==== CLEAN INSTALL ==== This documentation is for installing Aigaion 2.5 from scratch, with an empty database 1) Copy the Aigaion 2.5 files from the www folder to <WEBROOT>/<aigaion2_rootdir>/ 2) Create a new MySQL database '<db_aigaion2>', with an appropriate user. The database is empty. 3) Unpack <WEBROOT>/<aigaion2_rootdir>/install/install.zip into the directory <WEBROOT>/<aigaion2_rootdir>/install/ 4) make a directory where attachments will be stored, and make it writable. By default, Aigaion expects this directory to be <WEBROOT>/<aigaion2_rootdir>/attachments 5) Point your browser to http://<server>/<aigaion2_rootdir>/install/install.php From there on, follow the instructions on the screen. ==== UPGRADE FROM AIGAION 2.x ==== 1) Perform a backup of the current files in "<WEBROOT>" 2) Perform a backup of the database 3) Delete the old Aigaion files (except the "attachments" folder) 4) Copy the new Aigaion files from the "www" folder to "<WEBROOT>/<aigaion2_rootdir>/" 5) Delete "index.php", "default_index.php" and the "install/" folder 6) Rename "sample_index.php" to "index.php" and edit values according to the values in your old "index.php" 7) login as database admin to upgrade the database structure ==== UPGRADE FROM AIGAION 1.x ==== This documentation is for updating Aigaion 2.5 from an Aigaion 1.x installation 1) Copy the Aigaion 2.5 files from the www folder to <WEBROOT>/<aigaion2_rootdir>/ 2) Create a new MySQL database '<db_aigaion2>', with an appropriate user. The database is empty. 3) Unpack <WEBROOT>/<aigaion2_rootdir>/install/install.zip into the directory <WEBROOT>/<aigaion2_rootdir>/install/ 4) Point your browser to http://<server>/<aigaion2_rootdir>/install/install.php From there on, follow the instructions on the screen. After installing, please run the maintenance checks (under Site Maintenance)