PhPress.org: PhPress for Linux

http://www.phpress.org/

To install a Linux PhPress server, you need : - MySQL / Apache / PHP with at least the following extensions : gd, calendar, session - NetPBM - gzip / tar - You should replace the standard php.ini file by this one for PHP4, this one for PHP5. - Expand the phpress package in the html or htdoc directory of your web server. - Open Firefox or Mozilla and connect to your web server with the URL http://your-server-name/phpress/ ; your browser must accept cookies, javascript and pop-ups. Konquerror, Internet Explorer, Netscape, Safari may not work correctly with PhPress. I didn't test Opera. Firefox is just fine for this usage (some Firefox extensions may cause issues). - At the first connection, PhPress will run an install script wich will create some directories in the phpress folder, and some tables in the MySQL database. Just follow the steps of this install script. - After install, you should log-in in the phpress system as 'admin' (blank password) - As 'admin', you must configure the path for the NetPBM applications: PhPress menu (up and left) -> System -> Applications ; default path is '/usr/bin/' ; you must check and validate it before using PhPress. This operation will create a 'netpbm.conf' file in the 'phpress/users/admin/' directory. - It's a good idea to periodically use the 'Cleaning' button of the 'System' menu. It cleans temporary files and eventually repaires the phpress directories. You can too download or load a backup of the database from this part of the program. - Go to the 'Users' menu an edit the 'Admin' account: change the default password, and create users with lower privilege. Users needs the 'Scanner' privilege to be able to add new documents in the collection, and 'Analysis' privilege to be able to select and edit articles. An user without privilege will only be able to read the pages and articles, and to write notes for his own usage. The 'Project' privilege is not used yet in PhPress, I added it to manage groups (maybe I'll use it in a later version). You can now log-in as a normal user and start working. Good luck !