WebComicsDB version 0.1 by Matt Fuerst (matt@nerdstuff.net)
Document Version 1.0 (08/26/2002)

Welcome and thanks for checking out my little project. It's simple, it's
small and it does a decent job for my needs. Please don't hesitate to contact
me if you have any questions. Intended as a replacement to my home-brewed
FileMaker Pro database that plain out sucked (but still probably looks a
little better now than this one does, but soon...).

Requirements:
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Apache Web Server (Tested with 1.3.26)
MySQL Database (Tested with 3.23.XX)
PHP (Tested with PHP 4.2.2)

Installation:
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1. Fire up mysql and create a database named comicsdb.
1(alt). 'mysql -e 'create database comicsdb' from command line.

2. From the comicsdb folder, do the following command:
'mysql < ./comicsdb.create' which will create the tables for you.
Depending on your settings you may have to pass mysql a -u and -p switch to login to
mysql as a specific user. (man mysql for information)

3. Move the folder comicsdb to the root of your Apache root folder.
This will result in you being able to access your Comics at http://localhost/comicsdb/

4. Edit file consts.php. Change the $myhost, $myuser and $mypassword values accordingly.

You should be up and running now.

Notes:
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The most important thing to note is that as of right now, there is
NO security for administrative type tasks (adding new comics, adding new
publishers, adding new talent, etc...) so it makes the most sense to run
WebComicsDB in a closed environment. Breaking up the admin-type functions
from the user-type functions is on my to-do list (see TODO.TXT) but for now,
keep it all internal.

Versioning Information:
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Version 0.1
August 26, 2002
Inital Release

Version 0.2
August 28, 2002
Now you can update the price for a comic book. It will also properly show
multiple price information for one book. This will allow you to see a history
of the value of your comic.

WebComicsDB -- A Web System for monitoring your comic books.
Copyright (C) 2002 Matt Fuerst (matt@nerdstuff.net). All rights reserved. 
Original source available at http://nerdstuff.net/webcomicsdb/
