phpRAINCHECK Installation Instructions


NOTE: This page will not automatically install the software for you, must must follow the directions to install phpRAINCHECK.

This software operates over the Hypertext Transfer Protocol. In order to use this software you must host it on a web server (i.e. on your website host).

System Requirements:

Web Server with Apache 2.2 or higher

PHP 5.2 or higher

MySQL 5.1 or higher


Installation: 

1. Unpack the files for phpRAINCHECK and upload them to your web server in the directory you choose.

2. Create a MySQL database with the name of your choice.

3. edit 'config.php' to include the proper information for phpRAINCHECK to access the MySQL database.

4. Access your MySQL database control panel (i.e. phpMyAdmin), or connect to your database via terminal

5. Create a table named 'rainchecks' with 9 fields.

6.  Enter the following values for each field:

 

Field

Length/Values

id

20

name

60

item

60

price

10

regprice

10

description

150

quantity

10

date

10

expire

10

7. Leave all other options as default and click 'Save'. If using terminal each field type should be VARCHAR.

8. Create a table called 'settings' with 8 fields.

9. Enter the following values for each field:

 

Field

 Type

Length/Values

id

VARCHAR

1

storename

VARCHAR

60

address

VARCHAR

150

phone

VARCHAR

30

url

VARCHAR

150

info

TEXT

 

image

VARCHAR

180

policy

TEXT

 

10. Click 'Save'

11. Browse the 'settings' table.

12. Insert a new record in the 'settings' table (click the 'Insert' tab in using phpMyAdmin).

13. Enter the value '0' in the 'id' field, leave all other fields blank.

14. Click 'Go' or 'Save'

15. Close your MySQL control panel or disconnect from it. 

Installation Complete, go to your phpRAINCHECK address in your web browser to see if it works!