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Setup issues
I am attempting to setup OFBiz for my business.
I am a Linux developer of many years experience.
I wanted a secure (SSL) setup, and I thought I would use Mariadb as I
already use that for other software, and I would avoid duplication with
another database. I stretched this further by wanting to have no demo data.
I found it very difficult to accomplish all this. Much more difficult than
I might have expected for a major apache project. However, I persevered,
and after a whole weekend of work, I got it working to a first order. I
have documented each step I took.
HOWEVER:
I CANNOT ADD A PARTY MAILING ADDRESS. There are no provinces listed for
Canada. There are no states listed for the USA. I don't know other
countries intimately, so I can't speak for them. As a result of being
incomplete, I cannot add addresses at all.
I initially thought this must be because I did not use the demo data. So, I
repeated my work, but left the demo data in place. SAME PROBLEM.
Then I thought that perhaps I should do the migration (to Mysql) AFTER
setting up the initial data. That was BROKEN and wouldn't complete on
import, and the resulting website wouldn't display properly.
Then I thought it might be the database - perhaps it doesn't work with
mysql. I would just do the straightforward install, and work with that.
SAME PROBLEM.
So here we are: 3 full days and I can't enter my first employee, even with
the simplest install with default settings. Of course there is one
fundamental lesson here: never just believe that something works just
because it is from a reputable project that has been out there for years. I
should have known better.
--
Dominic Amann
M 416-270-4587
Re: Setup issues
Posted by dimonic <do...@gmail.com>.
Georg Potthast-2 wrote
> You can use Webtools to see the data related to each entity in the
> database.
Yes, thanks. I found the relevant entities - in the database. But the field
still want bring up the states/provinces, so I can't add addresses. Even the
demo data won't show the state (in the update screen), only in the display
screen.
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Re: Setup issues
Posted by Georg Potthast <no...@georgpotthast.de>.
You can use Webtools to see the data related to each entity in the database.
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From: Dominic Amann
Sent: Monday, October 26, 2020 6:25 PM
To: user@ofbiz.apache.org
Subject: Re: Setup issues
Yes, the data is there (in XML). I guess I need to go poking around in the
database to find out if it got into there during setup? Or perhaps check
the pages of output during the "./gradlew loadAll " step... I'll do the
latter first.
On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 at 13:11, Jason RJ <ja...@reast.net> wrote:
> Hi Dominic,
>
> Province data and similar locality data is part of the seed data and
> loaded from the /framework/common/data/Geo*.xml files you should be able
> to spot that being loaded in your initial setup log output. It's been a
> while since I've spun up a clean instance, but the data is certainly
> there so it's just not being loaded for some reason.
>
> Hope that helps,
>
> Jason
>
>
> On 26/10/2020 16:55, Dominic Amann wrote:
> > I am attempting to setup OFBiz for my business.
> >
> > I am a Linux developer of many years experience.
> >
> > I wanted a secure (SSL) setup, and I thought I would use Mariadb as I
> > already use that for other software, and I would avoid duplication with
> > another database. I stretched this further by wanting to have no demo
> data.
> >
> > I found it very difficult to accomplish all this. Much more difficult
> than
> > I might have expected for a major apache project. However, I persevered,
> > and after a whole weekend of work, I got it working to a first order. I
> > have documented each step I took.
> >
> > HOWEVER:
> >
> > I CANNOT ADD A PARTY MAILING ADDRESS. There are no provinces listed for
> > Canada. There are no states listed for the USA. I don't know other
> > countries intimately, so I can't speak for them. As a result of being
> > incomplete, I cannot add addresses at all.
> >
> > I initially thought this must be because I did not use the demo data.
> So, I
> > repeated my work, but left the demo data in place. SAME PROBLEM.
> >
> > Then I thought that perhaps I should do the migration (to Mysql) AFTER
> > setting up the initial data. That was BROKEN and wouldn't complete on
> > import, and the resulting website wouldn't display properly.
> >
> > Then I thought it might be the database - perhaps it doesn't work with
> > mysql. I would just do the straightforward install, and work with that.
> > SAME PROBLEM.
> >
> > So here we are: 3 full days and I can't enter my first employee, even
> with
> > the simplest install with default settings. Of course there is one
> > fundamental lesson here: never just believe that something works just
> > because it is from a reputable project that has been out there for
> years. I
> > should have known better.
> >
>
--
Dominic Amann
M 416-270-4587
Re: Setup issues
Posted by Dominic Amann <do...@gmail.com>.
This is default install, per the directions, demo data, current version
(17.12.04). It simply doesn't work.
On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 at 14:25, Dominic Amann <do...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Here is the demo "Company" in display - note that it is in CA (california
> state).
>
> And here when I click Update, the State field is empty, and I cannot
> select a state.
>
>
>
> On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 at 14:21, Dominic Amann <do...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Georg. I am looking at a _huge_ table of entities, 900+ references
>> to "Geo". I need to narrow it down but I don't really know what I am
>> looking for.
>>
>> I found this:
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 at 13:57, Dominic Amann <do...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I can confirm that values were loaded from the relevant xml file for my
>>> country.
>>>
>>> Beginning import from URL:
>>> file:/var/www/apache-ofbiz-17.12.04/framework/common
>>> /data/GeoData_CA.xml
>>> 2020-10-26 17:27:43,384 |main |EntitySaxReader
>>> |I|
>>> Transaction Timeout set to 2 hours (7200 seconds)
>>> 2020-10-26 17:27:43,424 |main |EntitySaxReader
>>> |I|
>>> Finished 26 values from
>>> file:/var/www/apache-ofbiz-17.12.04/framework/common/da
>>> ta/GeoData_CA.xml
>>>
>>> On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 at 13:25, Dominic Amann <do...@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Yes, the data is there (in XML). I guess I need to go poking around in
>>>> the database to find out if it got into there during setup? Or
>>>> perhaps check the pages of output during the "./gradlew loadAll " step...
>>>> I'll do the latter first.
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 at 13:11, Jason RJ <ja...@reast.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Dominic,
>>>>>
>>>>> Province data and similar locality data is part of the seed data and
>>>>> loaded from the /framework/common/data/Geo*.xml files you should be
>>>>> able
>>>>> to spot that being loaded in your initial setup log output. It's been
>>>>> a
>>>>> while since I've spun up a clean instance, but the data is certainly
>>>>> there so it's just not being loaded for some reason.
>>>>>
>>>>> Hope that helps,
>>>>>
>>>>> Jason
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 26/10/2020 16:55, Dominic Amann wrote:
>>>>> > I am attempting to setup OFBiz for my business.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > I am a Linux developer of many years experience.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > I wanted a secure (SSL) setup, and I thought I would use Mariadb as I
>>>>> > already use that for other software, and I would avoid duplication
>>>>> with
>>>>> > another database. I stretched this further by wanting to have no
>>>>> demo data.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > I found it very difficult to accomplish all this. Much more
>>>>> difficult than
>>>>> > I might have expected for a major apache project. However, I
>>>>> persevered,
>>>>> > and after a whole weekend of work, I got it working to a first
>>>>> order. I
>>>>> > have documented each step I took.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > HOWEVER:
>>>>> >
>>>>> > I CANNOT ADD A PARTY MAILING ADDRESS. There are no provinces listed
>>>>> for
>>>>> > Canada. There are no states listed for the USA. I don't know other
>>>>> > countries intimately, so I can't speak for them. As a result of being
>>>>> > incomplete, I cannot add addresses at all.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > I initially thought this must be because I did not use the demo
>>>>> data. So, I
>>>>> > repeated my work, but left the demo data in place. SAME PROBLEM.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Then I thought that perhaps I should do the migration (to Mysql)
>>>>> AFTER
>>>>> > setting up the initial data. That was BROKEN and wouldn't complete on
>>>>> > import, and the resulting website wouldn't display properly.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > Then I thought it might be the database - perhaps it doesn't work
>>>>> with
>>>>> > mysql. I would just do the straightforward install, and work with
>>>>> that.
>>>>> > SAME PROBLEM.
>>>>> >
>>>>> > So here we are: 3 full days and I can't enter my first employee,
>>>>> even with
>>>>> > the simplest install with default settings. Of course there is one
>>>>> > fundamental lesson here: never just believe that something works just
>>>>> > because it is from a reputable project that has been out there for
>>>>> years. I
>>>>> > should have known better.
>>>>> >
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Dominic Amann
>>>>
>>>> M 416-270-4587
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>> Dominic Amann
>>>
>>> M 416-270-4587
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Dominic Amann
>>
>> M 416-270-4587
>>
>
>
> --
>
>
> Dominic Amann
>
> M 416-270-4587
>
--
Dominic Amann
M 416-270-4587
Re: Setup issues
Posted by Dominic Amann <do...@gmail.com>.
Here is the demo "Company" in display - note that it is in CA (california
state).
And here when I click Update, the State field is empty, and I cannot select
a state.
On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 at 14:21, Dominic Amann <do...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thanks Georg. I am looking at a _huge_ table of entities, 900+ references
> to "Geo". I need to narrow it down but I don't really know what I am
> looking for.
>
> I found this:
>
>
>
> On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 at 13:57, Dominic Amann <do...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I can confirm that values were loaded from the relevant xml file for my
>> country.
>>
>> Beginning import from URL:
>> file:/var/www/apache-ofbiz-17.12.04/framework/common
>> /data/GeoData_CA.xml
>> 2020-10-26 17:27:43,384 |main |EntitySaxReader
>> |I|
>> Transaction Timeout set to 2 hours (7200 seconds)
>> 2020-10-26 17:27:43,424 |main |EntitySaxReader
>> |I|
>> Finished 26 values from
>> file:/var/www/apache-ofbiz-17.12.04/framework/common/da
>> ta/GeoData_CA.xml
>>
>> On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 at 13:25, Dominic Amann <do...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Yes, the data is there (in XML). I guess I need to go poking around in
>>> the database to find out if it got into there during setup? Or
>>> perhaps check the pages of output during the "./gradlew loadAll " step...
>>> I'll do the latter first.
>>>
>>> On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 at 13:11, Jason RJ <ja...@reast.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi Dominic,
>>>>
>>>> Province data and similar locality data is part of the seed data and
>>>> loaded from the /framework/common/data/Geo*.xml files you should be
>>>> able
>>>> to spot that being loaded in your initial setup log output. It's been a
>>>> while since I've spun up a clean instance, but the data is certainly
>>>> there so it's just not being loaded for some reason.
>>>>
>>>> Hope that helps,
>>>>
>>>> Jason
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 26/10/2020 16:55, Dominic Amann wrote:
>>>> > I am attempting to setup OFBiz for my business.
>>>> >
>>>> > I am a Linux developer of many years experience.
>>>> >
>>>> > I wanted a secure (SSL) setup, and I thought I would use Mariadb as I
>>>> > already use that for other software, and I would avoid duplication
>>>> with
>>>> > another database. I stretched this further by wanting to have no demo
>>>> data.
>>>> >
>>>> > I found it very difficult to accomplish all this. Much more difficult
>>>> than
>>>> > I might have expected for a major apache project. However, I
>>>> persevered,
>>>> > and after a whole weekend of work, I got it working to a first order.
>>>> I
>>>> > have documented each step I took.
>>>> >
>>>> > HOWEVER:
>>>> >
>>>> > I CANNOT ADD A PARTY MAILING ADDRESS. There are no provinces listed
>>>> for
>>>> > Canada. There are no states listed for the USA. I don't know other
>>>> > countries intimately, so I can't speak for them. As a result of being
>>>> > incomplete, I cannot add addresses at all.
>>>> >
>>>> > I initially thought this must be because I did not use the demo data.
>>>> So, I
>>>> > repeated my work, but left the demo data in place. SAME PROBLEM.
>>>> >
>>>> > Then I thought that perhaps I should do the migration (to Mysql) AFTER
>>>> > setting up the initial data. That was BROKEN and wouldn't complete on
>>>> > import, and the resulting website wouldn't display properly.
>>>> >
>>>> > Then I thought it might be the database - perhaps it doesn't work with
>>>> > mysql. I would just do the straightforward install, and work with
>>>> that.
>>>> > SAME PROBLEM.
>>>> >
>>>> > So here we are: 3 full days and I can't enter my first employee, even
>>>> with
>>>> > the simplest install with default settings. Of course there is one
>>>> > fundamental lesson here: never just believe that something works just
>>>> > because it is from a reputable project that has been out there for
>>>> years. I
>>>> > should have known better.
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>>
>>> Dominic Amann
>>>
>>> M 416-270-4587
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Dominic Amann
>>
>> M 416-270-4587
>>
>
>
> --
>
>
> Dominic Amann
>
> M 416-270-4587
>
--
Dominic Amann
M 416-270-4587
Re: Setup issues
Posted by Dominic Amann <do...@gmail.com>.
Thanks Georg. I am looking at a _huge_ table of entities, 900+ references
to "Geo". I need to narrow it down but I don't really know what I am
looking for.
I found this:
On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 at 13:57, Dominic Amann <do...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I can confirm that values were loaded from the relevant xml file for my
> country.
>
> Beginning import from URL:
> file:/var/www/apache-ofbiz-17.12.04/framework/common
> /data/GeoData_CA.xml
> 2020-10-26 17:27:43,384 |main |EntitySaxReader
> |I|
> Transaction Timeout set to 2 hours (7200 seconds)
> 2020-10-26 17:27:43,424 |main |EntitySaxReader
> |I|
> Finished 26 values from
> file:/var/www/apache-ofbiz-17.12.04/framework/common/da
> ta/GeoData_CA.xml
>
> On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 at 13:25, Dominic Amann <do...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Yes, the data is there (in XML). I guess I need to go poking around in
>> the database to find out if it got into there during setup? Or
>> perhaps check the pages of output during the "./gradlew loadAll " step...
>> I'll do the latter first.
>>
>> On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 at 13:11, Jason RJ <ja...@reast.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Dominic,
>>>
>>> Province data and similar locality data is part of the seed data and
>>> loaded from the /framework/common/data/Geo*.xml files you should be able
>>> to spot that being loaded in your initial setup log output. It's been a
>>> while since I've spun up a clean instance, but the data is certainly
>>> there so it's just not being loaded for some reason.
>>>
>>> Hope that helps,
>>>
>>> Jason
>>>
>>>
>>> On 26/10/2020 16:55, Dominic Amann wrote:
>>> > I am attempting to setup OFBiz for my business.
>>> >
>>> > I am a Linux developer of many years experience.
>>> >
>>> > I wanted a secure (SSL) setup, and I thought I would use Mariadb as I
>>> > already use that for other software, and I would avoid duplication with
>>> > another database. I stretched this further by wanting to have no demo
>>> data.
>>> >
>>> > I found it very difficult to accomplish all this. Much more difficult
>>> than
>>> > I might have expected for a major apache project. However, I
>>> persevered,
>>> > and after a whole weekend of work, I got it working to a first order. I
>>> > have documented each step I took.
>>> >
>>> > HOWEVER:
>>> >
>>> > I CANNOT ADD A PARTY MAILING ADDRESS. There are no provinces listed for
>>> > Canada. There are no states listed for the USA. I don't know other
>>> > countries intimately, so I can't speak for them. As a result of being
>>> > incomplete, I cannot add addresses at all.
>>> >
>>> > I initially thought this must be because I did not use the demo data.
>>> So, I
>>> > repeated my work, but left the demo data in place. SAME PROBLEM.
>>> >
>>> > Then I thought that perhaps I should do the migration (to Mysql) AFTER
>>> > setting up the initial data. That was BROKEN and wouldn't complete on
>>> > import, and the resulting website wouldn't display properly.
>>> >
>>> > Then I thought it might be the database - perhaps it doesn't work with
>>> > mysql. I would just do the straightforward install, and work with that.
>>> > SAME PROBLEM.
>>> >
>>> > So here we are: 3 full days and I can't enter my first employee, even
>>> with
>>> > the simplest install with default settings. Of course there is one
>>> > fundamental lesson here: never just believe that something works just
>>> > because it is from a reputable project that has been out there for
>>> years. I
>>> > should have known better.
>>> >
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>>
>> Dominic Amann
>>
>> M 416-270-4587
>>
>
>
> --
>
>
> Dominic Amann
>
> M 416-270-4587
>
--
Dominic Amann
M 416-270-4587
Re: Setup issues
Posted by Dominic Amann <do...@gmail.com>.
I can confirm that values were loaded from the relevant xml file for my
country.
Beginning import from URL:
file:/var/www/apache-ofbiz-17.12.04/framework/common
/data/GeoData_CA.xml
2020-10-26 17:27:43,384 |main |EntitySaxReader
|I|
Transaction Timeout set to 2 hours (7200 seconds)
2020-10-26 17:27:43,424 |main |EntitySaxReader
|I|
Finished 26 values from
file:/var/www/apache-ofbiz-17.12.04/framework/common/da
ta/GeoData_CA.xml
On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 at 13:25, Dominic Amann <do...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes, the data is there (in XML). I guess I need to go poking around in the
> database to find out if it got into there during setup? Or perhaps check
> the pages of output during the "./gradlew loadAll " step... I'll do the
> latter first.
>
> On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 at 13:11, Jason RJ <ja...@reast.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi Dominic,
>>
>> Province data and similar locality data is part of the seed data and
>> loaded from the /framework/common/data/Geo*.xml files you should be able
>> to spot that being loaded in your initial setup log output. It's been a
>> while since I've spun up a clean instance, but the data is certainly
>> there so it's just not being loaded for some reason.
>>
>> Hope that helps,
>>
>> Jason
>>
>>
>> On 26/10/2020 16:55, Dominic Amann wrote:
>> > I am attempting to setup OFBiz for my business.
>> >
>> > I am a Linux developer of many years experience.
>> >
>> > I wanted a secure (SSL) setup, and I thought I would use Mariadb as I
>> > already use that for other software, and I would avoid duplication with
>> > another database. I stretched this further by wanting to have no demo
>> data.
>> >
>> > I found it very difficult to accomplish all this. Much more difficult
>> than
>> > I might have expected for a major apache project. However, I persevered,
>> > and after a whole weekend of work, I got it working to a first order. I
>> > have documented each step I took.
>> >
>> > HOWEVER:
>> >
>> > I CANNOT ADD A PARTY MAILING ADDRESS. There are no provinces listed for
>> > Canada. There are no states listed for the USA. I don't know other
>> > countries intimately, so I can't speak for them. As a result of being
>> > incomplete, I cannot add addresses at all.
>> >
>> > I initially thought this must be because I did not use the demo data.
>> So, I
>> > repeated my work, but left the demo data in place. SAME PROBLEM.
>> >
>> > Then I thought that perhaps I should do the migration (to Mysql) AFTER
>> > setting up the initial data. That was BROKEN and wouldn't complete on
>> > import, and the resulting website wouldn't display properly.
>> >
>> > Then I thought it might be the database - perhaps it doesn't work with
>> > mysql. I would just do the straightforward install, and work with that.
>> > SAME PROBLEM.
>> >
>> > So here we are: 3 full days and I can't enter my first employee, even
>> with
>> > the simplest install with default settings. Of course there is one
>> > fundamental lesson here: never just believe that something works just
>> > because it is from a reputable project that has been out there for
>> years. I
>> > should have known better.
>> >
>>
>
>
> --
>
>
> Dominic Amann
>
> M 416-270-4587
>
--
Dominic Amann
M 416-270-4587
Re: Setup issues
Posted by Dominic Amann <do...@gmail.com>.
Yes, the data is there (in XML). I guess I need to go poking around in the
database to find out if it got into there during setup? Or perhaps check
the pages of output during the "./gradlew loadAll " step... I'll do the
latter first.
On Mon, 26 Oct 2020 at 13:11, Jason RJ <ja...@reast.net> wrote:
> Hi Dominic,
>
> Province data and similar locality data is part of the seed data and
> loaded from the /framework/common/data/Geo*.xml files you should be able
> to spot that being loaded in your initial setup log output. It's been a
> while since I've spun up a clean instance, but the data is certainly
> there so it's just not being loaded for some reason.
>
> Hope that helps,
>
> Jason
>
>
> On 26/10/2020 16:55, Dominic Amann wrote:
> > I am attempting to setup OFBiz for my business.
> >
> > I am a Linux developer of many years experience.
> >
> > I wanted a secure (SSL) setup, and I thought I would use Mariadb as I
> > already use that for other software, and I would avoid duplication with
> > another database. I stretched this further by wanting to have no demo
> data.
> >
> > I found it very difficult to accomplish all this. Much more difficult
> than
> > I might have expected for a major apache project. However, I persevered,
> > and after a whole weekend of work, I got it working to a first order. I
> > have documented each step I took.
> >
> > HOWEVER:
> >
> > I CANNOT ADD A PARTY MAILING ADDRESS. There are no provinces listed for
> > Canada. There are no states listed for the USA. I don't know other
> > countries intimately, so I can't speak for them. As a result of being
> > incomplete, I cannot add addresses at all.
> >
> > I initially thought this must be because I did not use the demo data.
> So, I
> > repeated my work, but left the demo data in place. SAME PROBLEM.
> >
> > Then I thought that perhaps I should do the migration (to Mysql) AFTER
> > setting up the initial data. That was BROKEN and wouldn't complete on
> > import, and the resulting website wouldn't display properly.
> >
> > Then I thought it might be the database - perhaps it doesn't work with
> > mysql. I would just do the straightforward install, and work with that.
> > SAME PROBLEM.
> >
> > So here we are: 3 full days and I can't enter my first employee, even
> with
> > the simplest install with default settings. Of course there is one
> > fundamental lesson here: never just believe that something works just
> > because it is from a reputable project that has been out there for
> years. I
> > should have known better.
> >
>
--
Dominic Amann
M 416-270-4587
Re: Setup issues
Posted by Jason RJ <ja...@reast.net>.
Hi Dominic,
Province data and similar locality data is part of the seed data and
loaded from the /framework/common/data/Geo*.xml files you should be able
to spot that being loaded in your initial setup log output. It's been a
while since I've spun up a clean instance, but the data is certainly
there so it's just not being loaded for some reason.
Hope that helps,
Jason
On 26/10/2020 16:55, Dominic Amann wrote:
> I am attempting to setup OFBiz for my business.
>
> I am a Linux developer of many years experience.
>
> I wanted a secure (SSL) setup, and I thought I would use Mariadb as I
> already use that for other software, and I would avoid duplication with
> another database. I stretched this further by wanting to have no demo data.
>
> I found it very difficult to accomplish all this. Much more difficult than
> I might have expected for a major apache project. However, I persevered,
> and after a whole weekend of work, I got it working to a first order. I
> have documented each step I took.
>
> HOWEVER:
>
> I CANNOT ADD A PARTY MAILING ADDRESS. There are no provinces listed for
> Canada. There are no states listed for the USA. I don't know other
> countries intimately, so I can't speak for them. As a result of being
> incomplete, I cannot add addresses at all.
>
> I initially thought this must be because I did not use the demo data. So, I
> repeated my work, but left the demo data in place. SAME PROBLEM.
>
> Then I thought that perhaps I should do the migration (to Mysql) AFTER
> setting up the initial data. That was BROKEN and wouldn't complete on
> import, and the resulting website wouldn't display properly.
>
> Then I thought it might be the database - perhaps it doesn't work with
> mysql. I would just do the straightforward install, and work with that.
> SAME PROBLEM.
>
> So here we are: 3 full days and I can't enter my first employee, even with
> the simplest install with default settings. Of course there is one
> fundamental lesson here: never just believe that something works just
> because it is from a reputable project that has been out there for years. I
> should have known better.
>