Installation

Requirements


The Homeless Shelter CSDB requires an Internet hosting account that supports:

  • php (version 5.3.0 or greater)
  • MySQL (version 4.1 or above)

The recommended browser for the Homeless Shelter CSDB is Chrome or Firefox. 

Database Creation


(Note: these instructions relate to a new installation of the Homeless Shelter CSDB. If you are upgrading from a previous release, please see the upgrade instructions.)

From you Internet hosting account, create a new, empty MySQL database. Make note of the database name, database user name, and password. You will need this information to configure the software. 

Installing the Software


Download the latest version of the Homeless Shelter CSDB from SourceForge. Unzip the package.

Create a directory on your web host (for this example we will create a directory called hscsdb). Using an ftp program such as filezilla, upload the unzipped software package to this directory. 

Installing the Database


Point your web browser to

http://[yourdomain]/[yourdirectory]/index.php/install

For our example, assuming our web site is www.test.com and we are using a secure certificate, we would point our web browser to

https://www.test.org/hscsdb/index.php/install

You will see the following form (note - if you don't see this form, check your path and installation directory):

install 

After installing the database, you will see the following screen:

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Click the link to log in. The initial super user account / password is root / root. You can now set up super user, shelter manager, data entry, and view-only accounts, create your homeless shelter locations, and start logging your clients' activities!