First Installation

Environment

If you don't already have a webserver with PHP available, the implementation of this environment may require some time and additional documentation. Fortunately, very good tools such as EasyPHP on Windows® or LAMP on Linux are installing this environment through an Installation Wizard in just a few mouse clicks.

eDreamers is willing to help you setting up this environment if needed. Simply send a message to support@edreamers.org.

The following components are required (between brackets the one used during the eDContainer developments):

• a web server (APACHE 1.3.27)
• PHP installed and configured (PHP 4.3.3)
• a browser (IE 6.x), eDContainer is compatible with IE >v5.x, N >v6.x, O >v6.x. On other browsers, some visual bugs might appear mainly related to the CSS stylesheet and should be easily corrected if needed. Contact us at support@edreamers.org in case you're experiencing any problem.

On Windows, PHP and the Apache web server can be installed in a few mouse clicks thanks to EasyPHP. Simply download and install this free tool (10 Mo).

Unpacking the Archive

If it's the FIRST TIME you're installing eDContainer you just have to extract the eDContainer archive under any path at the root of your webserver:

• Using EasyPHP under Windows: default root is C:/Program Files/EasyPHP/WWW/
• Using Apache on any platform: open the apache/conf/httpd.conf file and search for the 'DocumentRoot' parameter to find out what is the root of your webserver

Once successfully extracted you can move on to the configuration of your eDContainer instance.

Configuration

There's only one step you have to go through to make your instance working, set the path to the eDContainer root. This is done in the myConfig.php file thanks to the variable $CONFIG['root']. It stores the path to the root of your eDContainer installation as an URL.
Imagine you have installed eDContainer on your local machine on the default root folder, then the value should be:

$CONFIG['root'] = 'http://localhost/';

If you created a sub-folder to hold your instance, for example C:/Program Files/EasyPHP/www/example/ then the value should be:

$CONFIG['root'] = 'http://localhost/example/';

Launching eDContainer

You're now ready to launch eDContainer, typing in your browser the address that you just specified as the value of the $CONFIG['root']. From that moment on, you should see your live eDContainer isntance ready to host your contents and functionalities to build your web site or application. Thanks for trying eDContainer.