Nebulous Database Installation Guide
MySQL 5.0 Instructions

 

1) Please Completely read the installation instructions before proceeding!

The system should work for all PHP5 and MySQL 5.0 installations on any operating system that supports these technologies, however, the database and application are only tested on Linux, and it is your responsibility to get the application to run on your particular operating system.

We have tried to make these instructions as simple as possible, but we recommend that the installation is done by someone familiar with MySQL 5.0, Web Configuration, Internet and Apache Configuration, the Linux or Windows Operating System (Depending upon installation location) and the Windows or Linux Security Model.

The requirements for the program are the following:

2) Install MySQL 5.0 or better on the server machine.
MySQL 5.0 can be downloaded for free from MySQL. We recommend that you purchase the commercial license if this application is to be used in a development or a production environment..

Install MySQL for your operating system according to the installation instructions included with MySQL

 

3) Install a MySQL Configuration tool (Navicat MySQL is  Reccommended).
A completely functional 30 day trial demo of Navicat MySQL can be downloaded from Navicat for free.

Install Navicat MySQL on the server according to the installation instructions included with Navicat MySQL.

 

4) Install the Database Back-End
Please complete the following steps to install the database:

 

Be sure to test database connectivity with another application and verify that it's functional before attempting to install the rest of the program.

 

Now you are ready to install the rest of the program.