[Webcalendar] Installation, configuration && ... <sigh>

[Dieter Hürten]

Hello everyone && 'Happy New Year' to all!!


Question: is anyone out there willing 'to share the secrets' with me??? ;-)
(for around 8 weeks I'm 'banging my head on desktops/walls/everything' to
get it working...)


Problem(s):
-- had WebCalendar running in a testing environment for a short time
   ~3yrs ago
-- due to miscellaneous time/hardware/personal 'problems' I've shelved
   these 'problems' since ~3yrs.... :-(
-- I have different achievements based on diff. Hard-/Software-Platforms
   ( a t home==Apache 2.0.x --> NO RUN    a t work==Apache 1.3.28 --> NO LOGIN!!)


Background:
-- I'm trying to achieve (for a 'non-profit-organisation') that they
   can view their appointments, share resources, etc.
-- as there are (many) 'non-tech' users, I've to make it 'as-easy-as-possible'
-- ~12 Group-Calendars and ~10 Ressourece-Calendars are needed
-- these calendars have to been shown in different 'views'


I'm struggling with (some) 'built-in' *pitfalls*
-- how do I identify where 'absolute' paths are to be set e.g. in install.pl?
-- how do I identify where 'relative' paths are to be set e.g. in install.pl?
-- which 'specific' settings/configurations are needed if I use e.g. SuSE 9.x?
-- which Apche-Directives are to be modified for my needs?
-- are there any 'special-settings' (e.g. rights on directories) needed?
-- with 'cookie-based-authenticated' settings I didn't get combined-views
   working?
-- what are the differences between cookie-based/passwd-based authentication
   (in a technical view)?
-- ... ... ...


At the moment 'google' doesn't seem to be my friend :-( -- none of the results
fit my needs :-( :-( :-(


So if anyone could shed the lights (on me), I'm willing to write a
'step-by-step' documentation (if there isn't one out there!) for all others
as my contribution to the project!


--
TNX && have a nice day

Dieter Huerten