<!-- header.tpl --> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <title>phpRaider</title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="../templates/default/style/stylesheet.css"> </head> <body> <div align="center"> <div id="bodyContainer"> <div style="text-align:left"> <table width="100%"> <tr valign="top"> <td width="50%"><div align="left"><img src="../templates/default/images/phpRaider_logo.png" border="0" alt="phpRaider - Raid management made easy!"></div></td> <td width="50%"> </td> </tr> </table> </div><br> <!-- content goes here--> <div class="contentHeader">Requirements</div> <div style="text-align:left"> phpRaider requires a web server (IIS, Apache, etc), a MySQL database (4.1 or higher), PHP (4.0 or higher), and a minimal knowledge of software installation </div><br> <div class="contentHeader">Installing phpRaider</div> <div style="text-align:left"> Installing phpRaider is meant to be an easy process. Follow the steps below for a quick and easy way to get up and running in no time. <ol> <li> Download the latest version of phpRaider, available at <a href="http://www.phpraider.com/">http://www.phpraider.com/</a>. </li> <li> Unzip the file locally and upload the files to your webserver OR upload the archive to your server and unpack them there. Be sure to keep the directory structure intact! </li> <li> Start the installation process by pointing your browser to http://www.yourdomain.com/phpraider. Give the folders <b>cache/</b>, and <b>templates_c</b> write permissions. You must also give write permissions to the <b>configuration.php</b> file. If this file does not exist create an empty file named configuration.php and give it write permissions.<br> For safety reasons, you should remove the write permissions to configuration.php and the phpRaider folder after the installation.<br> Aftewards, you should see something similar to the following: <div style="text-align:center"><img src="images/readme/install_step_1.jpg"></div><br> </li> <li> Click continue, read the license information and on the next step choose "Fresh Installation." The rest of the install process is automated with minimal user input. </li> <li> Once installation completes, be sure to remove the <b>install/</b> directory as leaving it intact is a <b>serious security risk</b>! </li> </ol> </div><br> <div class="contentHeader">Upgrading phpRaider</div> <div style="text-align:left"> Upgrading phpRaider is nearly identical to a fresh installation. It is recommended that you completely remove any previous installations leaving the <b>configuration.php</b> file and <b>games/</b> folder in place before uploading the new archive. Failure to do so may result in unforseen complications. Afterwards, follow the installation steps but choose "Upgrade" on step 4. If you're not running 1.0.7b or 1.0.8, then due to a known bug in the old 1.0.7 installation/upgrade, it's recomended that you run an upgrade from 1.0.6 in this installation. </div><br> <div class="contentHeader">Configuring phpRaider</div> <div style="text-align:left"> After installing phpRaider it is important that you complete the phpRaider configuration. You can access this via the Administer -> Configuration menu. </div><br> <div class="contentHeader">Installing a game package</div> <div style="text-align:left"> Before you can create a raid you will need to install a game package. Game packages can be found on the <a href="http://www.phpraider.com">phpRaider downloads</a> sections of the phpRaider website. After downloading a game file you can install it via two methods. <ol> <li> Go to Administer -> Configuration and choose install game. Hit browse to select the game package and submit to install the package. Then, choose the game from the game dropdown menu and hit submit to save the configuration. </li> <li> If the above fails to work, you must manually install the game package. Unzip the game package to your computer and you will notice the game folder and an install.sql file. Upload the folder to your server under the phpraider/games/ folder and then run the install.sql file on your database using phpMyAdmin or another form of database management. Afterwards, go to the configuration screen (Administer -> Configuration) and select the game from the game dropdown menu and hit submit to save the configuration. </li> </ol> </div><br> <!-- end content --> <br /><br /><table width="100%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" border="0"> <tr> <div align="center" > Powered by <a href="http://www.phpraider.com/">phpRaider</a><br /> © 2005-2010 <a href="mailto:SpiffyJr@gmail.com?subject=phpRaider">Kyle Spraggs</a>. All Rights Reserved.<br /><br /> </div> <div align="center"> <a href="index.php?option=com_rss"><img src="../templates/default/images/icons/icon_rss.png" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://www.php.net/"><img src="../templates/default/images/icons/icon_php.png" border="0" /> </a> <a href="http://www.mysql.com/"><img src="../templates/default/images/icons/icon_mysql.png" border="0" /></a> </div> </tr> </table> </div> </body> </html>