazingly simple for patrons
Migrate catalog data from other systems into Koha
Configure the circulation module by mapping your library s policies to rules and preferences in Koha
Customize the look of the public interface for users by configuring the OPAC
Tons of pointers for troubleshooting common problems that arise with your Koha installation
Many tips on software maintenance to make sure that your application is updated with the latest changes
Beef up your knowledge of advanced topics such as LDAP integration and Internationalization
Set up your Koha server as a Z39.50 server to share your catalog with the outside world
Customize your software and share it with the community

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M. Easterbrook Sep 03, 2018

I learned a lot from this book and was glad to find it. Still hard to set up the Linux LAMP and Koha system without a lot of help webpages, Linux help. I recommend the Easy Koha if you can't get the current versions to work. One can download the DVD whiches installs the Linux and Koha with a self-server not a web server.The Linux server calls a Firefox web browser. One computer is the server and the web browser. Basics of Library Automation, KOHA Library Management Software & Data Migration: Challenges with Case Studies

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W Boudville Feb 12, 2011

Koha does not appear all that simple to install. That the first 4 chapters of this book are devoted to the installation is implicit acknowledgement. Part of the complexity appears to be the dependence of Koha on LAMP - linux, Apache, MySql and Perl. So you need a linux machine. The narrative says that the main linux distributions are supported - including Ubuntu. This is reassuring. But the need to pre-install Apache, MySql and Perl can be fraught with problems, as each is being continually revved. Hopefully, if you are already an experienced sysadmin, you can deal with any problems.Chapter 5 shows the many configurations possible with your Koha database. It is here that you can start to appreciate the power of Koha. Chapter 6 takes this further, by looking at the circulation module. This maps from your library's existing policies for circulating books to how Koha can implement them in its database.What is interesting is one of the examples for a library type in Chapter 6. (Though I don't think the authors necessarily intended this.) It describes a public library and an academic library, where the latter is inside a university. But it also talks about a commercial library, where customers pay to be members, and where there are several levels of customers, each level costing a different price. The example seems attuned to India, especially when it quotes prices in rupees. In the US and Australia, I've never heard of a commercial library. Perhaps its viability in India reflects the parlous level of publicly available educational resources. Anyhow, the example should tell the reader that the book is intended for global distribution.As a practical matter, Chapter 9 discusses a crucial point - how to migrate catalog data from some legacy system to Koha. The chapter has an extended example of how to do this with MARC files, where the latter may already be familiar to you if you are in library administration. Various Koha import tools have been built to handle MARC, and the chapter walks through how to use them. In practice, the biggest issue is that you need to check that the mapping from MARC fields to Koha fields make sense. This has to be manually done by walking through the meanings of both types. The chapter gives an appreciation of the complexity you'll encounter, when, as you should expect, there is a mismatch impedance.

kalanger Nov 01, 2012

I bought this book to help me UNDERSTAND what each part of the Koha Library Management System was about. Chapters 1 to 4 are about installation, which I didn't want anyway as I used the wonderful free integrated Koha live DVD based on version 3.6 and Ubuntu 10.04. Chapters 5 to 13 were the reason for my purchase.However, all I got was a book that consisted solely of description, description of what you could discover by pointing and clicking on any hyperlink or drop down link in the software. The index at the back of the book was lacking only because there was next to zero useful content. The most valuable thing about the book was probably the contents as it gives you an overview of the shape of the content and topics covered by the software.We need a book that is not written by computer scientists but librarians who aim to EXPLAIN what each section does and why, that outlines the line of dependency of each part upon the other and that points out what problems you will have if these are not followed.Sadly this is the only book and it was an expensive wasted purchase.

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Chapter 2. Configuring the Apache2 Web Server

Understanding Apache2 configuration

About Apache2

Apache2 virtual hosts

Preparing for Apache2 configuration

Configuration plan

Two host names

Configuring Apache2 web server

Creating a symbolic link to koha-httpd.conf

Troubleshooting configuration problems

Rewrite module not enabled

Incorrect or missing Directory directive

Unable to connect to MySQL

Listener not setup

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