Configuring Apache for Subversion

Accessing Subversion Repositories via Apache has several advantages: neither extra port for external access nor SSH key setup is required. This page describes how to setup Apache to Serve Subversion Repositories.

Windows

This description assumes that codeBeamer has been installed into

C:\CB-5.5

• Download Apache 2.2.17 from the location below or from a mirror:

  http://ftp-stud.hs-esslingen.de/pub/Mirrors/ftp.apache.org/dist//httpd/binaries/win32/httpd-2.2.17-win32-x86-no_ssl.msi
  

• Install Apache to the default location (

  C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation

  ) and take Typical Installation.

• Edit the Apache configuration:

httpd.conf

• Append the lines of

  C:\\CB-5.5\repository\scmweb\httpd.conf.svn

  to the end of Apache

  httpd.conf

• Copy

  mod_authz_svn.so

  and

  mod_dav_svn.so

  from

  C:\CB-5.5\libexec\svn\bin

  to

  C:\Program Files\Apache Software Foundation\Apache2.2\modules

• Add

  C:\CB-5.5\libexec\svn\bin

  to your

  PATH

  on

  Control Panel > System > Advanced

  .

• Test configuration:

• If everything's fine restart Apache:

Linux/Unix

Ubuntu

/home/codebeamer/CB

• First you have to install Apache HTTP Server using the following command:

  sudo apt-get install apache2
  

• Then execute this command:

  sudo apt-get install libapache2-svn
  

• Copy httpd.conf.svn

  sudo cp /home/codebeamer/CB/repository/scmweb/httpd.conf.svn /etc/apache2/mods-available/svn.conf
  

• Enable svn support

  sudo ln -s /etc/apache2/mods-available/svn.conf /etc/apache2/mods-enabled/svn.conf
  

• Finally test the apache configuration:

  sudo apache2ctl configtest
  

If everything's fine you can restart Apache:

sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

RedHat

• First you have to install Apache HTTP Server and the required moduled:

  sudo yum install httpd subversion mod_dav_svn
  

• Copy

  /home/codebeamer/CB/repository/scmweb/httpd.conf.svn

  to

  /etc/httpd/conf.d/svn.conf

• Finally test the apache configuration:

  apachectl configtest
  

If everything's fine you can restart Apache:

sudo /etc/init.d/httpd restart

How to checkout from a codeBeame repository and commit to it

• Create a new codeBeamer project with a Managed Mercurial Repository and the name of the repository should be svntest. Follow the steps described in Creating Managed Repositories.

• Create a new issue in the Bugs tracker of the new project. This example assumes that the new issue gets the ID 1000 and the project was created by the account bond that has the password 007.

• On Linux/Unix hg must be in your

  PATH

  , on Windows add Mercurial to the

  PATH

  with the command below:

  set PATH="C:\Dokumente und Einstellungen\zk\Eigene Dateien\CB\libexec\svn";%PATH%
  

• Checking out from the repository:

  svn checkout http://bond:007@localhost/svn/svntest
  

• Adding a new file to the repository

  cd svntest
  echo hello > readme.txt 
  svn add readme.txt
  

• Committing to a codeBeamer issue

  svn commit -m "#1000 just a commit"
  

• Now after refreshing the browser window with issue details and the change set should appear under SCM Commits tab.