{"id":38,"date":"2007-07-06T21:30:48","date_gmt":"2007-07-06T16:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bin-co.com\/blog\/2007\/07\/3-simple-steps-to-create-a-web-installer\/"},"modified":"2007-07-06T21:30:48","modified_gmt":"2007-07-06T16:00:48","slug":"3-simple-steps-to-create-a-web-installer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bin-co.com\/blog\/2007\/07\/3-simple-steps-to-create-a-web-installer\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Simple Steps to create a Web Installer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Creating a web installer<\/a> is not hard – as a matter of fact – it is downright easy. You just have to know a few things. Get the database details, create the database, save the details<\/strong>. That’s it!<\/p>\n

Getting Database Details<\/h2>\n

Nexty Installer Screenshot<\/a><\/p>\n

A simple four field form will suffice. The important thing to remember is that the data must be saved as session variables<\/strong> – as we are using a multi-page form.<\/p>\n

As soon as you get the DB details, try to connect to the database and confirm that the DB details is correct<\/strong>. If the connection attempt fails, take the user back to the DB details form. Else go to step two.<\/p>\n

Insert Initial Data<\/h2>\n

This part is easy – just run a bunch of SQL statements to create the necessary table structure and insert the initial data<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Save the Details<\/h2>\n

This should be the last step of the installation. Just take all the data from the session variables and write it to a file, say ‘configuration.php’<\/strong>. Write the data as PHP code – so all you have to do to retrieve the data is include the file.<\/p>\n

The code for the installer in the next post.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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