Installation

Unpack the PRADO release file to a Web accessible directory and the installation is done! You should see the following directory structure:

docs/             /* documentation */
demos/            /* demos */
editors/          /* editor support of PRADO */
framework/        /* the PRADO framework core code */
requirements/     /* requirement checker */
COPYRIGHT         /* copyright information */
HISTORY           /* change log of PRADO versions */
index.html        /* readme file */
UPGRADE           /* upgrading instructions */

You may now try to run the included quickstart tutorial demo by http://hostname/path/to/prado/demos/quickstart/index.php. When running the demo, you may need to make certain directories writable by the Web process. Follow the instructions given by the demo.

If you encounter any problem when running the demo, use the requirement checker by http://hostname/path/to/prado/requirements/index.php to see if your server configuration satisfies the requirements by PRADO. If it does not resolve your problem, please ask in our forum.

Note, the framework directory contains all the PRADO core code and is the only directory that is needed by PRADO applications. If the directory is under a Web folder, please make sure that Web users do NOT have access to it. For Apache Web servers, a .htaccess is already included in the directory for this purpose. We recommend the framework directory be placed outside of Web folders for maximum security.

Using the installation

To actually use the installation, you must include prado.php from the framework directory and initialize it, as seen in Creating your first PRADO application.