ReportsMaestro manual - Installation

Follow the installation instructions below to install ReportsMaestro:

PHP version

1. Download ReportsMaestro web reports/chart builder.

2. Create a directory on the web server i.e. reports and unzip all files there.

install_php_folder

3. Before starting rename file config-sample.php to config.php.

4. Edit file config.php in the following way:

4.1 Find the line

$config["databaseType"]

and define your database type (mysql, access, mssql, postgre, oracle):

$config["databaseType"]="mysql";

4.2 Define connection parameters for selected database type:

//MySQL

$config["mysql"]["host"]="localhost";

$config["mysql"]["username"]="root";

$config["mysql"]["password"]="";

$config["mysql"]["port"]="";

$config["mysql"]["dbname"]="cars";

Note: make sure that connection settings point to the existing database.

4.3 Define locale (by default: 1033, US English):

$config["locale"]=1033;

For more information about defining locale parameter, read the Localization article.

5. Run install.php in the browser (eg. http://yourwebsite.com/reports/install.php) and follow the instructions:

5.1 If the database connection is OK, enter administrator password and click Install.

install_add_admin_pasw

5.2 Now the installation finished. You can login as admin and start using ReportsMaestro.

install_finished

5.3 If the previous version of ReportsMaestro is installed, click the Upgrade to version 1.3 button.

upgrade1

When the installation finished, login to start using ReportsMaestro.

upgrade2

ASP version

1. Download ReportsMaestro web reports/chart builder.

2. Create a directory on the web server i.e. reports and unzip all files there.

install_asp_folder

3. Before starting rename file config-sample.asp to config.asp.

4. Edit file config.asp in the following way:

4.1 Find the line

config("databaseType")

and define your database type (mysql, access, mssql, postgre, oracle):

config("databaseType")="mysql"

4.2 Define connection parameters for selected database type:

'MySQL

config("connection")="DRIVER={MySQL ODBC 5.1 Driver};Server=localhost;Uid=root;Pwd=;Database=cars;OPTION=3"