Web Application RPM

Generic Instructions for building a Web Application RPM

RPMS make installation more reliable and removal much easier.

This guide aims to create a common structure for building rpms

Build environment

Local Server

Create a build environment on your local server, refer to the SME Server Developer's Guide: How to create an SME Server package - step by step

SME Build Server

When you are comfortable building rpms, you are encouraged to put your source files on the SME Build Server, Package_Modification, this allows others to more easily update and improve your rpms.

The Application RPM

Application source

Download the application source, eg foo.tar.gz and place in the SOURCES directory

SPEC file

Edit the following sample .spec file and place in the SPECS directory

%define name foo
%define version 3.6.431
%define release 1
Summary: foo is a helpdesk system
Name: %{name}
Version: %{version}
Release: %{release}%{?dist}
Distribution: SME Server
License: GNU GPL version 2
URL: http://www.fooweb.com
Group: SMEserver/addon
#wget http://www.fooweb.com/downloads/foo-3.6.431.tar.gz
Source: foo-3.6.431.tar.gz
Packager: Stephen Foo <support@foo.net>
BuildArchitectures: noarch
BuildRoot: /var/tmp/%{name}-%{version}
Requires: e-smith-release >= 7.0
AutoReqProv: no

%description
http://foo.org/
foo is a helpdesk system 

%changelog
* Thu Sep 13 2007 Stephen Foo <support@foo.net> 3.6.431-1
- initial release
- builds from unchanged .tar.gz 

%prep
%setup  -c -n %{name}
%build
#drop in an unchanged .tgz, if required rename directory here, eg remove version number.
mkdir -p root/opt/
mv %{name} root/opt/foo

%install
rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
(cd root   ; find . -depth -print | cpio -dump $RPM_BUILD_ROOT)
rm -f %{name}-%{version}-filelist
/sbin/e-smith/genfilelist $RPM_BUILD_ROOT \
   --dir '/opt/foo/tempdir/' 'attr(775,www,www)' \
   --file '/opt/foo/logo.gif' 'attr(660,www,www)' \
    > %{name}-%{version}-filelist

%clean
cd ..
rm -rf %{name}

%pre
%preun
%post
%postun

%files -f %{name}-%{version}-filelist
%defattr(-,root,root)

Build the RPM

rpmbuild -ba /home/e-smith/files/users/jim/home/rpms/SPECS/foo.spec

Notes

Permissions, may need tweaking but usually not many need changing, you don't want the webserver changing the distribution files.

Check the .spec files of other contribs, see the CVS (SME Contribs)

SME Intergration RPM

Create database

• Create password

root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/migrate/80foo

{
   use MIME::Base64 qw(encode_base64);

   my $rec = $DB->get('foo') || $DB->new_record('foo', {type => 'service'});

   my $pw = $rec->prop('DbPassword');
   return "" if $pw;

   $rec->set_prop('DbPassword', sprintf("%15.0f", int( (1000000000000000) * rand() )));
}

• Create structure

root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/e-smith/sql/init/80foo

{
   my $db = $foo{DbName} || 'foo';
   my $user = $foo{DbUser} || 'foo';
   my $pass = $foo{DbPassword} || 'foo';
   $OUT .= <<END
#! /bin/sh
   if [ -d /var/lib/mysql/$db ]; then
     exit
   fi
   /usr/bin/mysql <<EOF
   CREATE DATABASE $db DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_general_ci;
   use $db;
   #Insert application specific command to create database structure
   source /opt/foo/sql/mysql_foo.sql;
   use mysql;
   GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON $db.* TO $user\@localhost
           IDENTIFIED BY '$pass';
   flush privileges;
EOF
END
}

See the %build section of the spec file where you create the DB name & user.

The %post section of the spec file run the commands to initialise db values and create the db structure

Webserver templates

• The alias fragment tailored to suit the application

root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf/92foo

{
    my $status = $foo{'status'} || "disabled";
    return "    # foo is disabled in this VirtualHost"
           unless $status eq 'enabled';

   $OUT = "";
   my $allow = 'all';
   my $pass = '0';
   my $satisfy = 'all';
   my $name = $foo{'Name'} || 'Application Description';
   
   for ('exit-if-none')
   {
     if ($foo{'PublicAccess'})
     {
         if ($foo{'PublicAccess'} eq 'none')
         {
          next;
         }
         elsif ($foo{'PublicAccess'} eq 'local')
         {
           $allow   = $localAccess;
           $pass    = 0;
           $satisfy = 'all';
         }
         elsif ($foo{'PublicAccess'} eq 'local-pw')
         {
           $allow   = $localAccess;
           $pass    = 1;
           $satisfy = 'all';
         }
         elsif ($foo{'PublicAccess'} eq 'global')
         {
           $allow   = 'all';
           $pass    = 0;
           $satisfy = 'all';
         }
         elsif ($foo{'PublicAccess'} eq 'global-pw')
         {
           $allow   = 'all';
           $pass    = 1;
           $satisfy = 'all';
         }
         elsif ($foo{'PublicAccess'} eq 'global-pw-remote')
         {
           $allow   = $localAccess;
           $pass    = 1;
           $satisfy = 'any';
         }
     }
     
     $OUT .= "#------------------------------------------------------------\n";
     $OUT .= "# foo - $name\n";
     $OUT .= "#------------------------------------------------------------\n";
     
     {
       if (exists $foo{'URL'})
       { $OUT .= "Alias  /$foo{'URL'}  /opt/foo\n"; }
     }
     
     $OUT .= "Alias  /foo  /opt/foo\n";
     
     $OUT .= "\n";
     $OUT .= "<Directory /opt/foo>\n";
     $OUT .= "    AddType application/x-httpd-php .php\n";
     $OUT .= "    php_admin_value open_basedir /opt/foo\n";
     $OUT .= "    Options None\n";
     $OUT .= "    order deny,allow\n";
     $OUT .= "    deny from all\n";
     $OUT .= "    allow from $allow\n";
     $OUT .= "    php_value mysql.default_host $foo{DbName}\n";
     $OUT .= "    php_value mysql.default_user $foo{DbUser}\n";
     $OUT .= "    php_value mysql.default_password $foo{DbPassword}\n";
     if ($pass)
     {
         $OUT .= "    AuthName \"$name\"\n";
         $OUT .= "    AuthType Basic\n";
         $OUT .= "    AuthExternal pwauth\n";
         $OUT .= "    require valid-user\n";
         $OUT .= "    Satisfy $satisfy\n";
     }
     $OUT .= "</Directory>\n";
   }
}

• a workaround to enable the application to be located in a domain or subdomain root

root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf/80OptDomainFoo

{
   my $status = $foo{'status'} || "disabled";
   return "    # foo-status is disabled.\n"
           unless $status eq 'enabled';

   my $domain = $foo{'domain'} || "disabled";
   return "    # no hostname or domain for foo defined\n"
           if $domain eq 'disabled';

   my $DocRoot = "/opt/foo";

   $OUT  = "";
   $OUT .= "\n";
   $OUT .= "# Redirect an existing hostname or domain to $DocRoot.\n";
   $OUT .= "<VirtualHost 0.0.0.0:80>\n";
   $OUT .= "    ServerName  $domain\n";
   $OUT .= "    DocumentRoot $DocRoot\n";
   $OUT .= "</VirtualHost>\n";
   $OUT .= "<VirtualHost 0.0.0.0:443>\n";
   $OUT .= "    ServerName  $domain\n";
   $OUT .= "    DocumentRoot  $DocRoot\n";
   $OUT .= "    SSLEngine on\n";
   $OUT .= "</VirtualHost>\n";
}

• a hack to get https to work, a better solution is required

root/etc/e-smith/templates/etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf/VirtualHosts/30FooAlias

{
   my $status = $foo{'status'} || "disabled";
   return "    # foo is disabled in this VirtualHost"
           unless $status eq 'enabled';

   if ($port eq "443")
   {
      $OUT .= "    ProxyPass /foo http://127.0.0.1/foo\n";
   }
}

System file templates

You may need to create a fragment for a system file such as crontab.

http://mirror.contribs.org/smeserver/contribs/gordonr/devguide/html/c610.htm

Application templates

Include the original application config file in the templates directory,
then overwrite key values, some of which we keep in SME DB's

eg . root\etc\template\opt\foo\config.php

template-begin

{
   $OUT = <<HERE;
<?php
/*
HERE

   $OUT .= 
   Text::Template::_load_text("/etc/e-smith/templates-default/template-begin");

   $OUT .= <<HERE;
*/
HERE

}

template-end

?>

10config-dist

{
   $OUT = "require_once('config.php.dist');";
}

20config-sme

// SME Server Settings
{
   $OUT .= "\$CFG->dbname   = \'$foo{DbName}\'\; \n";
   $OUT .= "\$CFG->dbuser   = \'$foo{DbUser}\'\; \n";
   $OUT .= "\$CFG->dbpass   = \'$foo{DbPassword}\'\; \n";
   $OUT .= "\$CFG->dirroot  = \'/opt/foo'\; \n";
}

Spec file

%define name smeserver-foo
%define version 1.0
%define release 1
Summary: smserver rpm to setup foo, a foo system
Name: %{name}
Version: %{version}
Release: %{release}%{?dist}
Distribution: SME Server
License: GNU GPL version 2
URL: http://www.foo.net/
Group: SMEserver/addon
Source: %{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
#Patch0: smeserver-foo-1.0-null.patch
Packager: Stephen Foo<support@foo.net>
BuildArchitectures: noarch
BuildRequires: e-smith-devtools >= 1.13.1-03
BuildRoot: /var/tmp/%{name}-%{version}
Requires: e-smith-release >= 7.0
Requires: foo
AutoReqProv: no

%description
smserver rpm to setup foo, a helpdesk system

%changelog
* Thu Sep 13 2007 Stephen Foo<support@foo.net> 1.0-1
- initial release

%prep
%setup
#%patch0 -p1

%build
mkdir -p                  root/etc/e-smith/db/accounts/defaults/foo
echo "reserved"         > root/etc/e-smith/db/accounts/defaults/foo/type

mkdir -p                  root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/defaults/foo
echo "service"          > root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/defaults/foo/type
echo "Helpdesk"         > root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/defaults/foo/Name
echo "global-pw-remote" > root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/defaults/foo/PublicAccess
echo "enabled"          > root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/defaults/foo/status
echo "foo"              > root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/defaults/foo/DbName
echo "foo"              > root/etc/e-smith/db/configuration/defaults/foo/DbUser 

mkdir -p                  root/etc/e-smith/templates.metadata/etc/e-smith/sql/init
echo "PERMS=0750"       > root/etc/e-smith/templates.metadata/etc/e-smith/sql/init/80foo

%install
rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
(cd root   ; find . -depth -print | cpio -dump $RPM_BUILD_ROOT)
rm -f %{name}-%{version}-filelist
/sbin/e-smith/genfilelist $RPM_BUILD_ROOT > %{name}-%{version}-filelist
echo "%doc COPYING"  >> %{name}-%{version}-filelist

%clean
cd ..
rm -rf %{name}-%{version} 

%pre
%preun
%post
/etc/e-smith/events/actions/initialize-default-databases
/sbin/e-smith/expand-template /etc/e-smith/sql/init/80foo
/etc/rc.d/init.d/mysql.init start
/sbin/e-smith/expand-template /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
/usr/bin/sv h /service/httpd-e-smith
/sbin/e-smith/expand-template /opt/foo/config.php
/sbin/e-smith/expand-template /etc/crontab

echo ""
echo "see http://wiki.contribs.org/foo"

%postun
#uninstall
if [ $1 = 0 ] ; then
 /sbin/e-smith/expand-template /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
 /usr/bin/sv h /service/httpd-e-smith
 /sbin/e-smith/expand-template /etc/crontab
fi

%files -f %{name}-%{version}-filelist
%defattr(-,root,root)

Further Information

Developer guide

http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server:Documentation:Developers_Manual

New DB settings

• To disable foo. (default is enabled)

config setprop foo status disabled 

• To limit access to foo.

config setprop foo PublicAccess OPTION

OPTION is either of the following.

       none             => No access
       local            => Local network  (no password required)
       local-pw         => Local network  (password required)
       global           => Entire Internet(no password required)
       global-pw        => Entire Internet(password required)
       global-pw-remote => Entire Internet(password required outside local network)

• To add a different URL eg. yourserver.net/foo

note, this adds another url, it doesn't remove the default

config setprop foo URL newfoo

• To run foo from the root of a domain eg.

foo.yourserver.net or
domain2.org

config setprop foo domain foo.yourserver.org OR
config setprop foo domain domain2.org

In /server-manager Hostnames and Addressess setup foo as a hostname on one of you domains or
in Domains setup a new domain eg. domain2.org, this will overrule the panel setting

To enable your changes run these commands

expand-template /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
sv h /service/httpd-e-smith

Related applications

• eaccelerator

php applications may be faster with eaccelerator

RPM originally prepared for SME by MasterSleepy and is now in the SMEContribs repo.