
  PHP HOME EDITION 2 INSTALLATION OVERVIEW



  Quick Start - Windows
  ---------------------

  The PHP Home Edition 2 binaries are primarily distributed as a Vise Installer package,
  and may be available as a .zip file as well. These packages are named phphome2.exe and
  phphome2.0.xx.zip. Please choose VISE package if at all possible.


  The VISE package configures all config files, and installs and starts (optional) 
  the Apache2 and MYSQL service for you.  It also installs plenty of useful shortcuts
  and the taskbar ApacheMonitor.  We strongly encourage you to use it.

  Vise package support incremental downloading from internet and intelligent upgrade 
  technology.  If a new or updated version of PHP Home Edition 2 is released, please
  download only active installator (probably always named as phphome2.exe) and run it.
  If you run your "old" installator, it will try to determine if a new version was
  released. If yes, it will automatically download a new active installator and run it.

  If your computer does not have access to internet, you should download off-line package. 
  But remember, this package is really "big" [about 20 MB size], so if possible, always
  try to use active installator, where only needed files are downloaded to you. 
  It saves the network traffic. If you download from www server, try to locate the closest
  mirror possible.

  Step 1
 ========

  If you have another Apache,MYSQL or PHP Home software, uninstall it first and restart PC

  In this step you must enter the installation folder. Default folder is set to

  C:\Program Files\PHP Home Edition2

  After entering install folder directory you should select your install type:

  TYPICAL - will install all software [recommended]
  COMPACT - will install only Web server and PHP and MYSQL database without documentation
  CUSTOM  - you can select what to install

  Installator will now determine, what packages are already downloaded and what are new or
  updated. This can take time from 20s to 10 minutes, so please be patient. 
  Then you have 2 options:

  UPDATE = will update first the actual file list from internet
  INSTALL = will continue with  actual file list

  After downloading all packages from internet (depends of your connection speed 
  and size of installation) will Installator execute second part of installation 
  procedure.


  Step2
 ========
 
  If you are using TYPICAL installation or you have selected to install PHPMYADMIN, 
  now you can see small config dialog box. You must enter data needed for PHPMYADMIN,
  but you can let the default variables.

  ServerName = localhost   // localhost mean "this machine", alias for localhost
                           // is IP address 127.0.0.1
  Login      = root        // admin username for MYSQL access
  Password   = root        // admin password for MYSQL access

  If you are using TYPICAL installation or you installing APACHE WEB SERVER, now you 
  can see APACHE configuration dialog. You can let the variables set to default or change.

  If you want to have another computer WEB server name, you must create file named hosts
  in your windows directory and enter required data for Windows.
  Then you MUST RESTART your Windows OS. 

  Example of hosts has name hosts.sam

  ;hosts

  localhost 127.0.0.1
  main 192.168.1.30
  www.mgx.sk 195.12.149.40

  After installing all packages, YOU MUST restart your computer.

  Step3
 =========

  After computer restart you can see a new tray icon in your task bar. 
  Here you must start your WEB SERVER. MYSQL server is started automatically. 

  Click on ICON ApacheMonitor and select START Option. Apache icon will go green.

  If you want to change automatic service behaviour, you must change service properties
  in CONTROL-PANEL->SERVICES or wait for next version PHP HOME Edition 2.

  After starting Web server and Database server, you can click onto TEST MY PHP icon.
  You should see first page generated by PHP engine [setting and so on]. 
  ON the first line you can click to jump into PHPMYADMIN. 
  Probably you must enter login and password [same from install procedure]

  Good Luck! Have Fun!

  If you have some problem with installation procedure or you found a bug, 
  please report it to 
 
  http://phphome.sourceforge.net

   Step 4
  =======================

  First steps under PHP Home Edition. This document will inform you what are "recommended"
  steps under PHP Home 2 after successfull instalation.

  Warning!
  ========== 
  I'm not able to answer  all questions and emails about PHP Home Edition. 
  Please read the instruction first and then try to find a solution in FAQ or PHORUM or
  mailing list. If you have install problems, ALWAYS attach setuplog.txt and gather any
  information possible (OS version, NETWORK setting, php.ini, httpd.conf). 
  Without this is no support possible, and I will just ignore your mail (because lack of time).

  PS: Please, don't send us emails with question like "How do I compile
      PHP3 with MySQL-support". We do answer all emails regarding PHPHome, 
      but we just don't have the time to be your free helpdesk.
      Please send your questions to the appropiate mailinglists / forums.
      Before contacting us, please read the Documentation.html (esp. the
      FAQ part). 

  (C) Milan Gacik 2002: support at skfree dot sk
 
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