Getting startd with Bugzilla for bug tracking

By Steve Blass, Network World, 06/26/06

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We want to install our own bug-tracking system. What does it take to get Bugzilla up and running?

Bugzilla requires a Web server, Perl, MySQL or PostgreSQL and a Sendmail-compatible mail program to use all Bugzilla's features. Recent versions can run on Windows systems without too much trouble, but inbound mail is not supported.

To install, download the latest release and unpack it in the Web directory you want it to run from (instructions are in the QuickStart file and docs directory). Run the checksetup.pl script - at the end of the output will be a list of required Perl modules, along with command lines that need to be executed.

After installing the required modules and prerequisite programs listed in the checksetup.pl output, edit the file named "localconfig" in the Bugzilla directory (instructions are in the script output).

Then add a database instance named "bugs" and a user named "bugs" to your MySQL configuration using the mysql command-line client or any MySQL management software, and rerun the checksetup.pl script to create the MySQL database tables and initial Bugzilla home page file.

Log on to your Bugzilla site using the administrator name and password defined in the localconfig file and adjust the site parameters in the administration menu, and you should have a running bug-tracking system.

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