Installation instructions

1. Unpack the realestate-1.01.tar.gz file.
   You will see the following directory structure and files:
   /realestate-admin
   /realestate-install
   /realestate-libs
   /realestate-modules
   /realestate-templates
   realestate-config.php
   realestate-main.php
   realestate.php
2. Create a new directory on your server and name it appropriately (e.g., 'realestate').
3. Upload the contents of the unzipped archive to the directory you've just created on the server.
4. Change access permissions to the folders
   /realestate-templates and /realestate-templates/images to 777 (read/write/run for a user, read/write/run for a group, read/write/run for others)
5. Change access permissions to the folder /realestate-config to 666 (read/write for a user, read/write for a group, read/write for others)
6. Fill in the below database information. This information can be found and modified in your web hosting Control Panel, or requested from your hosting providers:
   - host name,
   - database name,
   - database user name,
   - database password. This information is required to connect to your database and create an administrator account. You can create a new database using your web hosting control panel or use an existing database.
7. Run the installation program: paste the following URL into your browser address bar http://YOUR-DOMAIN.COM/ realestate/realestate-install
   
   NOTE: replace 'YOUR-DOMAIN.COM' with your real site web address;
   
   replace 'realestate' with your directory name created in step 2.
   This URL (http://YOUR-DOMAIN.COM/realestate/realestate-install) is only the EXAMPLE, do not paste it exactly the same as it is in this example.
8. Read and accept the agreement about using Real Estate Manager
9. If you receive an error message about access permissions to files or folders, change them to 755 for folders (see step 4) and 644 for files (see step 5) and start over.
10. Fill out the form:
    DB server - database hostname (type the appropriate value, see step 6)
    DB name - database name (type the appropriate value, see step 6)
    DB user - database user name (type the appropriate value, see step 6)
    DB password - database password (type the appropriate value, see step 6)
    Administrator password - password to access Admin interface
    Retype password - confirm administrator password
    Administrator e-mail - administration e-mail address. This address will be used in the contact form available for site visitors who would like to contact you about some real estate property.
11. If you receive an error message while connecting to the database server, make sure the database is created, check the user name and password, and also check the user access rights to this database.
12. Real estate is installed and ready to use. To log in to Admin CP, use the administrator user name and password entered in step 10.