#1 helping user with configure and install

[Isaac Bennetch]

It would be nice if the system would, at first install
(or possibly when called from a configure.php script),
allow the user to set up a user in the database rather
than requiring them to manipulate the database manually.

Along those lines, perhaps index.php could run a quick
check to make sure the current version of the software
matches the database version that is running (to keep
the user from upgrading without running upgrade*.sql).
It could display a warning and possibly even offer to
run the upgrade automatically.

[Ronald W. Heiby]

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In addition, the documentation does not indicate the need to
pre-create the database for the sql script to populate.

When I did the DB population, the private field did not get
created, although I don't know why. I was able to "manually"
create it later, after getting an error traced to it not
existing in the DB.

I ran into the usual mysql permissioning difficulties. A bit
of hand-holding as to user, DB, etc. permissions required
would have been a help.

I, too, ran into the confusion about DB user and RN user. I
bit more verbiage related to them would have been helpful.

Thanks.

[Petr Prokop]

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As for index.php checking actual version ws last version and
running updates, it is good idea (but will need to be
executed carefully).

As for configuration wizzard - i thought about it but
problem is, that most freehosting sites don't give php
scripts permission to write, so no configuration file could
be modified. but simple "createdb.php" script could be done ...

as for db configuration and creation issue - i'll look onto
that and make it more user friendly