MonsterFile - Installation Guide
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Requirements
- A Website On Which You Can Create A Subfolder (e.g. http://www.example.com/monster/)
- URL Re-Writing (Mod_Rewrite) On Domain (usually included as part of your web site hosting by default)
- PHP 5.3 (usually included as part of your web site hosting by default)
- A MySQL Database (usually included as part of your web site hosting by default)
Installation Guide
- Step 1 - Database Details
- Step 2 - Upload
- Step 3 - Rename htaccess
- Step 4 - Web Installation
- Step 5 - Accessing MonsterFile
Step 1 - Database Details
Before you upload anything to your website, in the application/configs directory you will find a file called monster.ini. Edit this file with a text editor and insert your MySQL database details. These are the lines to change:
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- resources.db.params.host = "localhost"
- resources.db.params.dbname = ""
- resources.db.params.username = ""
- resources.db.params.password = ""
- monsterFile.directory = ""
resources.db.params.host = "localhost"
resources.db.params.dbname = ""
resources.db.params.username = ""
resources.db.params.password = ""
monsterFile.directory = ""
As an example, lets say your hostname stays as localhost (usually the case, and if you can´t find what your hostname is, it will probably be localhost), your username is my_user, your password is example, your database name is my_database then this is what you should have:
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- resources.db.params.host = "localhost"
- resources.db.params.dbname = "my_database"
- resources.db.params.username = "my_user"
- resources.db.params.password = "example"
- monsterFile.directory = "/monster" // If you installed in root directory then leave this field blank
resources.db.params.host = "localhost"
resources.db.params.dbname = "my_database"
resources.db.params.username = "my_user"
resources.db.params.password = "example"
monsterFile.directory = "/monster" // If you installed in root directory then leave this field blank
Tip: Be careful to leave the double quotation marks around each item you change in place.
Step 2 - Upload
Upload the files from the package using FTP to a location that is accessible via the web. It is usually best to upload these files to their own folder, such as a folder called monster that would be located at http://www.example.com/monster/.
Step 3 - Rename htaccess
In root directory, there is a file named _.htaccess. Before it can be used, this file should be renamed to .htaccess
If you wish to install in a subdirectory, you have to edit the .htaccess
Add the directory to the paths on line 9, 10, 11 and 16.
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- SetEnv APPLICATION_ENV production
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- RewriteEngine On
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- RewriteRule ^\.htaccess$ - [F]
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- RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} =""
- RewriteRule ^.*$ /monster/public/index.php [NC,L]
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- RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/monster/public/.*$
- RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /monster/public/$1
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- RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f
- RewriteRule ^.*$ - [NC,L]
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- RewriteRule ^public/.*$ /monster/public/index.php [NC,L]
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SetEnv APPLICATION_ENV production
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule ^\.htaccess$ - [F]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} =""
RewriteRule ^.*$ /monster/public/index.php [NC,L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_URI} !^/monster/public/.*$
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ /monster/public/$1
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} -f
RewriteRule ^.*$ - [NC,L]
RewriteRule ^public/.*$ /monster/public/index.php [NC,L]
Step 4 - Web Installation
Once the files are located somewhere that is accessible via the web, you'll be able to install the script (provided your MySQL details are correct). Point your web-browser to http://www.example.com/monster/install/
Step 5 - Accessing
After the web installation, you will be redirected to the login page. You can login using the email and password you selected during installation.