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"It'll be great. They can use our package to build and launch a very
powerful e-commerce site by simply answering a few questions.
We'll make it so easy, that anyone can use it."
 
Well hello there! First off, we, the developers of [s.p.e.c.i.a.l.p.], would like to thank you for trying out our product. [s.p.e.c.i.a.l.p.] was developed for a senior project (hence the name) at our University with the intention of having it be useful after-the-fact. We do hope that you will find it useful, as well as easy to setup and administer. Please be sure to review the installation requirements listed below, as you have almost no chance of getting [s.p.e.c.i.a.l.p.] to work if you do not meet these requirements!
 

Installation Requirements:

  • First, and most importantly, you'll need to check for PHP 4.0 or greater support. When clicking the link, you should see a page with a ton of stuff on it, including your PHP version (at the top), MySQL version (about halfway down), and some configuration information. If you do not see such a page, or have an older version of PHP, you will need to get the latest version of PHP installed before continuing. Installation instructions can be found on the PHP website.

  • Secondly, and just as importantly, you must have MySQL version 3.0 or greater installed. You can check here for MySQL support. About halfway down the page, you will see a 'MySQL' section (if you have MySQL support) and under that section will be an entry titled 'Client API version' which gives you the version of MysQL installed. If you do not see such a section, or have an older version of MySQL, you will need to get the latest stable version installed before continuing. Installation instructions can be found on the MySQL website.

  • Finally, you'll need a MYSQL account on the server with INSERT, SELECT, and DELETE grants on a database. We will use this database to store a few tables in which [s.p.e.c.i.a.l.p.] will store most of its configuration information. If you aren't sure about a MySQL account, contact the server administrator for more details.