Welcome :

Firstly, welcome to OxyShout a fast, feature packed and highly modifiable shoutbox. This file will explain to you how to install OxyShout on your server. If you're reading this, then you've already unzipped all the files, so we'll start by talking through the server requirements.

Requirements :

OxyShout needs at least PHP 4.1.0 to run, don't worry if you don't know what version your server is running, the install script will check for you. You will also need a mySQL database, it doesn't need to be an empty one because the install script lets you specify a prefix for the table names.

Uploading :

Connect to your server via FTP using the details that your host has given you. If you don't have an FTP client try Smart FTP, if you're using windows. Upload all the files in the zip to a web accessible directory, it is probably a good idea to make a directory called oxyshout to keep your server tidy. You should keep the same directory and file structure as is in the zip file. When you've done this move onto the CHMOD section.

CHMOD :

Whilst still connected to your FTP server, CHMOD mysql.php to 777, thats all that need to be done, you can disconnect from your FTP server now.

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