System Requirements

Minimum requirements

Install apache and rcs: apt-get install apache2 rcs

Perl Module	Package to install	Notes
Algorithm::Diff	libalgorithm-diff-perl
Archive::Tar	libarchive-tar-perl
Authen::SASL	libauthen-sasl-perl
CGI	libcgi-pm-perl
CGI::Session	libcgi-session-perl
Crypt::PasswdMD5	libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl
Digest::SHA	libdigest-sha-perl	*First shipped in perl 5.9.3
Email::MIME	libemail-mime-perl
Encode	libencode-perl
Error	liberror-perl
File::Copy::Recursive	libfile-copy-recursive-perl
HTML::Parser	libhtml-parser-perl
HTML::Tree	libhtml-tree-perl
IO::Socket::IP	libio-socket-ip-perl	First shipped perl 5.19.8
IO::Socket::SSL	libio-socket-ssl-perl
JSON	libjson-perl
Locale::Maketext	liblocale-maketext-perl
Locale::Maketext::Lexicon	liblocale-maketext-lexicon-perl	Optional, needed for internationalization
Locale::Msgfmt	liblocale-msgfmt-perl	Optional, needed for internationalization
LWP	libwww-perl
URI	liburi-perl
version	libversion-perl	Must be version 0.77 or newer, included with perl 5.10.1 and newer.

Note: to install all the above:

apt-get install libalgorithm-diff-perl libarchive-tar-perl libauthen-sasl-perl libcgi-pm-perl libcgi-session-perl libcrypt-passwdmd5-perl libdigest-sha-perl libemail-mime-perl libencode-perl liberror-perl libfile-copy-recursive-perl libhtml-parser-perl libhtml-tree-perl libio-socket-ip-perl libio-socket-ssl-perl libjson-perl liblocale-maketext-perl liblocale-maketext-lexicon-perl liblocale-msgfmt-perl libwww-perl liburi-perl libversion-perl

Optional dependencies

Install as needed.

Perl Module	Package to install	Notes
Apache2::Request	libapache2-request-perl	Required if using Apache 2 and mod_perl
DBI	libdbi-perl	Used for the Foswiki Page cache
DBD::mysql	libdbd-mysql-perl	Used for MySQL based Page Cache
DBD::Pg	libdbd-pg-perl	Used for PostgreSQL based Page Cache
DBD::SQLite	libdbd-sqlite3-perl	Used for SQLite based Page Cache
FCGI	libfcgi-perl	Optional, needed for fastcgi / fcgi apache modules
FCGI::ProcManager	libfcgi-procmanager-perl	Optional, needed for fastcgi / fcgi process management
Crypt::SMIME	libcrypt-smime-perl	Optional, used for S/MIME email signing
Crypt::X509	libcrypt-x509-perl	Optional, used for S/MIME email signing
Convert::PEM	libconvert-pem-perl	Optional, used for S/MIME email signing

After expanding the Foswiki archive, change the ownership of the files:

• Debian, Ubuntu, Kubunto: chown -R www-data:www-data /path/to/foswiki

Apache user should issue the following commands:

a2enmod rewrite

Enables mod_rewrite

a2enmod cgi OR a2enmod cgid

Enables CGI. May need cgid if using a threaded mpm.

a2enmod access_compat

Apache 2.4: Enables compatibility with foswiki example apache configurations.

Minimum requirements

Install apache2, rcs, and perl-CPAN

Perl Module	Package to install	Notes
Algorithm::Diff	perl-Algorithm-Diff
Archive::Tar	perl-Archive-Tar	*First shipped in perl 5.9.3
Authen::SASL	perl-Authen-SASL
CGI	perl-CGI
CGI::Session	perl-CGI-Session
Crypt::PasswdMD5	perl-Crypt-PasswdMD5
Digest::SHA	perl-Digest-SHA	*First shipped in perl 5.9.3
Email::MIME	perl-Email-MIME
Encode	perl-Encode
Error	perl-Error
File::Copy::Recursive	perl-File-Copy-Recursive
HTML::Parser	perl-HTML-Parser
HTML::Tree	perl-HTML-Tree
IO::Socket::IP	perl-IO-Socket-IP	First shipped perl 5.19.8
IO::Socket::SSL	perl-IO-Socket-SSL
JSON	perl-JSON
Locale::Language	perl-Locale-Codes
Locale::Maketext	perl-Locale-Maketext
Locale::Maketext::Lexicon	perl-Locale-Maketext-Lexicon	Optional, needed for internationalization
Locale::Msgfmt	perl-Locale-Msgfmt	Optional, needed for internationalization
LWP	perl-libwww-perl
URI	perl-URI
version	perl-Perl-Version	Must be version 0.77 or newer, included with perl 5.10.1 and newer.

To install the above packages on CentOS

First add the appropriate perl module repository, and then install the packages.

yum install -y epel-release
yum install perl-Algorithm-Diff perl-Archive-Tar perl-Authen-SASL perl-CGI perl-CGI-Session perl-Crypt-PasswdMD5 perl-Digest-SHA perl-Email-MIME perl-Encode perl-Error perl-File-Copy-Recursive perl-HTML-Parser perl-HTML-Tree perl-IO-Socket-IP perl-IO-Socket-SSL perl-JSON perl-Locale-Codes perl-Locale-Maketext perl-Locale-Maketext-Lexicon perl-Locale-Msgfmt perl-libwww-perl perl-URI perl-Perl-Version

To install the above packages on SuSE

First add the appropriate SuSE perl-modules repository, and then install the packages. Note: Not all listed packages will install on SuSE, but all dependences are resolved.

zypper ar -f -n perl-modules http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/devel:/languages:/perl/openSUSE_13.1 perl-modules
zypper install perl-Algorithm-Diff perl-Archive-Tar perl-Authen-SASL perl-CGI perl-CGI-Session perl-Crypt-PasswdMD5 perl-Digest-SHA perl-Email-MIME perl-Encode perl-Error perl-File-Copy-Recursive perl-HTML-Parser perl-HTML-Tree perl-IO-Socket-IP perl-IO-Socket-SSL perl-JSON perl-Locale-Codes perl-Locale-Maketext perl-Locale-Maketext-Lexicon perl-Locale-Msgfmt perl-libwww-perl perl-URI perl-Perl-Version

Optional dependencies

Install as needed.

Perl Module	Package to install	Notes
Apache2::Request	perl-libapreq2	Required if using Apache 2 and mod_perl
DBI	perl-DBI	Used for the Foswiki Page cache
DBD::mysql	perl-DBD-mysql	Used for MySQL based Page Cache
DBD::Pg	perl-DBD-Pg	Used for PostgreSQL based Page Cache
DBD::SQLite	perl-DBD-SQLite	Used for SQLite based Page Cache
FCGI	perl-FCGI	Optional, needed for fastcgi / fcgi apache modules
FCGI::ProcManager	perl-FCGI-ProcManager	Optional, needed for fastcgi / fcgi process management
Crypt::SMIME	perl-Crypt-SMIME	Optional, used for S/MIME email signing (Not available in default repositories)
Crypt::X509	perl-Crypt-X509	Optional, used for S/MIME email signing
Convert::PEM	perl-Convert-PEM	Optional, used for S/MIME email signing

After expanding the Foswiki archive, change the ownership of the files:

• RedHat, Fedora, CentOS Mandriva: chown -R apache:apache /path/to/foswiki=
• Suse: chown -R wwwrun:www /path/to/foswiki

Minimum requirements

Install www-servers/apache, dev-vcs/rcs, and dev-lang/perl

Perl Module	Package to install	Notes
Algorithm::Diff	dev-perl/Algorithm-Diff
Archive::Tar	perl-Archive-Tar	*First shipped in perl 5.9.3
Authen::SASL	dev-perl/Authen-SASL	Optional, needed for authenticated SMTP
CGI	dev-perl/CGI
CGI::Session	dev-perl/CGI-Session
Crypt::PasswdMD5	dev-perl/Crypt-PasswdMD5
Digest::SHA		Included with perl
Email::MIME	dev-perl/Email-MIME
Error	dev-perl/Error
Encode		Included with perl
File::Copy::Recursive	dev-perl/File-Copy-Recursive
HTML::Parser	dev-perl/HTML-Parser
HTML::Tree	dev-perl/HTML-Tree
IO::Socket::IP		Ebuild not avaiable. Install with g-cpan if IPv6 is needed.
IO::Socket::SSL	dev-perl/IO-Socket-SSL	Optional, support encrypted email connection: STARTTLS or SSL
JSON	dev-perl/JSON
Locale::Maketext		Included with perl
Locale::Maketext::Lexicon	dev-perl/Locale-Maketext-Lexicon	Optional, needed for internationalization
Locale::Msgfmt	dev-perl/Locale-Msgfmt	Optional, needed for internationalization
LWP	dev-perl/libwww-perl
URI	dev-perl/URI
version		Must be version 0.77 or newer, included with perl 5.10.1 and newer.

To install the above packages on Gentoo

emerge dev-perl/Algorithm-Diff perl-Archive-Tar dev-perl/Authen-SASL dev-perl/CGI dev-perl/CGI-Session dev-perl/Crypt-PasswdMD5 dev-perl/Email-MIME dev-perl/Error dev-perl/File-Copy-Recursive dev-perl/HTML-Parser dev-perl/HTML-Tree dev-perl/IO-Socket-SSL dev-perl/JSON dev-perl/Locale-Maketext-Lexicon dev-perl/Locale-Msgfmt dev-perl/libwww-perl dev-perl/URI

Optional dependencies

Install as needed.

Perl Module	Package to install	Notes
Apache2::Request	libapache2-request-perl	Required if using Apache 2 and mod_perl
DBI	dev-perl/DBI	Optional - Used for the Foswiki Page cache
DBD::mysql	dev-perl/DBD-mysql	Optional - Used for MySQL based Page Cache
DBD::Pg	dev-perl/DBD-Pg	Optional - Used for PostgreSQL based Page Cache
DBD::SQLite	dev-perl/DBD-SQLite	Optional - Used for SQLite based Page Cache
FCGI	dev-perl/FCGI	Optional, needed for fastcgi / fcgi apache modules
FCGI::ProcManager	dev-perl/FCGI-ProcManager	Optional, needed for fastcgi / fcgi process management
Crypt::SMIME	dev-perl/Crypt-SMIME	Optional, used for S/MIME email signing
Crypt::X509	dev-perl/Crypt-X509	Optional, used for S/MIME email signing
Convert::PEM	dev-perl/convert-pem	Optional, used for S/MIME email signing

After expanding the Foswiki archive, change the ownership of the files:

• chown -R apache:apache /var/www/path-to-foswiki

Minimum requirements

Install apache24, rcs, and perl5

Perl Module	Package to install	Notes
Algorithm::Diff	p5-Algorithm-Diff
Archive::Tar	p5-Archive-Tar
Authen::SASL	p5-Authen-SASL
CGI	p5-CGI
CGI::Session	p5-CGI-Session
Crypt::PasswdMD5	p5-Crypt-PasswdMD5
Digest::SHA	p5-Digest-SHA	*First shipped in perl 5.9.3
Email::MIME	p5-Email-MIME
Encode	p5-Encode
Error	p5-Error
File::Copy::Recursive	p5-File-Copy-Recursive
HTML::Parser	p5-HTML-Parser
HTML::Tree	p5-HTML-Tree
IO::Socket::IP	p5-IO-Socket-IP	First shipped perl 5.19.8
IO::Socket::SSL	p5-IO-Socket-SSL
JSON	p5-JSON
Locale::Maketext	p5-Locale-Maketext
Locale::Maketext::Lexicon	p5-Locale-Maketext-Lexicon	Optional, needed for internationalization
Locale::Msgfmt	p5-Locale-Msgfmt	Optional, needed for internationalization
LWP	p5-libwww
URI	p5-URI
version	p5-version	Must be version 0.77 or newer, included with perl 5.10.1 and newer.

To install the above packages on FreeBSD

pkg install p5-Algorithm-Diff p5-Archive-Tar p5-Authen-SASL p5-CGI p5-CGI-Session p5-Crypt-PasswdMD5 p5-Digest-SHA p5-Email-MIME p5-Encode p5-Error p5-File-Copy-Recursive p5-HTML-Parser p5-HTML-Tree p5-IO-Socket-IP p5-IO-Socket-SSL p5-JSON p5-Locale-Maketext p5-Locale-Maketext-Lexicon p5-Locale-Msgfmt p5-libwww p5-URI p5-version

After expanding the Foswiki archive, change the ownership of the files:

• chown -R www:wwwadmin /var/www/path-to-foswiki

Optional dependencies

Install as needed.

Perl Module	Package to install	Notes
Apache2::Request		Required if using Apache 2 and mod_perl (Not available? Use cpanm )
BSD-Resource	p5-BSD-Resource	Optional - used for FCGI process handler resource limits
DBI	p5-DBI	Optional - Used for the Foswiki Page cache
DBD::mysql	p5-DBD-mysql	Optional - Used for MySQL based Page Cache
DBD::Pg	p5-DBD-Pg	Optional - Used for PostgreSQL based Page Cache
DBD::SQLite	p5-DBD-SQLite	Optional - Used for SQLite based Page Cache
FCGI	p5-FCGI	Optional, needed for fastcgi / fcgi apache modules
FCGI::ProcManager	p5-FCGI-ProcManager	Optional, needed for fastcgi / fcgi process management
Crypt::SMIME	p5-Crypt-SMIME	Optional, used for S/MIME email signing
Crypt::X509	p5-Crypt-X509	Optional, used for S/MIME email signing
Convert::PEM	p5-Convert-PEM	Optional, used for S/MIME email signing

Perl dependencies can also be installed on most systems using cpanm, aka App::cpanminus. On most unix* systems, cpanminus can bootstrap itself using curl or wget. If run as root, the modules will be installed in the System perl. Otherwise they are installed into the users local environment.

Perl Module	Notes
Algorithm::Diff
Archive::Tar	*First shipped in perl 5.9.3
Authen::SASL	Optional, needed for authenticated SMTP
CGI
CGI::Session
Crypt::PasswdMD5
Digest::SHA	Included with perl
Error
Email::MIME
Encode
File::Copy::Recursive
HTML::Parser
HTML::Tree
IO::Socket::IP
IO::Socket::SSL	Optional, support encrypted email connection: STARTTLS or SSL
JSON
Locale::Maketext
Locale::Maketext::Lexicon	Optional, needed for internationalization
Locale::Msgfmt	Optional, needed for internationalization
LWP
URI
version	Must be version 0.77 or newer, included with perl 5.10.1 and newer.

To install the above packages with cpanm

Note: We do not recommend installing CPAN modules with cpanminus as root. See below for information on using a private module library with cpanminus.

curl -L http://cpanmin.us | perl - App::cpanminus (optional - install cpanminus if not available )
cpanm Algorithm::Diff Archive::Tar Authen::SASL CGI CGI::Session Crypt::PasswdMD5 Digest::SHA Error Email::MIME Encode File::Copy::Recursive HTML::Parser HTML::Tree IO::Socket::IP IO::Socket::SSL JSON Locale::Maketext Locale::Maketext::Lexicon Locale::Msgfmt LWP URI version

Optional dependencies

Install as needed.

Perl Module	Package to install	Notes
Apache2::Request	Required if using Apache 2 and mod_perl
DBI		Optional - Used for the Foswiki Page cache
DBD::mysql		Optional - Used for MySQL based Page Cache
DBD::Pg		Optional - Used for PostgreSQL based Page Cache
DBD::SQLite		Optional - Used for SQLite based Page Cache
FCGI		Optional, needed for fastcgi / fcgi apache modules
FCGI::ProcManager		Optional, needed for fastcgi / fcgi process management
Crypt::SMIME		Optional, used for S/MIME email signing
Crypt::X509		Optional, used for S/MIME email signing
Convert::PEM		Optional, used for S/MIME email signing

Installation using cpanminus

See Foswiki:Support.HowToInstallCpanModules for more information.

If you want to install the dependendencies into a specified location, add the "-l" option to cpanm, and add the lib path to bin/LocalLib.cfg. The dependencies will be installed under the specified location, in the lib/perl5 subdirectory. Example: User "foswiki" logs in and installs the libraries locally under the foswikideps directory:

cpanm -l foswikideps Algorithm::Diff Archive::Tar ...   (install libraries into =/home/foswiki/foswikideps=)

/path/to/foswiki/bin/LocalLib.txt is then edited, and the commented line is modified:

# @localPerlLibPath = ( '/path/to/dir', '/path/to/another/dir', );
@localPerlLibPath = ( '/home/foswiki/foswikideps/lib/perl5', );

Foswiki will now run using the libraries installed by cpanm.