TaskStep - Readme
IMPORTANT! If you are upgrading TaskStep from version 0.4 or earlier to version 0.5, you must modify the file install/config.php. After the line beginning:$password
Start a new line and type:
$db = 'taskstep';
Save the file, and everything should be fine. If you have any problems, ask in the forums.
Introduction
Thanks for downloading TaskStep, a PHP and MySQL-based list/task manager. It is ideal for running on your own computer, or if you have a website can be installed there and used via an internet connection.
Installation
To install TaskStep, you need a server. You can download XAMPP if you want to run TaskStep on your own computer, in which case extract the contents of this zip file to a folder (e.g. a folder named "taskstep")in your web documents folder (for XAMPP the default is C:\Program Files\xampp\htdocs).
If you want to install this on your website server, upload the contents of the zip file to a subfolder on the site.
In both cases, you then need to create a MySQL database called "taskstep". Alternatively, you can give the database a different name. For example,for XAMPP open up your web browser and go to http://localhost/phpmyadmin/. Once you're there, under "Create new database" type "taskstep"(without the quotes of course) and hit enter.
You need to put the settings of your MySQL database into install/config.php for everything to work properly. Just shove the password, server, and username in the appropriate place. If you have not created a database with the name "taskstep" and have given it a different name, you need to change that value as well. For people on XAMPP, you want localhost as the server, and the default of root with no password will work if you have accepted the default settings.
Finally, go to WEBSITE/DIRECTORY/install/install.php where WEBSITE is the address of the site where you installed it (if you installed it on your own computer, this is http://localhost/) and DIRECTORY is the folder where you installed it (e.g. taskstep). This should display a load of green boxes if everything is installed properly, in which case you can head to wherever you installed it. If there are any red boxes, then there are problems, in which case you need to fix them if you know how to, consult the help documentation, or ask at the forums.
Updating
To update TaskStep, simply unzip the latest version and overwrite everything with the new version. Your data will all still be there as it isn't kept in the files. Then in your browser go to WEBSITE/DIRECTORY/install/update-latest.php, replacing WEBSITE and DIRECTORY as detailed above in the install section.
If you are running a very old version of TaskStep (version 0.1 or 0.2) then you'll need to run WEBSITE/DIRECTORY/install/update-old-2&3.php
Passwords
One new feature of v0.4 which is finally here is the passwords system, so now you can host TaskStep on your own site with a reasonable amount of security. The first time you install TaskStep or upgrade to v0.4, the password is "taskstep" (without the quotes). You must change this as soon as possible. If you are running TaskStep on your own computer, you can disable sessions which will remove the requirement of a password, but this is not recommended, and should certainly not be done if you are running it on a website. The system is probably not fool-proof, but it is a start.
If you forget your password, ask around in the forums and we'll help you reset it.