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DODOBASE 1.0

Web Database/Content Management Application
[C] Copyright - WebSight Technologies [http://www.websight-tech.com]
All rights reserved.
Visit http://www.dodobase.com/

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SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
* Your server must have servlets enabled and an SQL database.
* Your browser must have javascript support [ Netscape/IE 3.0 or higher]


INSTRUCTIONS:

STEP-1
Please unzip the dodobase zip file to a local directory on your hard disk.

STEP-2
Next, using an FTP program like WS_FTP or via Telnet, please login into your server and look for a directory  named "servlets". If  you don't have a directory named "servlets" in your root, please create one. 

STEP-3
Upload all the ". class" files from the dodobase package into the "servlets" directory (IMPORTANT - Make sure that all '.CLASS' files are uploaded in Binary mode, not ascii mode!!).

STEP-4
Upload all the ". ini" files (path.ini and package.ini) to the root directory (Ascii mode, not binary mode).

(MS SQL Users)
Note: INSTALLATION IS NOW COMPLETE. BEFORE YOU PROCEED FURTHER, MAKE SURE THAT THE SQL SERVER DATABASE + DSN [DATA SOURCE NAME] HAS BEEN CREATED BEFORE YOU ATTEMPT TO CONNECT TO THE DATABASE USING DODOBASE. [IF YOU ARE USING A VIRTUAL SERVER, PLEASE ASK YOUR WEB HOST TO SET IT UP FOR YOU]


STEP-5
Open  http://www.Yoursitename/servlet/Password in your Browser (Replace yoursitename with your web site's name)

STEP-6
(MS SQL users)
If you are logging in for the first time, you will be requested to enter the Database User Name, Database Password and DSN name. 
(InstantDB USers)
If you are logging in for the first time, you will be requested to enter the Database Driver and a Database name. 


if all the information you type in is correct, the program displays another screen requesting your password [Your default password is 'admin'. You can change this later and its advisable too for security reasons!] The Password is case sensitive. 

STEP-7
If your access password is correct, the form wizard will asks a series of questions to design your form. After the completion of designing the form, you must have enter a category name. Once a category is created, you can enter the records for each category. 

STEP-8
Once all the records have been entered, you can click on the linking instructions hyperlink on the left side of the administration panel. The linking address will look like this -  http://www.yoursite.com/servlet/Category?main=0

If you're using the 'paid' version which supports multiple databases, each database you create will have a different linking address.

STEP-8
Please click on 'settings' hyperlink on the left side of the administration panel. Here you can change the appearance of the database like font color, background, table width and so on. You can also change the access password here. If you need more information on changing 'settings', click on the 'help' hyperlink on the left side of the administration panel.

7) That's all! if you need to edit/delete information, simply login with your access password and make the changes instantly.

* If you're having trouble installing dodobase, please visit http://www.dodobase.com/



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DODOBASE 1.0

Web Database/Content Management Application
[C] Copyright - WebSight Technologies [http://www.websight-tech.com]
All rights reserved.
Visit http://www.dodobase.com/

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