Windows Installation Guide

This guide will take you though installing Psych Desktop on a Windows machine.

Installation Notes

The following issues exist on Windows:

• Mimetype(s) from PHP: Under Windows, PHP doesn't support mimetypes (e.g. text file, HTML document, etc.). As a workaround, it is guessed based on the file extension.

Step by Step Guide

This guide assumes you have no webserver currently set up.

Step one

Download the XAMPP Installer here.

Step two

Do not change any settings. Install XAMPP to C:/xampp.

Step three

Goto Start->Run and place C:\xampp\php\PEAR\ into the textbox and press OK. Vista users: Insert C:\xampp\php\PEAR\ into the Search box on the Start Menu and hit return.

Step four

From this directory, delete:

• (DIRECTORY)MDB
• (DIRECTORY)MDB2
• (FILE)MDB2.PHP
• (FILE)MDB.PHP

This is required as the PEAR MDB lacks the common database plugins. Psych Desktop's included MDB has all the plugins required.

Step five

Download latest Psych Desktop installation package from http://www.psychdesktop.net

Step six

Extract the package to C:\xampp\htdocs\ and (re)start Apache using the XAMPP Control Panel (Start->Programs->Apache Friends->XAMPP->XAMPP Control Panel). You do not need to start any of the other services. If you want Psych Desktop available always without having to reopen the XAMPP Control Panel, install Apache as a service. You can do this by pressing the "Svc" checkbox next to "Apache".

Step seven

Goto http://127.0.0.1/desktop/install/ on your local machine to setup your installation. Use the following settings:

• Installation type: I want to do a clean installation
• Database backend: SQLite
• Database host: C:\xampp\htdocs\desktop\database

The rest of the options are for you to decide (admin options, system options etc).

Step eight

Your done! Your desktop can be viewed on your local machine as http://127.0.0.1/desktop/.