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UPGRADE QuickTalk to v1.7
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It's recommended to make a backup of the file /bin/config.php (just in case you don't remember the database connection parameters).
To upgrade from version 1.5 or 1.6 to 1.7, you can proceed with a normal installation (see here after).

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INSTALLATION of QuickTalk v1.7
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BEFORE starting the installation procedure, make sure you know:
- The type of database you will use (MySQL, Informix, SQLserver, PostgreSQL, FireBird, SQLite, IBM db2, Oracle or MS-Access via ODBC).
- Your database host (the name of your database server, often "localhost")
- The name of your database (where the QuickTalk can install the tables).
- The user name for this database (having the right to create table).
- The user password for this database.


1. Upload the application on your web server
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Just send (ftp) all the files and folders on your webserver (for example in a folder /quicktalk/).


2. Configure the permissions
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This step is very important !
Without this configuration, the installation programme will not work and the database will not be configured.

Change the permission of the file /bin/config.php to make it writable (chmod 777).
Change the permission of the file /bin/config_display.php to make it writable (chmod 777).
Change the permission of the file /bin/config_stop.php to make it writable (chmod 777).
Change the permission of the file /bin/config_map.php to make it writable (chmod 777).


3. Start the installation
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From your web browser, start the installation script: install/index.php
(i.e. Type the url http://www.yourwebsite.com/quicktalk/install/index.php)
Proceed until the end of the installation script.

4. Clean up
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When previous steps are completed, you can delete the /install/ folder on your website and set the permission for /bin/config.php to readonly (the files config_display.php and config_stop.php must remain writable). 

