These are the short install/upgrade instructions. For a more complete version, go to http://docs.phplinks.org/.

Fresh Install:

  1. Upload files.
  2. Create a database:
    mysql> create database phpLinks2;
  3. Create tables and insert initial data from phpLinks2.sql. If your webhost only allows one MySQL database, then you can change the table names so they don't conflict with any existing tables.
  4. Rename include/config.php-dist to config.php. Edit as needed. We do not distribute a file named 'config.php', only a file named config.php-dist. You must rename it as config.php to get phpLinks to work.
  5. Go to http://yourdomain.com/phpLinks/admin/.
  6. Click Configuration and setup final variables.
Upgrade From 2.x:

  1. Backup your current database.
  2. Upload phpLinks files to a new temporary directory. Overwriting old phpLinks files is not recommended.
  3. Rename include/config.php-dist to config.php. Edit as needed.
  4. Perform latest database changes in upgrade.sql. Please note you should not source the entire file in, just the section for your upgrade version. Open the file and read it first.
  5. Go to http://yourdomain.com/phpLinks/admin/.
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