Installation:
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# Use a *modern* Browser!
# You need PHP 5 and access to a MySQL-database.
# Start your Browser and go to your Kimai directory.
# Since 0.8 Kimai has a step-by-step installation program. 
  Just follow the instructions of the installer.

IMPORTANT! Remove the 'installer' directory when you’ve successfully
installed Kimai.

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  * You can login via the preinstalled account: *
  * User: admin / Password: changeme            *
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When Kimai doesn't start the reason is probably wrong writing permissions
of certain files and folders! The installer shows you which permissions
are to be set.

If you have problems installing, please read the section 'Support'
in the forum. -> http://forum.kimai.org

A new version updates the database automatically (is nessesary).
Before that a backup of your data will be created. Normally you'll
not even notice this process. If anything goes wrong during the
database-update you can recover the data via phpMyAdmin (we're
also working on a tool for recoverage...)


Updates:
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YOU CAN ONLY UPDATE VERSIONS HIGHER THAN 7.0!


To install a new version just replace the entire directory with the new
package EXCEPT the file 'autoconf.php' which sits inside the 'includes' folder.
Additionally you have to set the writing permissions of the directory 'compile' and 
the 'autoconf.php' file so that PHP can write to it. Additionally you need to make
all 'compile' folders  (also inside all extension subfolders!).
Writing permission must also be granted to the 'temporary' folder and
the included 'logfile.txt'.

Once again: Kimai will NOT work with wrong writing permissions!


=== Update when no autoconf.php exists ===

If you already have a autoconf.php in your installation skip this.

Rename your conf.php file to autoconf.php.

Then edit it and add three new variables:

$server_type = 'mysql';	  // the database type (needed for PDO) usually 'mysql'
						  // check the PHP PDO manual if you are using a different
						  // database
$server_conn = "mysql";

$password_salt   = "";

Kimai will then work in non-PDO mode. If you want to
use PDO $server_conn must be set to "pdo".



Finally visit your Kimai installation with your web browser and the
auto update process will perform all further necessary updates.


CAUTION:
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This software is free of charge. That doesn't mean, that you are allowed to
remove copyright-notes. Neither on the login-panel nor in the credits-window.
Of course you're not allowed to remove the link to the credits... If those
notes are bothing you and you do not agree with this rules - DON'T use
Kimai. 



Have Fun!
