DV Unit CMS:2010 Fall Installation

DV Unit CMS Installation Document Version 1

Software Needed

 * MySQL
 * XAMPP

Installation of required software
MySQL/XAMPP Package DV Unit CMS Files here called “DVUCMS”. This will be the location for all the DV Unit files.
 * Go to: http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html
 * Once on the home page, scroll down and click “XAMPP for Windows”
 * Scroll down, underneath Download click first link “XAMPP”
 * Underneath the most current version of XAMPP click the “EXE” link
 * Your download should start automatically, if not click on the “direct link” or “mirror” link to start your download.
 * After download is complete XAMPP installation wizard will start, if not go to where you downloaded the “EXE” file and run it.
 * During the installation wizard it will ask you where you would like to install XAMPP. Select your “C:” Drive, and install there.
 * Go through the wizard keep clicking “next” until installation finishes.
 * Go to: http://sourceforge.net/projects/unhm-dvunitcms/files/
 * Click the “Download Now” Button to start your download of the files in a zipped folder.
 * Go to your C: drive, click the “XAMPP” folder, click on the “htdocs” folder, create a new folder
 * Once your download of the DV Unit CMS files completes, extract the files of that folder to the “DVUCMS” folder you have just created.

Installing the Database

 * In the address bar of your web browser. Type in “//localhost/phpmyadmin/.
 * Selected the “Import Tab”.
 * In the File to import box, choose the Script File file for the DV Unit Database.
 * Click the “OK’ button to create the new database.

Tweaking The PHP .ini File

 * Go To Your C: Drive
 * Go Into The XAMPP Folder
 * Go Into The PHP Folder
 * Right click on the php.ini file and select open with notepad.
 * Search for "output_buffering" (ctrl + f and search twice)
 * Change "output_buffering = Off" to "output_buffering = On"
 * Save and close the file

Running the Software/DV Unit CMS Program
Loading XAMPP Server/MySQL Loading the DV Unit CMS Program
 * In Windows, Click the start button.
 * Click on “All Programs”
 * Navigate to the “XAMPP For Windows Folder”
 * In this folder selected “XAMPP Control Panel”
 * When the control panel loads there will be list of modules that can be started or stopped. You want to click “Start” for Apache and MySql. This will load the apache server to allow you to run your program off your own machine acting as a server, and load the MySql database functionality.


 * Once the apache server and MySql modules are running, open up your web browser.
 * In the address bar type in: localhost\DVUCMS\Index.php
 * This will now load the program and prompt you to log in to access the use of the program.