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- '''Prerequisite''': Apache, PHP and a database server (MySQL or PostgreSQL) are already running correctly.
- '''Prerequisite''': Apache, PHP and a database server (MySQL or PostgreSQL) are already running correctly.


- '''Level''': Users with few Web technical knowledges.
- '''Level''': Users with few Web and Database administration knowledges.


This procedure describe manual (and recommended) installation on a GNU/Linux system (Debian, Mandriva, ...), it can be used for other OS with minor changes.
This procedure describe manual (and recommended) installation on a GNU/Linux system (Debian, Mandriva, ...), it can be used for other OS with minor changes.
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* Check that you have installed Apache, PHP and a database server (MySQL or PostGreSQL) correctly (check list of installed packaged on your server by using the package manager of your distribution). If not, install them (use last recent version).
* Check that you have installed Apache, PHP and a database server (MySQL or PostGreSQL) correctly (check list of installed packaged on your server by using the package manager of your distribution). If not, install them (use last recent version).


Note: The installer can create optionnaly the database if it does not exists yet, but in this case, you must know your database admin user and password.
* Check that main root or admin user/password couple for the server is known and works correctly. If this root or admin user/password is not known because not yet defined, read following chapter. Otherwise go on next step:


For Linux users, if you have just installed a MySQL server, the admin user is''' root'''. If the root password has never been set yet, you must run the following command to initialize the password:
For Linux users, if you have just installed a MySQL server, the admin user is''' root'''. If the root password has never been set yet, you must run the following command to initialize the password:

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