1.Copy files to web server directory
Use your FTP client to copy the content of
the «html» directory on the microbuilder
Installer CD to the web directory on your server.
2.Set file permissions on your web server
Set permissions of the following
- files (read & write, 666) and
- directories (read/write/execute, 777):
files:
/config.php
/config-old.php
directories:
/modules/microdownloadz/files
/pnTemp /pnTemp/pnRender_cached
/pnTemp/pnRender_compiled
a.) Change permissions in your FTP client
for files: read/write
for directories: read/write/execute
b. OR change permissions with the shell command «chmod»
(login with telnet or ssh) chmod 666 <file name>
or
chmod 777 <directory name>
3. Run microbuilder installer in your web browser
Point your browser to http://www.yourdomain.com/install.php
4. Click through installer
follow the on-screen instructions of the microbuilder
installer, this will take about 3 minutes only.
5. Congratulations
You just installed a new version of the microbuilder
community system.
Find more info about the microbuilder project on http://microbuilder.com
or contact us by email.
Starter Guide
After successful installation of the microbuilder
system you will see the following screen:
As you can see, the screen is split in different sections
called blocks. There is a blocks section on the left
side of the page, containing the Main Menu, on-line
information and a search box. You can find the main
content block showing the news information and other
module content in the middle and a blocks section, containing
a log in box, an events and shop teaser on the right.Click
on the links in the Main Menu to explore your new web
site. Functionality can be added to the microbuilder
system by so called modules. With this installation
you get basic modules included and pre configured for
events, web links, up and downloads, news, messaging,
FAQs and an on-line shop.As a special microbuilder feature
we have developed a Frame View mode, which we successfully
adopted on http://micromusic.net. The Frame View Mode
will give you a unique on-line community experience
with real-time chat channel (microtalk).
Both ”Page View” and ”Frame View”
mode show the same content, but in different ways. Page
View Mode is for easy and calm content research and
contribution while the Frame Mode is the actual ”Community
Mode”, where you talk to people and experience
the community and content in a kind of multiple channels.
You decide in what mood you are and what mode fits it
the best. Choose Page View or Frame View from the Navigation
to toggle the two modes. System AdministrationIf you
want to administrate your microbuilder website you need
to log in as „Administrator“ with the password
you set during the installation (default is „Password“,
but you better change that quickly!!). As soon as you
are logged in as Administrator, you can access the Administration
section in the Main Menu. To learn how to administrate
the microbuilder system please consult the HTML help
(microbuilder_help) on your Installation CD.
System Development
Developers are cordially invited to help us
out to improve the microbuilder system. On the CD you
can find the microbuilder version1.0 with installer
and fully functional. In the „extras“ folder
on your Installation CD you can also find the future
version of the microbuilder system (2.0 beta, only core
engine, no modules yet) and the original micromusic.net
system. If you want to work on the microbuilder as a
developer we recommend you have a look at the version2.0
installer and our development center at http://developer.berlios.de/projects/microbuilder.
Software Installer CD
.ISO image downloadable
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