$Id: README,v 1.11 2004/09/30 23:52:53 eu Exp $

1. What is BWstat?
	BWstat is a network traffic statistical tool written in php.

2. Why writing BWstat?
	Because my ISP's traffic accounting software sucks and they don't care.

3. Why naming it BWstat?
	Because it sounds like kernel.org's bwbar <http://www.kernel.org/pub/software/web/bwbar/>

4. Features
	- user-based authentication/privileges
	- yearly, monthly, daily, hourly statistics
	- support for themes
	- easy to configure/install/manage
	- while using it you save the ozone layer (requested feature)
	- it's cute and fluffy
	- helps developing split personalities

5. Requirements:
	- apache >= 1.3.x <http://httpd.apache.org>
	- mysql >= 3.23.x <http://www.mysql.com>
	- php >= 4.3.x <http://www.php.net>
	- ipfm >= 0.11.x <http://freshmeat.net/projects/ipfm>
	  or
	- pmacct >= 0.7.1 <http://freshmeat.net/projects/pmacct>
	(it is recommended to use pmacct as it uses less CPU)

6. Downloading:
	- check for updates at <http://projects.celuloza.ro/bwstat>
	- or get the latest version by cvs
		$ export CVSROOT=:pserver:anonymous@projects.celuloza.ro:/cvsroot
		$ cvs login (password anonymous)
		$ cvs checkout bwstat

7. Installing:
	Read INSTALL.ipfm or INSTALL.pmacct.

8. Bug reports:
	mailto:bwstat@projects.celuloza.ro
	include as much information about how to repeat the bug

9. Feature requests:
	mailto:same as bug reports.


