System Requirements:

• IIS 6.0* running PHP 5
• A Microsoft Access database file or a MySQL Server

Performing a new installation of Version 0.5.x or higher

Upgrading to Version 0.5.x

Performing a new installation using Version 0.5.x or Higher

1. Download the "profuturus-0.5.x.zip" file
2. Extract the files to the folder in the web server root where the system will be hosted
3. Download the "profuturus-local-0.5.x.zip" file
4. Extract the files to the folder where you extracted profuturus
5. Navigate to the folder where you installed Profuturus
6. Open the "local" folder
7. Using your favorite text editor, open the file "defines.php"
8. As of version 0.5.0, there are two different database drivers that can be used. Please follow the Driver Setup page to configure your particular driver before continuing.
9. Edit the value of the "PATH" define to be the absolute path to the folder where you extracted the Profuturus files. If you are on a Windows System You will need to use "\\" in place of "\". Note: the $_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] part will automatically expand to the Web Server's Root Folder.
   Note: You need to include the trailing slash(es) ( \\ or / )
   Samples:
   define("PATH", $_SERVER["DOCUMENT_ROOT"] . "\\Profuturus\\");
   define("PATH", "C:\\Inetpub\\wwwroot\\Profuturus\\");
   define("PATH", "/var/www/localhost/htdocs/profuturus/");
10. Save and close the "defines.php" file
11. Point your web browser to the Profuturus URL + setup/setup.php (i.e. http://www.someserver.org/profuturus/setup/setup.php)
12. If all is well, the setup script will run and configure the database for you
13. You can delete the setup script if you wish

Upgrading to Version 0.5.x

1. Download the "profuturus-0.5.x.zip" file
2. Make a backup of the "local" directory in your old profuturus install, in case it gets erased.
3. Extract the files to the folder in the web server root where the system will be hosted.
4. Restore the "local" directory if it got overwritten.
5. Point your web browser to the Profuturus URL + setup/setup.php (i.e. http://www.someserver.org/profuturus/setup/setup.php)
6. If all is well, the setup script will run and configure the database for you
7. You can delete the setup script if you wish