Copy the files from the zip file to the public HTML folder on the internet server. For evaluation purposes, this file structure is fine.
For production websites, move the includes folder to a location outside the public HTML folder. Update the system configuration file with the new location of the includes folder.
Log into the editor system as "admin" with a password of "admin." Select the "Settings" tab. Within the administration area, the admin password is required for each change. Input the following:
The log in name determines what area of the system a user can access. Visit the other tabs in the menu to add users for news editing, patron management, advertising management, classified management and menu management.
Select the Predefined tab. Enable as appropriate the following menu items.
The Menu tab has instructions for creating custom pages and programs. Select the Calendar tab to maintain event listings.
In order for updates to not overwrite databases and customized files, there are files and locations that updates will not overwrite.
Evaluating the system does not require modifying the above files. Production systems will want to modify the files to substitute the organization's logo, color scheme and system configuration.
For evaluation purposes, the configuration file, configuration.php (displayed), will likely not require modification. For production systems, the four following edits should be made:
//
// INPUT: Time zone offset from GMT, Greenwich Mean Time
// The following entries are allowed:
// -12 -11 -10 -9 -8 -7 -6 -5 -4.30 -4 -3.30 -3 -2 -1 0
// 1 2 3 3.30 4 5 5.30 5.45 6 6.30 7 8 9 9.30 10 11 12 13
//
$gmtOffset = '-8';
//
// INPUT: Path to the includes folder, without trailing /
//
$includesPath = 'z/includes';
//
// INPUT: URI scheme, http or https
//
$uriScheme = 'https';
//
// INPUT: Free or paid access to news
//
$freeOrPaid = 'free';