Check the docs folder for further documentation


1 Installation and Updating

1.1 Update Procedure

 To update your current version to the latest release:

 1. Rename your current opendocman folder.

 2. Unarchive opendocman into a new folder and rename it to the original folder name

 3. Load the opendocman page in your web browser ( ex. http://www.example.com/opendocman/ )

 4. You should follow the prompts for installation.

 5. When you get to the end you will be able to choose an upgrade path

 6. Refer to your old config.php file for database connection values

1.2 New Installation (Automatic)

 1. Untar/Unzip files into any dir in your webserver documents dir

 2. Create a MySQL database/username/password.

 3. Make a directory for the files to be stored that is accessible
  to the web server but not available by browsing. Ensure the
  permissions are correct on this folder to allow for the web
  server to write to it. Refer to the help text in the installer
  for more information.

  ex.  $>mkdir /usr/local/opendocman/data

 4. Load the opendocman page in your web browser
(ex. http://www.example.com/opendocman/ ) and follow the prompts.

 5. Login as "admin" (with the password you set during the installation). 

 6. Edit your site settings at Admin->Site Settings

 7. Add departments, categories, users, etc.

 8. Enjoy!

1.3 New Installation (Manual)

 1. Untar/Unzip files into any dir in your webserver documents dir

 2. Create a MySQL database/username/password.

 3. Make a directory for the files to be stored that is accessible
  to the web server but not available by browsing. Ensure the
  permissions are correct on this folder to allow for the web
  server to write to it

  ex.  $>mkdir /usr/local/opendocman/data

 4. Copy the config-sample.php to config.php
 
 5. Edit the config.php to include your database parameters

 6. Edit the database.sql file. You need to change the values set in the odm_settings table, specifically for these two entries:
    dataDir
    base_url
    
    Change those to reflect the correct locations.
 7. Import your database.sql file into your database

 8. Visit the URL for your installation and login as admin (no password)