Requesting help regarding installing PHP application

[midas]

Hi everyone,

I am very new to PHP. I have downloaded an open source PHP application. But I have not been able to figure out how to install it. I have XAMPP installed on my system.

Download Instructions :

• Use phpmyadmin or your mysql interface to run install/os.sql against your database.
• Open config.php located at your application root and edit .

• The database details.
• Web site configuration.

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I know how to open phpmyadmin but I could not figure out how to run a file against database. Because I don’t have a database. Even if I create a database, how will I know what tables and fields to create?

I will be very grateful if somebody takes the time to help this newbie out.

Regards

midas

[sarthakpatel]

Hi,
When you open phpmyadmin create database. After creating thisdatabse select it from left hand side and then you will find import link from top menus. Click on it and then browse the file name “install/os.sql” folder and then press go this will create you database. All required table are there in this ‘os.sql’ file.

[codeguru]

Most of the opensource PHP apps come with a quick-install PHP file that you need to launch so that installation and creation of database and tables would be as easy as clicking next, next and next. I think you need to dump all PHP files of your app first to the /htdocs folder. Then map the install file using your browser. But make sure your xamp is up and running.