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#---    MovieDB v2.7 written by  ---#
#---                andre stiehm ---#
#--- andre [at] manpage [dot] ch ---#
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#---  @first version: 2006/08/01 ---#
#---   @this version: 2010/10/16 ---#
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#---  vcd is using imdbphp-0.8.4 ---#
#---  and browseremulator-v2.0.1 ---#
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1) Prerequisits:

   MUSTS:
      - WebServer (i.E. Apache 2.x)
      - PHP (MD is developped using 5.1.6)
      - MySQL (MD is developped using 5.0.22)
      - JavaScript enabled in your browser

   NICE TO HAVES:
      - PEARs HTTP_Request class (see pear.php.net)
        Without this, you aren't able to use Movie Database behind a Proxy.
        If you doesn't need this, BrowserEmulator (included in Release) is used intead of HTTP_Request



2) Install:

   - Unpack the archive.
   - move the 'moviedb' directory under your http document root.
   - edit includes/config_inc.php:


	$db_host = your Host
	$db_port = your Port
	$db_user = your User
	$db_name = your Database Name
	$db_pass = your Password
	$db_sys  = your DB Subsystem (mysql or pgsql)

	$vcd_cachedir   = Directory where to cache data. 
                          This directory must be writeable for httpd-user
	$vcd_usecache   = if set to 'true' caching will be used. Other option is 'false'.
	$vcd_storecache = Store called IMDB pages for later use.
        $vcd_url = the URL to your Movie Database (used in Newsletter).
        
	$mail_server = your SMTP Server
	$mail_user   = your MTP Username
	$mail_pass   = your SMTP Password

     You only can use Proxy if you have PEAR/HTTP_Request
     installed and set $vcd_usePEAR to true!!!

	$vcd_usePEAR   = if set to 'true', HTTP_Request will be used instead of
                         Browseremulator. if set to 'false', proxy settings are NOT used.
	$vcd_proxy     = your Proxy Hostname
	$vcd_proxyport = your Proxy Port number 

      
   - On Linux or other *nixes, make sure the directories 'posters' and 'cache' are
     writeable for your httpd-user. Otherwise, caching and download of posters doesn't work.


   - Call the installer by using your webbrowser pointing to http://localhost/moviedb/_install/install.php
     Here you can choose between 'create database and tables' or 'create only tables', if you want to use
     an existing MySQL database.

   - Now you must be able to call http://localhost/moviedb/ without an error message!


3) CleanUp:

   After installing and testing, remove directory '_install' from your document root or delete it!
   But don't delete it too fast, cause the manuals are located there too :-)))


Enjoy,
andre [at] manpage [dot] ch