Ushahidi_Web | A platform that allows information collection

##Download and extract Ushahidi You can obtain the official release of the software from [the download site](http://download.ushahidi.com). Alternatively, you can find downloads for the current and previous releases on the [Wiki](https://wiki.ushahidi.com/display/WIKI/Ushahidi+Platform+Downloads). ##Ensure the following directories are writable (i.e. have their permission values set to 777).
##Download and extract Ushahidi You can obtain the official release of the software from [the download site](http://download.ushahidi.com). Alternatively, you can find downloads for the current and previous releases on the [Wiki](https://wiki.ushahidi.com/display/WIKI/Ushahidi+Platform+Downloads) To unzip/extract the archive on a typical Unix/Linux command line: tar -zxvf Ushahidi_Web-xxxx.tar.gz or in the case of a zip file: unzip Ushahidi_Web-xxxx.zip This will create a new directory Ushahidi_Web-xxxx containing all the Ushahidi platform files and directories - Move the contents of this directory into a directory within your webserver's document root or your public HTML directory. #####Getting the latest develop code (CAUTION: only do this if you know what you're doing) clone the latest code from github git clone --recursive git://github.com/ushahidi/Ushahidi_Web.git We add the recursive flag so that git will clone the submodules too
##Ensure the following directories are writable (i.e. have their permission values set to 777) application/config application/cache application/logs media/uploads .htaccess On Unix/Linux, you can change the permissions as follows: cd path-to-webserver-document-root-directory chmod -R 777 application/config chmod -R 777 application/cache chmod -R 777 application/logs chmod -R 777 media/uploads chmod 777 .htaccess __NOTE: The process of configuring file permissions is different for various operating systems. Here are some helpful links about permissions for the Windows (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/308419) and Unix (http://www.washington.edu/computing/unix/permissions.html) operating systems.__
##Create the Ushahidi database Ushahidi stores all its information in a database. You must therefore create this database in order to install Ushahidi. This is done as follows: mysqladmin -u 'username' -p create 'databasename' MySQL will prompt for the password for the <username> database password and then create the initial database files. Next, you must log in and set the database access rights: mysql -u 'username' -p Again, you will be prompted for the 'username' database password. At the MySQL prompt, enter the following command: GRANT SELECT, INSERT, DELETE, UPDATE, CREATE, DROP, ALTER, INDEX, LOCK TABLES on database.* TO 'username'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password'; Where: - 'databasename' is the name of your database - 'username@localhost' is the name of your MySQL account - 'password' is the password required for that username __NOTE: Your account must have all the privileges listed above in order to run Ushahidi on your webserver.__
##Ensure PHP error_reporting level is compatable As of PHP-5.4 Ushahidi doesn’t work with the error_reporting level E_STRICT. Ensure this level is excluded from the error_reporting configuration.
##Run the install script To run the install script, point your browser to the base url of your website: (e.g. http://www.example.com). You will be guided through a series of screens to set up the database and site settings depending on the installation method you choose (Basic or Advanced)
#Clean up ## Delete the installer Leaving the installer files in your installation is a security risk. Now you’ve installed successfully, Delete the entire installer directory ##### Remove write permissions from config files cd path-to-webserver-document-root-directory chmod -R 755 application/config chmod 644 application/config/* chmod 644 .htaccess