## BEFORE YOU PROCEED #####################################################

***************************************************************************
* Copyright  2003 - Thomas Egtvedt - www.evaria.com - thomas@evaria.com  *
*                                                                         *
*      ECMS - Content Management System - Support: forum.evaria.com       *
*                                                                         *
* This program is commercial software; you can not redistribute/reproduce *
*  it and/or sell it without the prior written consent of www.evaria.com  *
*                                                                         *
*     This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,     *
*     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of      *
*         MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.            *
***************************************************************************

## BEFORE YOU INSTALL #####################################################

1. Make sure you have an mySQL database available on your server, and that 
you have valid user name and password. If not, all of the above may be 
provided by your host upon request.

2. Unzip the ECMS and open /admin/config.inc.php in a text-editor.
(We use CoffeeCup but Notepad should serve you well...)
Fill in all the variables, most of them are self-explanatory, but
all are described so this should only be boring, not difficult c",

3. Upload all files and directories (except this file) 
to your server. CHMOD the following files and directories:

/udloads/                           -->           777
/udloads/stats.txt                  -->           666
/admin/poll_config.txt              -->           666
/admin/poll_current.txt             -->           666
/admin/poll_previous.txt            -->           666
/admin/config.inc.php               -->           777

## THE INSTALLATION #######################################################

1. Run install.php (http://www.yourname.com/install.php) and fill in all 
fields before submitting. When finished delete install.php and CHMOD 
/admin/config.inc.php back to 644.

2. Log in to the admin section (with your new username and password) 
and start adding your first categories and links. You may also set up 
a new poll (survey) if you wish.

## THE MODIFICATION #######################################################

1. Here comes the fun bit ! To change the look and feel simply edit the 
two style sheets found in /style/ and edit index.php to fit your design.

2. Start building content by editing or adding pages to /pages/ 
When adding a new page remember to add it to your menus /admin/menu/
and add a title in /admin/config.inc.php 
(You may also add a brand new menu-set off course)

3. Add downloads by opening and filling in /udloads/stats.txt as follows:

#no|title|description|link to support|filename.zip|link to demo|hit count

The /udloads/stats.txt is already filled to give you the general idea... 

4. Do not rename or delete the images and graphics in /img/ and /graphic/ 
as they are needed partly to accompany the ECMS, but feel free to replace.

5. Can't think of anything else for the moment, but please use our support
forum at http://forum.evaria.com to post your concerns, tips and requests.

## EoM - HAVE FUN #########################################################
