============================== UPGRADE QuickTalk Guestbook to v2.5 ============================== It's recommended to make a backup of the file /bin/config.php (just in case you don't remember the database connection parameters). ATTENTION: Do NOT delete the /data/ directory (containing the messages when application is configured to work without database). To upgrade from version 1.x or 2.0 to 2.5, you can proceed with a normal installation (see here after). ============================== INSTALLATION of QuickTalk Guestbook v2.5 ============================== IF YOU PLAN TO USE A DATABASE SYSTEM, before starting the installation procedure, make sure you know: - The type of database you will use (MySQL, SQLserver, PostgreSQL, FireBird, SQLite, IBM db2 or Oracle). - Your database host (the name of your database server, often "localhost") - The name of your database (where the QuickTalk can install the tables). - The user name for this database (having the right to create table). - The user password for this database. 1. Upload the application on your web server -------------------------------------------- Just send (ftp) all the files and folders on your webserver (for example in a folder /quicktalk/). If you make a upgrade, do not delete the file /bin/config.php nor the directory /data/ 2. The data repository ---------------------- If not yet existing, create a directory named: data (in lower case). You should have a structure like /quicktalk/data/ Change the permission of this direcotry to make it writable (chmod 777). 3. Configure the permissions ---------------------------- Change the permission of the file /bin/config.php to make it writable (chmod 777). Change the permission of the file /bin/config_display.php to make it writable (chmod 777). Change the permission of the file /bin/config_stop.php to make it writable (chmod 777). Change the permission of the file /bin/config_map.php to make it writable (chmod 777). 4. Start the installation ------------------------- From your web browser, start the installation script: install/index.php (i.e. Type the url http://www.yourwebsite.com/quicktalk/install/index.php) Proceed until the end of the installation script. 5. Clean up ----------- When previous steps are completed, you can delete the /install/ folder on your website and set the permission for /bin/config.php to readonly (chmod 755); the other config_*.php files must remain writable.