Running Joomla on Pentium MMX

We all have some old computer lying useless around our apartments. Some acquaintance of mine had also one. An old Pentium MMX with 46 MB RAM and 20 GB hard disk, lowered with Windows 98. Equipped with the net card and floppy drive but CD-ROM drive did not work. Since she did not know what to do with that old box, she gave it to me. Pretty useless machine, you might say. Indeed, comparing this configuration to the cutting edge present-day home computers, but you can still try to learn that old box some new tricks. Ooouh, yeah!

You can even set up web server with Content Management System (CMS), such as Joomla! So, here is brief report how I did that. First you will need to set up some modern operating system. My choice is Debian, but probably any of available Linux base systems will do, so you can choose your favorite distribution. Since installation of Debian is thoroughly covered at their web page, I will not go into detail here. I will just briefly report that I have managed to install Debian version 4 (etch) - base system from 1.4” floppy disks (you will need three of them, if you decide to follow that way). After installing base system, first package that I have installed is OpenSSH (#apt-get install ssh - This command will install the OpenSSH server and client.), so I could access it from the other machine.
Apache web server and all the other prerequisites could be installed in a similar manner, but before you do so, it is advisable to check which versions will work with your Joomla package. You can find installation instructions and which versions of PHP, Apache, and MySQL you need, here.

Then you can proceed in the similar manner:
#apt-get install apache2
#apt-get install libapache2-mod-php5
#apt-get install mysql-server
#apt-get install php5-mysql

There is also Joomla package for Debain, but apt-get installation did not work for me. So, I was following instructions available at Joomla web page.
These are quite simple. Just download and unpack Joomla package in the www directory. In most cases that would be /var/www and follow the instructions. If you get into trouble just google it. It is very likely that your issue have been already resolved. After putting some content on your site, you might want to share that with the world. If your box has a dynamic IP you have several choices for your net presence domain. Check no-ip and dyndns. It is also important to have your local IP address (home network IP) and port properly forwarded through your firewall. If everything is set up correctly, it should work!

Update: I have upgraded my Debian to version 5 (lenny). I did network setup since there is no support for floppy installation anymore. It took very long to install only the base system, so be patient and have something to keep you busy while you waiting. I have also updated Joomla to the most recent version, and I am happy to report that it works with the most recent versions, on the old dusty Pentium MMX machine.

Blogovanje ili što muči Goraquanauta iz Spreewalda

Eto, kao što zapisah u prethodnom postu, nastojat ću poraditi na web prisutnosti, pa onda u skladu s tim evo jednog teksta u kojem nastojim navesti sadržaje o kojima će se ovdje moć čitati.

Pustolovni Bestijarij

S vremenenom nakupilo se priča i reporta koje bi sebi iz gušta zapisao povodom raznorodnih outdoor aktivnosti i posjeta dalekim i ne tako dalekim zemljama (Viške kronike, Bliski Istok, Sjeverno More), pa ću ih s vremenom nastojati pretočiti na ovaj blog. Također se nadam naći vremena, te privesti kraju tekstualni zapis (a i video će jednom valjda doći na red) o Crnom Moru, prije svega vezan za ekspediciju od Odese do Gelendžika u kojoj sam sudjelovao u 2007. godini, a negdje postoje i natuknice o posjetama Varni (2004) i Istanbulu (2005), pa bi i njih valjalo pretočiti u suvislu priču.
Proteklo ljeto, bilo je za mene izuzetno zanimljivo. Sudjelovao sam u najprestižnijoj utrci trekking lige, Velebit Mountain trail, zatim na Cresu u Iglu Sport adventure race, te neslavno prošao na Single adventure race po Istri. Ljetni odmor proveo sam s Gagom na Unijama, uglavnom testirajući maritimne mogućnosti mog novog seakayka, pa ću i tome posvetit po koji redak. Nakon toga u trenutno domicilnom Spreewaldu istrčao sam prvi polumaraton, pa ću pribilježiti i dojmove iz domovine Lužičkih Srba. Za novu godinu zaglavili smo u liftu, ali o tome sam već pisao, no prije toga proveli smo vikend u Pragu, i nadam se uhvatiti vremena te pribilježiti dojmove o tom susretu 20-tak godina kasnije nakon što sam prvi put pohodio Prag.

Rockets, Gadgets, Multimedija

Kako bi pustolovni doživljaj bio potpun, neophodna su raznovrsna tehnološka pomagala, od kvarcnog kamena za pripalit vatru do silicijskog stonožca, tako da ću ovdja nastojati priblilježiti poneki naputak o istima. Jedan od prvih tekstova koji se na tu temu mogu očekivati je o pogonjenju Joomle (Content menagment system - CMS) na minimalnim hardverskim resursima (Pentium MMX).
Po radi bržeg pristupa pustolovnim terenima, već neko vrijeme razmatram ideju kupovine auta, pa me muče dileme razne od moralnih i ekoloških vezanih uz pogonska goriva današnjice do finacijskih vezanih u isplativost kupovine auta u današnja krizna vremena, pa se veselim podjeliti te teme s potencijalnim čitateljima, te eventualno zatražit savjet.
Od ostalih gadgeta, spomenuo bih da sam od nedavno ponosni vlasnik Nokie N78, pa ću nastojat nešto vremena posvetiti mogućnostima te spravice, i njenoj upotrebljivosti u svakodnevnim pustolovnim aktivnostima. Osim toga, pustolovne aktivnosti ne bi imale previše smisla kad ih se ne bi opjevalo, te dostojno obilježilo prigodnim soundtrackom i/ili partijem, te prenosilo u sjećanje budućih generacija, tako da ću ovdje bilježiti i razne multimedijalne zapise i playliste posvećene pustolovnim vratolomijama i raznorodnim proslavama, od vjenčanja do festivala. Početkom siječnja, bio sam u Zagrebu te kumovao. Radost kumovanja, jedna je od prvih koje ću ovdje podjeliti s vama. Za početak, a ujedno i kraj ovog posta tek jedan yubitjubi zapis, slike i priča uskoro: