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			     INSTALLATION README

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							DATED : 10-20-2008
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Installation Guide
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- Unzip and Upload all files to your server.

- Change rights of the following files and folders to '777':

	* <site_root>/upload		(including subfolders and files)
	* <site_root>/cache		(all subfolders)
	* <site_root>/path.php
	* <site_root>/admin/path.php
	* <site_root>/merchant/path.php
	* <site_root>/include/site_constants.php
	* <site_root>/lang		(including the subfolder 'eng' and files)

- Now execute the page <site_root>/admin/install/ from browser, 
  provide the required information (if you are unsure of any value please contact
  or leave default value) and click on "install".

- Once installation is complete secure install folder by changing its permissions.

- Run these cronjobs once a week.

	lynx -dump http://www.your-domain.com/admin/cronjob_sitemap.php				(builds HTML sitemap)
	lynx -dump http://www.your-domain.com/admin/cronjob_myisam_search.php			(builds MYSQL MATCH search database - required if MATCH search is enabled)
	lynx -dump http://www.your-domain.com/admin/cronjob_category_manufacturer.php		(builds Manufacturer filters - required if Filters addon is enabled)
	lynx -dump http://www.your-domain.com/admin/cronjob_category_merchant.php		(builds Merchant filters - required if Filters addon is enabled)	
	Open in IE http://www.your-domain.com/admin/cronjob_category_lastlevel.php		(builds category breadcrumb and cache it for optimization)	

- Run these cronjobs once a day.
	lynx -dump http://www.your-domain.com/admin/cronjob_send_pricealerts.php		(send price alerts for products)
	lynx -dump http://www.your-domain.com/admin/cronjob_merchant_clickthroughs.php		(suspend merchants with exceeding credit limit)
	lynx -dump http://www.your-domain.com/admin/cronjob_merchant_package.php		(suspend merchants with expired packages)

** Note : "including subfolder and files" means selecting all folders/files in your
   	   FTP client and then CHMOD them to 777.

** Recommended : Once you have setup your website and have entered all products into database 
	 	 and have uploaded files to the server and site is ready to be launched, it is 
		 recommended that you change permissions back to 755 for folders and 644 for files
		 (except 'upload' folder and its sub-folder 'users' and its sub). 
		 BUT ONCE this step has been done you wont be able to edit pages and images in admin section.


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