diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
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-Version 2.7.4-stable+timestamp.2013.10.16.09.10.20
+Version 2.7.4-stable+timestamp.2013.10.18.12.25.51
diff --git a/scripts/setup-web2py-debian-sid.sh b/scripts/setup-web2py-debian-sid.sh
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+echo "This script will:
+1) install all modules need to run web2py on Ubuntu/Debian
+2) install web2py in /home/www-data/
+3) create a self signed ssl certificate
+4) setup web2py with mod_wsgi
+5) overwrite /etc/apache2/sites-available/default
+6) restart apache.
+
+You may want to read this script before running it.
+
+Press a key to continue...[ctrl+C to abort]"
+
+read CONFIRM
+
+#!/bin/bash
+# optional
+# dpkg-reconfigure console-setup
+# dpkg-reconfigure timezoneconf
+# nano /etc/hostname
+# nano /etc/network/interfaces
+# nano /etc/resolv.conf
+# reboot now
+# ifconfig eth0
+
+echo "installing useful packages"
+echo "=========================="
+apt-get update
+apt-get -y install ssh
+apt-get -y install zip unzip
+apt-get -y install tar
+apt-get -y install openssh-server
+apt-get -y install build-essential
+apt-get -y install ipython
+apt-get -y install python-dev
+apt-get -y install postgresql
+apt-get -y install apache2
+apt-get -y install libapache2-mod-wsgi
+apt-get -y install python-psycopg2
+apt-get -y install postfix
+apt-get -y install wget
+apt-get -y install python-matplotlib
+apt-get -y install python-reportlab
+apt-get -y install mercurial
+/etc/init.d/postgresql restart
+
+# optional, uncomment for emacs
+# apt-get -y install emacs
+
+# optional, uncomment for backups using samba
+# apt-get -y install samba
+# apt-get -y install smbfs
+
+echo "downloading, installing and starting web2py"
+echo "==========================================="
+cd /home
+mkdir www-data
+cd www-data
+rm web2py_src.zip*
+wget http://web2py.com/examples/static/web2py_src.zip
+unzip web2py_src.zip
+mv web2py/handlers/wsgihandler.py web2py/wsgihandler.py
+chown -R www-data:www-data web2py
+
+echo "setting up apache modules"
+echo "========================="
+a2enmod ssl
+a2enmod proxy
+a2enmod proxy_http
+a2enmod headers
+a2enmod expires
+a2enmod wsgi
+mkdir /etc/apache2/ssl
+
+echo "creating a self signed certificate"
+echo "=================================="
+openssl genrsa 1024 > /etc/apache2/ssl/self_signed.key
+chmod 400 /etc/apache2/ssl/self_signed.key
+openssl req -new -x509 -nodes -sha1 -days 365 -key /etc/apache2/ssl/self_signed.key > /etc/apache2/ssl/self_signed.cert
+openssl x509 -noout -fingerprint -text < /etc/apache2/ssl/self_signed.cert > /etc/apache2/ssl/self_signed.info
+
+echo "rewriting your apache config file to use mod_wsgi"
+echo "================================================="
+echo '
+<VirtualHost *:80>
+  ServerName YourServerName
+  WSGIDaemonProcess web2py user=www-data group=www-data display-name=%{GROUP}
+  WSGIProcessGroup web2py
+  WSGIScriptAlias / /home/www-data/web2py/wsgihandler.py
+
+  <Directory /home/www-data/web2py>
+    Require all denied
+    <Files wsgihandler.py>
+      Require all granted
+    </Files>
+  </Directory>
+
+    AliasMatch ^/([^/]+)/static/(?:_[\d]+.[\d]+.[\d]+/)?(.*) \
+           /home/www-data/web2py/applications/$1/static/$2
+  <Directory /home/www-data/web2py/applications/*/static/>
+    Options -Indexes
+    Require all granted
+  </Directory>
+
+  <Location /admin>
+	Require all denied
+  </Location>
+
+  <LocationMatch ^/([^/]+)/appadmin>
+	Require all denied
+  </LocationMatch>
+
+  CustomLog /var/log/apache2/access.log common
+  ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/error.log
+</VirtualHost>
+
+
+<VirtualHost *:443>
+  ServerName YourServerName
+  SSLEngine on
+  SSLCertificateFile /etc/apache2/ssl/self_signed.cert
+  SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/apache2/ssl/self_signed.key
+
+  WSGIProcessGroup web2py
+
+  WSGIScriptAlias / /home/www-data/web2py/wsgihandler.py
+
+  <Directory /home/www-data/web2py>
+    AllowOverride None
+    Require all denied
+    <Files wsgihandler.py>
+      Require all granted
+    </Files>
+  </Directory>
+
+   AliasMatch ^/([^/]+)/static/(?:_[\d]+.[\d]+.[\d]+/)?(.*) \
+        /home/www-data/web2py/applications/$1/static/$2
+
+  <Directory /home/www-data/web2py/applications/*/static/>
+    Require all granted
+  </Directory>
+
+  CustomLog /var/log/apache2/access.log common
+  ErrorLog /var/log/apache2/error.log
+
+</VirtualHost>
+' > /etc/apache2/sites-available/default
+
+# echo "setting up PAM"
+# echo "================"
+# sudo apt-get install pwauth
+# sudo ln -s /etc/apache2/mods-available/authnz_external.load /etc/apache2/mods-enabled
+# ln -s /etc/pam.d/apache2 /etc/pam.d/httpd
+# usermod -a -G shadow www-data
+
+echo "restarting apache"
+echo "================"
+
+/etc/init.d/apache2 restart
+cd /home/www-data/web2py
+sudo -u www-data python -c "from gluon.widget import console; console();"
+sudo -u www-data python -c "from gluon.main import save_password; save_password(raw_input('admin password: '),443)"
+echo "done!"