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							phpGedView Research Log Tool
											Version 0.6b
											John Finlay

									Last Updated: 11/11/02
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1. INTRODUCTION
2. LICENSE
3. INSTALLATION
4. UPGRADING FROM VERSION 0.5b
5. BASIC INSTRUCTIONS

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1. INTRODUCTION

This Research Log is a tool for genealogical researchers who
want to keep an online research log and to do list.  The research log
tool allows you to organize your research into folders and sub folders.
It also allows for mutliple users so that many people can collaborate
together on researching family lines.  The research log tracks each log
entry by saving the time the log was updated and the user who last
updated the log.

The phpGedView Research Log will be a valuable tool for researchers
who need to be able to access their research log and to do list from
anywhere on the Internet.


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2. LICENSE

This software is provided under the terms of the GNU Public License (GPL).
See http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt for full licensing details.

This software is provided AS IS, with no warranty or implied warranty as to
its usefullness for a particular purpose.


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3. INSTALLATION

The phpGedView Research Log Tool requires a server running PHP 4.x and
MySQL with an existing database user and database already set up.  To install
the Research Log Tool, first edit the rs_config.php file and correctly modify the
database connection variables to use the host, database, and user for our MySQL
database server.  Place all of the files in a folder on your webserver and then point
your browser to the page rs_setupdb.php, which will automatically create the
tables you need for your research log and create an admin user.  The Research Log
Tool is now installed.

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4. UPGRADING FROM VERSION 0.5b

Version 0.6b includes an upgrade file called rs_upgrade.php.   To upgrade from
a previous installation and maintain all of your logs, simply upload the files and
point your browser to rs_upgrade.php.

The rs_updgrade.php file, updates the databases for version 0.6b by adding
full-text indexes for the new searching features.

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5. BASIC INSTRUCTIONS

Once you have installed the Research Log Tool, point your browser to the index.php
page and log in with the default administrator.
Username: admin
Password: admin
After you have successfully logged in, you should create a users for yourself and
any others who you want to have access to the system.  After creating new users
you should delete the default admin user or change its password.

Next go back to the folder list and set up your folders.  Most items should be self
explanatory.

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