4D4Life Conversion Tool by ETI BioInformatics RELEASE INFORMATION ==================== 4D4Lie Conversion Tool v@APP.VERSION@ r@APP.REVISION@ Released on @TIMESTAMP@ ABOUT THIS SOFTWARE ==================== This web application converts the database from the Annual Checklist database to a database based on the 4D4Life Base Scheme. Additionally an unsupported conversion from Dynamic Checklist to the Annual Checklist is provided. FEATURES ========= Functional: * Conversion from Annual Checklist to Base Scheme database * Creation of denormalized tables for optimal performance LIMITATIONS ============ None INSTALLATION ============= Please see the INSTALL.txt file for installation instructions. CONVERTING DATA =============== 1. Create a new MySQL database 2. Import the table structure from: docs_and_dumps/dumps/base_scheme/baseschema-schema.sql 3. Import fixed data (countries, languages, etc) from: docs_and_dumps/dumps/base_scheme/baseschema-data.sql 4. Configure the database settings in: config/AcToBs.ini 5. Start the conversion by pointing your browser to: http://your_server/path_to_converter/index.php The conversion will take a long time to finish. Depending on your server, this may take more than 24 hrs. 6. Create denormalized tables used for searching and display of species details: http://your_server/path_to_converter/BsOptimizer.php If MySQL is properly tuned for large innodb databases, this script should take less than half an hour to complete. 7. Install and configure the Annual Checklist v1.6 to use the database you created. LICENSING ========== This software makes use of third-party open source libraries. You can find a copy of their license in: * application/library/Zend/LICENSE.txt, Zend Framework