Somebody seriously need to fix these instructions. They are outdated and don't work.

For example, zaptel doesn't get installed the way it says here (maybe if you have a zaptel device, it will, but for only ztdummy it doesn't). Similarly when you reach to 'mysqld start', you find out that it is not working either, although it is installed on your system. Apparently these instructions were written for some old version of CestOS, not for 5.1. I gave up after trying for a whole day, and will install trixbox instead.

Hello,
I'm trying to follow your installation procedure.
Some info about my box:

MB: M2N-SLI Deluxe ASUS
CPU: AMD64 4.8 GHz

Here's the output of "make config" when configuring zaptel:

Zaptel has been configured.

If you have any zaptel hardware it is now recommended to
edit /etc/default/zaptel or /etc/sysconfig/zaptel and set there an
optimal value for the variable MODULES .

I think that the zaptel hardware you have on your system is:
pci:0000:01:08.0 zaphfc- 1397:2bd0 HFC-S ISDN BRI card

The following step (/sbin/ztcfg) reports one error, which I don't know how to solve:

Notice: Configuration file is /etc/zaptel.conf
line 0: Unable to open master device '/dev/zap/ctl'

1 error(s) detected

Thanks anticipately for your help.

Hi,

What will happen with php-pear-DB? Will this be replaced soon?

Cheers
Chris

Your instruction is really good, although it still can be better if more details can be presented.
After follow your instruction, and spend couple of days, now I almost reach the end of the game. Now I face the permission problem, when I try to access the http://localhost, I can not access any one of the three choice.
I try to change the .htaccess, it didn't work, I try to log in as root or asterisk user, no luck.
Could you please give me some hint, thanks in advance.

Hi All,

I've followed the install instructions for CentOS 5.1 and get to the install_amp. I get the following.

[root@localhost freepbx-2.3.1]# ./install_amp --username=asteriskuser --password=SOMEPASSWORD
Checking for PEAR DB..OK
Checking for PEAR Console::Getopt..OK
Using username: asteriskuser
Using password: ************
Checking user..OK
Checking if Asterisk is running..sh: pidof: command not found
FAILED
[FATAL] ./install_amp
Asterisk must be running. If this is a first time install, you should start
Asterisk by typing './start_asterisk start'
For upgrading, you should run 'amportal start'

If i run the start_asterisk start i get the following.
STARTING ASTERISK
./start_asterisk: line 36: pidof: command not found
./start_asterisk: line 18: pidof: command not found
./start_asterisk: line 18: pidof: command not found
Asterisk Started

[root@localhost freepbx-2.3.1]# /sbin/pidof asterisk
20560

Any assistance would be great...

Thanks in advance

SGT.

I had it working fine, but since a few days ago, the reports section is grayed out. I tried to reinstall everything, but it does not work. Th addons are installed, and mysql is working. I have 15 virtual units , here is the strange part, all of them have the same issue. Please give me a clue as how can this happen. My clients are fuming. I don't feel that I need to pay for support twice on the same issue.

If you've used the RPMs from http://atrpms.net/dist/el5/asterisk, the installer will create an asterisk user without shell access. Various FreePBX scripts need to run stuff as asterisk, so you'll need to give it a shell before installing:

Hope it helps

1. I installed CentOS 5.2 will these instructions still work?

2. when I try to get to the admin 192.168.1.66/admin I get "Failed to Connect"

Thanks for any help you can give.

echo "options {" >> /etc/named.conf
echo " directory \"/var/named\";" >> /etc/named.conf
echo " dump-file \"/var/named/data/cache_dump.db\";" >> /etc/named.conf
echo " statistics-file \"/var/named/data/named_stats.txt\";" >> /etc/named.conf
echo "};" >> /etc/named.conf
echo "include \"/etc/rndc.key\";" >> /etc/named.conf

service named start

[root@Asterisk log]# service named start
Locating /var/named/chroot//etc/named.conf failed:
[FAILED]

/usr/sbin/named -gc /etc/named.conf
07-Aug-2008 18:11:38.130 starting BIND 9.3.4-P1 -gc /etc/named.conf
07-Aug-2008 18:11:38.132 found 1 CPU, using 1 worker thread
07-Aug-2008 18:11:38.174 loading configuration from '/etc/named.conf'
07-Aug-2008 18:11:38.179 listening on IPv4 interface lo, 127.0.0.1#53
07-Aug-2008 18:11:38.184 listening on IPv4 interface eth0, 192.168.0.80#53
07-Aug-2008 18:11:38.203 command channel listening on 127.0.0.1#953
07-Aug-2008 18:11:38.206 command channel listening on ::1#953
07-Aug-2008 18:11:38.209 ignoring config file logging statement due to -g option
07-Aug-2008 18:11:38.216 couldn't open pid file '/var/run/named/named.pid': Permission denied
07-Aug-2008 18:11:38.217 exiting (due to early fatal error)

Hi. i'm following the instructions on installing freepbx, but i got a problem when a load the application; if i hit http://localhost/ i got the index with the cute frog and three links, the ARI, the FOP and the FreePBX Admin module... well if a hit the last one i got this on my browser:

header("Location: config.php");
?>

If i hit thee second one (FOP), after downloading and installing some adobe flash plugin, i got a page with the extensions and stuff.

If i hit the first one (ARI), i got this on my browser:

/**
* @file
* main
*/
include_once("includes/bootstrap.php");
ariPageHeader();
include_once("includes/common.php");
handler();
ariPageFooter();
?>

I haven't continue 'cause i know there's something wrong. Can somebody help me ?

Note: I'm quite new in this asterisk stuff, and i'm not a php expert either

The powers that be need to make this process easier. I would sell more straight asterisk systems if I could get this process to more of a science than it is today.

There are a few things that can be done easier (yum install caching-nameserver instead of echoing data into /etc/named.conf), but I just finished installing FreePBX/Asterisk on a clean CentOS 5.2 installation with minimal fuss.

I even updated all the way to the 2.5RC of FreePBX once it was up and running.

So far, so good. Very slick stuff!

PLEASE, please do not hijack a thread about one thing for another. Nothing in this install covers a2billing, or phpmyadmin.

Please port a new topic in the forums and then you'll have a chance at getting the answers you need. Here you will not as that is not the topic at hand.

When "service named start" gives the message "service not recognized: that means that you didn't install one of the requirements, the DNS service WAY up at the top, second line down. When it is installed it places the needed files in the correct location for that command to work.

You have to substitute the actual values of "asteriskuser" and "SOMEPASSWORD" when you run the command. In the tutorial the username is "asterisk"

Hello all I am trying to install on CentOS 5.2 and I am getting to;

echo "options {" >> /etc/named.conf
echo " directory \"/var/named\";" >> /etc/named.conf
echo " dump-file \"/var/named/data/cache_dump.db\";" >> /etc/named.conf

Can anyone tell me or give me a clue as to what these commands do? I am pretty new to Linux, and pretty new to FreePBX I am coming from dealing with ISO's from trixbox. I appreciate any tips/links/whatever you can give me.

Thanks!
- Sam

its better to understand what you are doing, and if that means I need to read a but so be it. I have a pretty clear understanding of most network protocols (DNS,DHCP,tFTP,TCP/IP etc.). I was really just asking if documentation was available explaining what the role of the Name Service was pertaining to the operation of FreePBX/Asterisk so in case something strange happens I know what I am looking at. If its not available no biggie... I'll just figure it out a bit more slowly.

Worst thing that'll happen if I screw it up is no updates, and if is have a VoIP Trunk or something it wont work? Very familiar with DNS, just with Windows :). OpenDNS FTW!

Thanks again!
- Sam

I thought other newbies might benefit from these tips:

I used "mindterm" ssh software to connect using ssh to my CentOS 5.2 server running on a HP ML370 hardware.

1) named service does not start

To get the "service named start" command to start the named service, I had to edit the "/etc/sysconfig/named" file and place a # sign (ie. comment out) the line starting with "ROOTDIR=". Otherwise it is looking elsewhere for the home directory.

2) "tar..." problem

The line

wget http://downloads.digium.com/pub/asterisk/asterisk-addons-1.4-current.tar...
is truncated above because it is a URL (at least in Firefox it is). The last part need to be:

/asterisk-addons-1.4-current.tar.gz

not ending with ... as it looks in my browser, and when I copy and paste it into my ssh window.

3) Replace 'Current' with actual version numbers:

Note that as new versions are release, the 'current' version changes:

Line "cd /usr/src/zaptel-1.4-current" should be

"cd /usr/src/zaptel-1.4.12.1" when I ran this is Dec 08.

Similarly
"cd /usr/src/libpri-1.4-current" needed to be "cd /usr/src/libpri-1.4.8" in Dec 08, and "cd /usr/src/libpri-1.4.9" in Jan 09.

So if these cd commands don't work, do an ls command and find out what the correct dir is.

I did not end up getting this to work - I fell at the MySql hurdle. I replaced 'SOMEPASSWORD' with my real password, but there is something else missing here.

I'll put the error message I'm getting in again when I encounter it in a few hours. I'm off to do something else right now.

Hey can anyone tell where can I find this FreePBX ISO image?