23rd April 2007

Sahana - Install
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o Assume that php and MySQL installed and working properly.

    Requirements:
        o php 4.3 or later
        o MySQL 4.1 or later
        o Apache web server 1.3 or later
        o latest php4-gd libs
        
o Download Sahana latest release (preferably 'stable' version, if available). 
  Please read README file for download instructions.

o Extract the downloaded file to a proper place (if apt-get use, then it'll do it automatically ;-)
  For example, 
  
    /usr/share/sahana

  and create a symlink to exact location,

    ln -s /usr/share/sahana/www/ /var/www/sahana
    
  or even extracting directly to /var/www/ (no syminks is necessary in this case).
  
  
o Try to access Sahana from a client machine,

        http://<ip_address_of_the_sahana_machine>/sahana/

  If client and server are the same then use loop-back address,

        http://127.0.0.1/sahana/
      
o "Sahana Web Setup" will appear on the browser.

o Select appropriate seetings and click on "Setup Database" button. Normally default values will do (remember
  to enter correct password to connect with database).

o Select a "Theme"

o Enter a location to write temporary configuration file.

o Click on "Write Configuration File" button.

o Copy temporarily created configuration file to Sahana configuration directory, In GNU/Linux,

        cp /tmp/config.inc /usr/share/sahana/conf/config.inc

o Click on "Start Sahana".