How to Install Bugzilla on CentOS

How to Install Bugzilla on CentOS

there are following steps to configure Bugzilla on CentOS step by steps.

1. Install required packages :-
    >yum install perl* httpd* mysql-server* mod_perl-devel -y

2. Download the latest bugzilla 4.4.2 :-
  > cd /var/www/html
  > wget http://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/webtools/bugzilla-4.4.tar.gz
  > tar zxvf bugzilla-4.4.2.tar.gz
  > mv bugzilla-4.4.2 bugzilla

3. Start mysql server :-
  > service mysqld start

4. Set mysql root password via mysql_secure_installation :-
  > sudo /usr/bin/mysql_secure_installation

5. Create a DB for bugzilla mysql login with root :-
  > mysql -u root -p
  mysql> CREATE DATABASE bugs ;
  mysql> exit

6. Run checksetup script to find needed modules :-
  > ./checksetup.pl

7. Install required modules :-
  > /usr/bin/perl install-module.pl ––all

8. Run checksetup script again to generate localconfig file :-
   > ./checksetup.pl

9. Modify localconfig  for  $db_name, $db_user and $db_pass based on previous settings :-
  > vi ./localconfig

10. Run checksetup script to set initial configuration :-
   > ./checksetup.pl

11. Apache setup, modify httpd.conf, append the following config :-
   > vi /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
   add bellow lines in httpd.conf

 
    AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
   Options +Indexes +ExecCGI
   DirectoryIndex index.cgi
   AllowOverride Limit FileInfo Indexes
 

 OR

 
        DocumentRoot /var/www/html/bugzilla
        ServerAlias bugzilla.yourdomain.com
        AddHandler cgi-script .cgi
        Options +Indexes +ExecCGI
        DirectoryIndex index.cgi
        #AllowOverride Options Limit
        #AllowOverride Limit FileInfo Indexes

12. Restart Apache :-
   > service httpd restart

13. Chkconfig httpd and mysql :-
   > chkconfig httpd on

   > chkconfig mysqld on

14. Set iptables for httpd :-
   > iptables -I INPUT -p tcp ––dport 80 -j ACCEPT

15: check in browser :-
    Open http://localhost/bugzilla