Featured CentOS 7.x How to help test .08 CentOS 7 Betas with Github code ?

Update: 123.08beta03 has gone stable as 123.08stable branch on Github. New 123.09beta01 thread at Beta Branch - Centmin Mod .09 beta branch Testing | Centmin Mod Community



Folks may have seen me start testing .08 centos 7 beta 01 at CentOS 7.x - 1.2.3-eva2000.08 beta install attempts work log and maybe wondering how they can also test CentOS 7.0 64bit with Centmin Mod 1.2.3-eva2000.08 beta 02 (from centos 7 beta 02 branch).

Below are the 3 ways you can help test using the Centmin Mod .08 beta 02 Github branch. For CentOS 7.0, you'd need a minimum of either 1GB memory or 512MB memory + >512MB swap disk allocated.

How to install Centmin Mod .08 CentOS 7 beta version

Note: you can use DigitalOcean VPS to test CentOS 7 + Centmin Mod - full guide at DigitalOcean - Centmin Mod Nginx LNMP install on CentOS 7.0 KVM VPS | Centmin Mod Community

Method 1: Use instructions outlined on README on 123.08beta03 branch at centminmod/centminmod at 123.08beta03 · GitHub

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Method 2: Use the new installer.sh CLI command line unattended installation script located at here. To use this script, on a fresh virgin CentOS 7.0 64bit type this one line command in SSH window as root user:

Code:

curl -sL https://gist.github.com/centminmod/dbe765784e03bc4b0d40/raw/installer.sh | bash

Method 3: Same as method 2 just an easier to remember url hosted on centminmod.com. See video example here.

Code:

curl -sL http://centminmod.com/betainstaller.sh | bash

Updating to latest .08 betas

Update: you can also use git command line method to update Upgrade - Working with git command line for updating Centmin Mod local copies | Centmin Mod Community

Centmin Mod .08 betas are not meant for live production use as features and code may change over the course of beta testing. The nature of beta releases is they get updated often, so to grab the latest code at least, it's basically the same as Method 1 instructions above for 123.08beta03 branch at centminmod/centminmod at 123.08beta03 · GitHub minus the need to run initial install if you are on an existing Centmin Mod .08 beta based server environment and needing to remove the old zip and extracted folder first.

Update: May 29th, 2015 - With an added step for sed replacement so you'll have a new install directory base at /usr/local/src/123.08beta03 once below steps are completed as 123.08beta03 is now latest beta

Code:

branchname=123.08beta03
rm -rf /usr/local/src/${branchname}.zip
rm -rf /usr/local/src/centminmod-${branchname}
mv centminmod-123.08centos7beta01/ centminmod-123.08centos7beta01-orig
mv centminmod-123.08centos7beta02/ centminmod-123.08centos7beta02-orig
wget -O /usr/local/src/${branchname}.zip https://github.com/centminmod/centminmod/archive/${branchname}.zip
cd /usr/local/src
unzip ${branchname}.zip
cd centminmod-${branchname}
chmod +x centmin.sh
./centmin.sh
sed -i 's|centminmod-123.08centos7beta01|centminmod-123.08beta03|g' /root/.bashrc
sed -i 's|centminmod-123.08centos7beta02|centminmod-123.08beta03|g' /root/.bashrc

last line is to run centmin.sh and check if it works

Custom PHP .ini Settings

Heads up, with Centmin Mod .08 beta, PHP custom default values are set in a .ini file at /etc/centminmod/php.d/a_customphp.ini. So if you want to set your own custom php.ini settings that survive upgrades, you need to create a custom_php2.ini or a file named at /etc/centminmod/php.d/yourfile.ini which is alphabetically after a_customphp.ini (see here)

Code:

php --ini
Configuration File (php.ini) Path: /usr/local/lib
Loaded Configuration File:         /usr/local/lib/php.ini
Scan for additional .ini files in: /etc/centminmod/php.d
Additional .ini files parsed:      /etc/centminmod/php.d/a_customphp.ini,
/etc/centminmod/php.d/apcu.ini,
/etc/centminmod/php.d/curlcainfo.ini,
/etc/centminmod/php.d/custom_php2.ini,
/etc/centminmod/php.d/geoip.ini,
/etc/centminmod/php.d/igbinary.ini,
/etc/centminmod/php.d/imagick.ini,
/etc/centminmod/php.d/memcache.ini,
/etc/centminmod/php.d/memcached.ini,
/etc/centminmod/php.d/newrelic.ini,
/etc/centminmod/php.d/zendopcache.ini

Bug Reports

Currently, there are bound to be bugs and errors while I get Centmin Mod fully working with CentOS 7.0 64bit, so you can either report them in Bug reports forum Bug Reports | Centmin Mod Community or within this thread.

Notes

• CentOS 7.0 only has a 64bit version as there isn't any 32bit installer right now.
• To install CentOS 7.0 64bit OS you can use Virtualbox on local PC as outlined at CentOS 7.x - CentOS 7.0 Install on VirtualBOX Guest Server | Centmin Mod Community
• To install CentOS 7.0 64bit via netinstall, you can do it with VPS providers like RamNode as outlined at RamNode - CentOS 7.0 Netinstall Guide for RamNode CKVM VPS server | Centmin Mod Community
• You can find CentOS 7.0 release announcement and info at CentOS 7.x - Release Announcement for CentOS-7/x86_64 | Centmin Mod Community
• You can find my ongoing work log for .08 beta + CentOS 7 branch support at CentOS 7.x - Work log for dealing with CentOS 7.0 changes (systemd) | Centmin Mod Community
• You can also subscribe and watch this thread to follow bugs reported in this thread as well to keep up to date And check the 123.08centos7beta02 branch commits for changes Commits · centminmod/centminmod · GitHub as well as the Github Commits forum which posts all commits for master, stable and .08 beta branch updates at Centmin Mod Github Commits | Centmin Mod Community
• DigitalOcean CentOS 7.0 droplet install guide

Github Branch Commit Comparisons

If you're like me and want a birds eye view of the commit changes between Centmin Mod .07 stable vs .08 beta 01 vs .08 centos 7 beta 01, you can use Github feature for this.

• Centmin Mod .07 stable vs .08 beta 01 Comparing 123.07stable...123.08beta01 · centminmod/centminmod · GitHub
• Centmin Mod .07 stable vs .08 centos 7 beta 01 Comparing 123.07stable...123.08centos7beta01 · centminmod/centminmod · GitHub
• Centmin Mod .08 beta 01 vs .08 centos 7 beta 01 Comparing 123.08beta01...123.08centos7beta01 · centminmod/centminmod · GitHub
• Centmin Mod .08 centos 7 beta 01 vs .08 centos 7 beta 02 Comparing 123.08centos7beta01...123.08centos7beta02 · centminmod/centminmod · GitHub
• Centmin Mod .08centos7beta02 vs .08beta03 Comparing 123.08centos7beta02...123.08beta03 · centminmod/centminmod · GitHub

3rd party YUM repositories CentOS 7 support

Not all 3rd party YUM repositories will have equivalent YUM packages available in their CentOS 7.x versions compared with the CentOS 6.x versions. So make sure to check if a needed YUM package is available with the 3rd party YUM repository for CentOS 7.x. These 3rd party YUM repos include, Epel, Rpmforge, Percona, Varnish and Axivo. For instance, Axivo YUM repo for CentOS 7.x is missing alot of packages compared to it's CentOS 6.x version.

Changes of Note

As development progresses, there will be changes that need a bit more highlighting to users. I'll list those below:

• May 29th, 2015 - Centmin Mod 123.08beta03 is a merging of the 3 branches - .08 beta 02 + 123.08lua + 123.08livestats so the new beta has both Nginx Lua + LuaJIT support + new Nginx vhost traffic statistics support
• May 6th, 2015 - added custom_config.inc persistent centmin.sh option file support. More details here.
• Password protection of opcache.php stats file for when Zend Opcache is installed with PHP > 5.5 on auto detection. Details are outlined here and here.
• Implemented new dynamic /tmp creation routine dependent on how much memory you have installed as to whether to mount /tmp on ramdisk tmpfs or non-ramdisk / non-tmpfs
• Updated inc/phpsededit.inc moving the initial PHP php.ini tweaks from /usr/local/lib/php.ini to /etc/centminmod/php.d/custom_php.ini so they are preserved on PHP upgrades. Commit Commits · centminmod/centminmod · GitHub
• Updated to support Xcache 3.2.0 for PHP 5.6 support Release-3.2.0 – XCache Commit at update centmin.sh - update to Xcache 3.2.0 support for PHP 5.6 · 28fc6d5 · centminmod/centminmod · GitHub
• Custom php ini file priories detailed here.

Centmin Mod .08 beta Change Log

• Compiled a dedicated thread to keep track of the official change log here.

 

@dorobo when did you download 123.08centos7beta01 ? As this compile error was fixed on this commit https://github.com/centminmod/centminmod/commit/b77896d2a75446edb95ceb327c00ea6a9736c739

The php upgrade error was fixed in these commits https://github.com/centminmod/centminmod/commit/0d99d355159ec53c96fbe545c68b776b183681b9 and https://github.com/centminmod/centminmod/commit/e3439e3b944fe12945c2dec4e883434d655a7e54

 

no worries.. thanks for helping testing

 

honestly haven't tried that combination yet. If you have a chance to, would be interesting to see

 

• Added Nginx Sticky module and Nginx Upstream Check module to latest .08 betas https://community.centminmod.com/threads/add-nginx-sticky-upstream-check-modules.818/
• Fixed OpenResty Nginx module support as well https://community.centminmod.com/threads/fix-outdated-nginx-openresty-module-support.823/. It's enabled by default with NGINX_OPENRESTY='y' with this later commit https://github.com/centminmod/centminmod/commit/9974706c5be1a4611f5e41155013488b74209591 so can properly test it. Two OpenResty modules are added when enabled, memc module https://github.com/openresty/memc-nginx-module and srcache modules https://github.com/openresty/srcache-nginx-module

Added to .08 betas a 2nd alternate php include file phpalt.conf https://github.com/centminmod/centminmod/commit/3063acc4efb2eaaef0f70f6aa41a2806a257ea08 as per discussion at https://community.centminmod.com/threads/connecting-nginx-to-php-fpm.830/

So in your Nginx vhosts you can choose between 2 different php include configurations to use as an include file

• /usr/local/nginx/conf/php.conf or
• /usr/local/nginx/conf/phpalt.conf

 

cheers... FYI, easier to use gist.github.com in future

looks like maybe Linode's CentOS 7 mirrors aren't fully populated yet = HTTP Error 404 Not Found. i.e. http://mirrors.linode.com/centos/7.0/os/x86_64 is 404

So might want to try again on a fresh OS reload a bit later

Code:

*************************************************
[1;32;40m* Installing PHP
(B[m*************************************************
yum -y erase php*
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, priorities
No Match for argument: php-5.4.30
No Match for argument: php-5.4.30.tar.gz
No Packages marked for removal
Forcing buildconf
Removing configure caches
buildconf: checking installation...
buildconf: autoconf version 2.69 (ok)
http://mirrors.linode.com/centos/7.0/os/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404 - Not Found
Trying other mirror.
http://mirror.steadfast.net/centos/7.0/os/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404 - Not Found
Trying other mirror.
http://ftp.hosteurope.de/mirror/centos.org/7.0/os/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404 - Not Found
Trying other mirror.
http://mirror.us.leaseweb.net/centos/7.0/os/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404 - Not Found
Trying other mirror.
ftp://mirror.aarnet.edu.au/pub/centos/7.0/os/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] FTP Error 550 - Server denied you to change to the given directory
Trying other mirror.
http://mirror.as24220.net/pub/centos/7.0/os/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404 - Not Found
Trying other mirror.
http://mirrors.coreix.net/centos/7.0/os/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404 - Not Found
Trying other mirror.
ftp://mirror.anl.gov/pub/centos/7.0/os/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] FTP Error 550 - Server denied you to change to the given directory
Trying other mirror.
ftp://ftp.free.fr/mirrors/ftp.centos.org/7.0/os/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] FTP Error 550 - Server denied you to change to the given directory
Trying other mirror.
ftp://mirror.bytemark.co.uk/centos/7.0/os/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] FTP Error 550 - Server denied you to change to the given directory
Trying other mirror.
http://ftp.jaist.ac.jp/pub/Linux/CentOS/7.0/os/x86_64/repodata/repomd.xml: [Errno 14] HTTP Error 404 - Not Found
Trying other mirror.


One of the configured repositories failed (CentOS-7.0 - Base),
and yum doesn't have enough cached data to continue. At this point the only
safe thing yum can do is fail. There are a few ways to work "fix" this:

     1. Contact the upstream for the repository and get them to fix the problem.

     2. Reconfigure the baseurl/etc. for the repository, to point to a working
        upstream. This is most often useful if you are using a newer
        distribution release than is supported by the repository (and the
        packages for the previous distribution release still work).

     3. Disable the repository, so yum won't use it by default. Yum will then
        just ignore the repository until you permanently enable it again or use
        --enablerepo for temporary usage:

            yum-config-manager --disable base

     4. Configure the failing repository to be skipped, if it is unavailable.
        Note that yum will try to contact the repo. when it runs most commands,
        so will have to try and fail each time (and thus. yum will be be much
        slower). If it is a very temporary problem though, this is often a nice
        compromise:

            yum-config-manager --save --setopt=base.skip_if_unavailable=true

failure: repodata/repomd.xml from base: [Errno 256] No more mirrors to try.

thus resulting in PHP not having all the required packages to compile

Code:

checking for location of ICU headers and libraries... not found
configure: error: Unable to detect ICU prefix or no failed. Please verify ICU install prefix and make sure icu-config works.
make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found.  Stop.

real    0m0.004s
user    0m0.000s
sys    0m0.003s
make: *** No rule to make target `install'.  Stop.

real    0m0.004s
user    0m0.000s
sys    0m0.000s
[1;33;40m----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(B[mPHP was not installed properly
[1;33;40m----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(B[m
y

on working CentOS 7 YUM repo should have those packages. For example

Code:

yum list libicu libicu-devel --disablerepo=rpmforge,epel
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, priorities
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* base: mirrors.kernel.org
* extras: mirror.spro.net
* updates: centos.mirrors.hoobly.com
Installed Packages
libicu.x86_64                                                                  50.1.2-11.el7                                                             @base
libicu-devel.x86_64                                                            50.1.2-11.el7                                                             @base

 

Looks like using php-fpm init.d from CentOS 6.x won't work as expected on CentOS 7.0 as the php-fpm created /var/run/php-fpm/php-fpm/pid is now located on /var/run which on CentOS 7.0 is a tmpfs ram disk mounted symlink to /run. So if you reboot your system on CentOS 7.0, the /var/run/php-fpm directory won't exist on CentOS 7.0. Need to fix that or convert to systemd based php-fpm script for CentOS 7.0.

Full details at https://community.centminmod.com/th...ith-centos-7-0-changes-systemd.738/#post-3787

 

@palPalani what about

Code:

mysqladmin ver

as per https://community.centminmod.com/threads/how-to-troubleshoot-centmin-mod-initial-install-issues.102/ check your install log to see if MariaDB 5.5 was properly installed, you should see post-install check near end which lists versions numbers

 

looks like MariaDB didn't install properly for some reason.

As per https://community.centminmod.com/threads/how-to-troubleshoot-centmin-mod-initial-install-issues.102/ you can share your install log at gist.github.com or pastebin.com so we can check out why MariaDB failed to install

 

Github Branch Commit Comparisons

If you're like me and want a birds eye view of the commit changes between Centmin Mod .07 stable vs .08 beta 01 vs .08 centos 7 beta 01, you can use Github feature for this.

• Centmin Mod .07 stable vs .08 beta 01 https://github.com/centminmod/centminmod/compare/123.07stable...123.08beta01?expand=1
• Centmin Mod .07 stable vs .08 centos 7 beta 01 https://github.com/centminmod/centminmod/compare/123.07stable...123.08centos7beta01?expand=1
• Centmin Mod .08 beta 01 vs .08 centos 7 beta 01 https://github.com/centminmod/centminmod/compare/123.08beta01...123.08centos7beta01?expand=1

 

Updated Centmin Mod .08 betas with suhosin 0.9.36 release which is meant to support PHP 5.4 to PHP 5.6 https://github.com/stefanesser/suhosin/releases

Commit https://github.com/centminmod/centminmod/commits/123.08centos7beta01

 

Found a bug preventing memcached server stopping in init.d/memcached files for .07 stable and .08 betas while working on a revised memcached init.d file with unix socket option support Memcached - How to Run memcached from a socket? | Centmin Mod Community

all .07 stable and .08 betas have been updated with the new /etc/init.d/memcached file.

For existing Centmin Mod users, they can just update that one file via these 2 commands. You may need to re-edit your memory allocation sizes if you changed them from the default 8MB

Code:

wget -O /etc/init.d/memcached https://gist.githubusercontent.com/centminmod/94940d2f1cd75c5e18dd/raw/memcached.sh
chmod +x /etc/init.d/memcached

 

Updated 123.08centos7beta01 branch with Axivo CentOS 7 YUM repo add Axivo CentOS 7 YUM repo support to .08 betas · dafccda · centminmod/centminmod · GitHub

 

Updated 123.08centos7beta01 branch to default to MariaDB 10.x at initial install time

Commit MariaDB 10.x default installed for .08 centos 07 beta01 · 18533de · centminmod/centminmod · GitHub