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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MantisBT - a php based bugtracking system Copyright (C) 2000-2002 Kenzaburo Ito - kenito@300baud.org Copyright (C) 2002-2011 MantisBT Team - mantisbt-dev@lists.sourceforge.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For complete documentation, please read the administration guide included with this release in the doc/<lang> directory. The guide is available in text, PDF, and HTML formats. REQUIREMENTS * MySQL 4.1.1+, PostgreSQL 8+, or other supported database * PHP 5.1.0+ * a webserver (e.g. Apache or IIS) INSTALLATION * Extract the tarball into a location readable by your web server * Point your browser to http://path/to/mantisbt/admin/install.php to begin the database installation process * Select the database type and enter the credentials to access the database * Click install/upgrade * Installation is complete -- you may need to copy the default configuration to mantisbt/config_inc.php if your web server does not have write access * Point your browser to http://path/to/mantisbt/admin/check.php to ensure that your webserver is compatible with MantisBT and configured correctly * Remove the admin/ directory from within the MantisBT installation path. The scripts within this directory should not be accessible on a live MantisBT site or on any installation that is accessible via the Internet. UPGRADING * Backup your existing installation and database -- really! * Extract the tarball into a clean directory; do NOT extract into an existing installation, as some files have been moved or deleted between releases * Copy your configuration from the old installation to the new directory, including config_inc.php, custom_strings_inc.php, and custom_constants_inc.php if they exist * Point your browser to http://path/to/_NEW_mantisbt/admin/install.php to upgrade the database schema * Click install/upgrade * Point your browser to http://path/to/_NEW_mantisbt/admin/check.php to ensure that your webserver is compatible with MantisBT and configured correctly * Remove the admin/ directory from within the MantisBT installation path. The scripts within this directory should not be accessible on a live MantisBT site or on any installation that is accessible via the Internet. * To restore your original MantisBT URL operation it is best at this point to delete the old MantisBT directory and rename the directory you extracted the tarball to to the original directory name. * Upgrading is complete