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   2  MantisBT - a php based bugtracking system
   3  Copyright (C) 2000-2002  Kenzaburo Ito - kenito@300baud.org
   4  Copyright (C) 2002-2011  MantisBT Team - mantisbt-dev@lists.sourceforge.net
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   6  
   7  For complete documentation, please read the administration guide included with
   8  this release in the doc/<lang> directory.  The guide is available in text, PDF,
   9  and HTML formats.
  10  
  11  REQUIREMENTS
  12  
  13   * MySQL 4.1.1+, PostgreSQL 8+, or other supported database
  14   * PHP 5.3.2+
  15   * a webserver (e.g. Apache or IIS)
  16  
  17  INSTALLATION
  18  
  19   * Extract the tarball into a location readable by your web server
  20  
  21   * Point your browser to http://path/to/mantisbt/admin/check.php to ensure that
  22     your webserver is compatible with MantisBT and configured correctly
  23  
  24   * Point your browser to http://path/to/mantisbt/admin/install.php to begin the
  25     database installation process
  26  
  27   * Select the database type and enter the credentials to access the database
  28  
  29   * Click install/upgrade
  30  
  31   * Installation is complete -- you may need to copy the default configuration
  32     to mantisbt/config_inc.php if your web server does not have write access
  33  
  34   * Remove the admin/ directory from within the MantisBT installation path. The
  35     scripts within this directory should not be accessible on a live MantisBT
  36     site or on any installation that is accessible via the Internet.
  37  
  38  UPGRADING
  39  
  40   * Backup your existing installation and database -- really!
  41  
  42   * Extract the tarball into a clean directory; do not extract into an existing
  43     installation, as some files have been moved or deleted between releases
  44  
  45   * Copy your configuration from the old installation to the new directory,
  46     including config_inc.php, custom_strings_inc.php, and
  47     custom_constants_inc.php if they exist
  48  
  49   * Point your browser to http://path/to/mantisbt/admin/check.php to ensure that
  50     your webserver is compatible with MantisBT and configured correctly
  51  
  52   * Point your browser to http://path/to/mantisbt/admin/install.php to upgrade
  53     the database schema
  54  
  55   * Click install/upgrade
  56  
  57   * Remove the admin/ directory from within the MantisBT installation path. The
  58     scripts within this directory should not be accessible on a live MantisBT
  59     site or on any installation that is accessible via the Internet.
  60  
  61   * Upgrading is complete