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<h1>Install Process</h1>
<p><strong>BackendPro</strong> comes with an installation process to setup the system ready
for your use. It is very important the process completes successfully otherwise parts of
the application may fail.</p>
<p class="important"><strong>Important:</strong> Please make sure you have the latest version of CodeIgniter on your webserver before
trying to run the install process. <strong>BackendPro</strong> can only run if CodeIgniter is already there.</p>
<h2>Starting the Install</h2>
<p>To start the install direct your browser at the <kbd>/install</kbd> directory of
where you installed the application and where CodeIgniter is. You should be presented
with a form and futhur instructions.</p>
<h2>Installation Steps</h2>
<p>During the installation the following steps will be performed to setup your system
ready to be used. Please each one so you know what will happen and what you need to do.</p>
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<li><strong>Database</strong><br />
The first main things which you are asked for is details of the database where
the application will be setup. The user specified must be able to create tables of
the type <strong>InnoDB</strong> and the database specified must already be created.</li>
<li><strong>User Account</strong><br />
This is the first user account on the system. It is initialy granted Administrator
rights but you can change this after installation.</li>
<li><strong>ReCAPTCHA</strong><br />
Please note this section is not required unless you want to use captcha checks
on registration and login. If you decide not to provide public/private keys at this
stage you can add them to the system manualy in the file <kbd>modules/recaptcha/config/recaptcha.php</kbd>.</li>
<li><strong>Encryption Key</strong><br />
During the setup a random encryption key will be created in your <dfn>system/application/config/config.php</dfn>
file. <strong>DO NOT CHANGE THIS KEY AFTER THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN INSTALLED</strong>. Doing so
will corrupt all user passwords currently on the system.</li>
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<p class="important"><strong>Important:</strong> Please remove the <dfn>/install</dfn>
directory after you have setup the system. Leaving it on the system is a huge security risk.</p>
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