Title:   ZoneMinder
Subject: Setup a webcam on Linux to monitor your stuff.
By:      John Streeton Stile
Date:    
Note:    Be very careful when picking a webcam.
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Table of contents:
        1. Topology
        2. Install 
        3. Configure
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Programs that use cameras in Linux:
  gphoto, coriander, kigikam, gtkam, kdegraphics2-kamera, lpovray

Module for my camera:
  modprobe ov511
  dmesg
  /usr/X11R6/bin/propwatch
  xawtv -debug 2 -nomouse -xv   -nogl

# List of Supported Cameras:
  gphoto2  --list-cameras

# more supported cameras:
  http://www.zoneminder.com/support.html
 
# Get the ffmpeg stuff.	
  http://packman.links2linux.org/?action=223

# Install prerequisit packages
  rpm -qa |egrep 'imlib|libjpeg|v4l|ffmpeg'
	imlib-1.9.14-180.8
	imlib-config-1.9.14-180.8
	imlib-devel-1.9.14-180.8
	imlib2-1.1.0-145
	imlib2-devel-1.1.0
	imlib2-filters-1.1.0
	imlib2-loaders-1.1.0
	libjpeg-6.2.0-731
	v4l-tools-3.91-59
	pwlib-plugins-v4l-1.6.5-8
	v4l-conf-3.91-59
	v4l-tools-3.91-59
	pwlib-plugins-v4l-1.6.5-8
	v4l-conf-3.91-59
	libffmpeg0-0.4.8-0.pm.2
	libffmpeg0-devel-0.4.8-0.pm.2
	ffmpeg-0.4.8-0.pm.2
	
  # Install showvideo-0.1
  showvideo-0.1> make -d

  
	
  # Compiling zm-1.19.5:
  ./configure \
	--with-mysql=usr/lib/mysql \
	--with-ffmpeg --with-lame \
	--with-webdir=/srv/www/htdocs/zm \
	--with-cgidir=/srv/www/cgi-bin \
	--with-webuser=wwwrun \
	--with-webgroup=www
	
  perl zmconfig.pl         # to create the file 'zmconfig.txt'
		Machine on which the database server is running (host.your.domain) [localhost] :
		Database containing the tables (alphanumeric) [zm] :
		Privileged DB user name, needs at least select, insert, update and delete privileges (alphanumeric) [] : zm_privleged
		Privileged DB user password (alphanumeric) [] : zm_privleged
		Unprivileged DB user name, need just select privilege. (alphanumeric) [] : zm_unprivleged
		Unprivileged DB user password (alphanumeric) [] : zm_unprivleged
		----------------------------------------------------------------------------
		You have completed the options that are fixed in compilation. You can now
		continue and specify the remaining options or press 'x' to exit and save
		your changes and then edit the remainder from the web interface.
		----------------------------------------------------------------------------
		Default language used by web interface (directory) [en_gb] : x

	This is nomral for the first round:
		Loading config from DB
		DBI connect('database=zm;host=localhost','',...) failed: Access denied for user: '@localhost' to database 'zm' at zmconfig.pl line 1575
		Warning: unable to load options from database. Ignore if database not created yet

  # Load the database 
  mysql -u root -p < ./db/zmschema.sql
	
  # Create users for accessing the database 
  mysql mysql -u root -p <<EOF
grant SELECT,INSERT,DELETE,UPDATE  ON  zm.*  TO  'zm_privleged'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'zm_privleged' ;
grant select on zm.* to 'zm_unprivleged'@'localhost' identified by 'zm_unprivleged';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
EOF
	
#####################################################################
# Side note:
#   delete the user
mysql mysql -u root -p <<EOF
use mysql;
delete from user where User = "zm_privleged" and host = "localhost";
delete from user where User="zm_unprivleged" and host = "localhost";
flush privileges;
EOF
# End Side note
######################################################################

  # run the rest of the startup.
  perl zmconfig.pl  -noi   # to use existing  'zmconfig.txt'
		Loading config from 'zmconfig.txt'
		Loading config from DB
		Saving config to 'zmconfig.txt'
		Saving config to DB
		Generating 'src/zm_config_defines.h'
		Processing 'src/zm_config.h'
		Processing 'web/zm_config.php'
		Processing 'scripts/zmdc.pl'
		Processing 'scripts/zmwatch.pl'
		Processing 'scripts/zmaudit.pl'
		Processing 'scripts/zmfilter.pl'
		Processing 'scripts/zmx10.pl'
		Processing 'scripts/zmpkg.pl'
		Processing 'scripts/zmupdate.pl'
		Processing 'scripts/zmvideo.pl'
		Processing 'scripts/zm'
		Processing 'db/zmschema.sql'
	
  make
  make check
  su
  make install    # init script 'zm' created, but not installed.  must move 'zm' by hand.
  cp scripts/zm /etc/init.d/
  chmod +755 /etc/init.d/zm
  chkconfig --add zm
  chkconfig zm on

http://localhost/zm/zm.php