Install OpenBravo at Webfaction

This tutorial is about installing OpenBravo at webfaction, a fantastic internet host. By combining information from various internet resources it has been possible to install OpenBravo at webfaction.

Step 1: Install Java
Webfaction comes with its own Java environment. For smoother installation of OpenBravo, you may want to install your own instance.

SSH to your webfaction account.

mkdir ~/opt && cd ~/opt

 wget http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/funtoo/distfiles/oracle-java/jdk-7u55-linux-x64.tar.gz

tar zxf jdk-7u55-linux-x64.tar.gz

 ln -s jdk1.7.0_55/ java

 We assume your account is of 64-bit. Add the following line to ~/.bashrc. To make a long story short, use FileZilla or your other favorite FTP client to connect to your site, and edit the ~/.bashrc file. Do not close your SSH session.

export PATH=$HOME/opt/java/bin/:$PATH

 add the following line to ~/.bash_profile



 source $HOME/.bashrc



 At your SSH session, run 

source ~/.bashrc

You should have your Java environment ready.

To test it, run:



which java

should show ~/opt/java/bin/java

Running 



java -version


Brings:

java version "1.7.0_55"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.7.0_55-b13)
Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.55-b03, mixed mode)

Step 2 to follow.