quickstart install guide

(for PyLucid v0.8.5)

↑ prepare  #

• Download the last PyLucid Archive from sourceforge
• Upload all files via (s)FTP on your WebSpace.
• Create a empy Database for PyLucid like this (Not necessary with SQLite.):

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CREATE DATABASE <dbname> CHARACTER SET utf8;

↑ settings.py  #

• copy ./PyLucid/settings_example.py to ./PyLucid/settings.py
• Edit the settings.py
• Insert your database acount
• Set a new "SECRET_KEY" with random strings
• Insert a valid email adress into ADMINS (to get 500 code error notifications mails)

↑ The handler  #

• Edit the file ".htaccess":
• Only in some cases you must change this file.
• CGI Example:
• The handler file is "index.cgi"
• remark execute rights for everybody ("chmod +x" / "chmod 755" - only the handler file "index.cgi"!)
• edit the shebang in the used handler file (The first line, the path to the python interpreter) Verify that Python v2.4 or above used and not Python v2.3!

↑ _install section  #

• goto the install section with the url: "yourdomain.org/_install/"
• create a install password hash:
• fill out the password and click on the "make hash" button.
• copy and paste the SHA hash into your settings.py. (Variable "INSTALL_PASSWORD_HASH")
• reload the page
• login into the _install section
• execute every link from the first section named "install":
• install DB tables
• init DB data
• install plugins
• create a user

After this you should see the base pages and can login...

Please read the pages important security instructions and some advanced setup steps, too.

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