Copyright © 2002 - 2008 Nick Jones
Version: 7.00 - Released: 21/06/2008
INTRODUCTION
PHP-Fusion is a light-weight open-source content management system (CMS) written in PHP 5 (compatible with PHP 4). It utilises a MySQL database to store your site content and includes a simple, comprehensive administration system. PHP-Fusion includes the most common features you would expect to see in many other CMS packages.

This software package is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License (AGPL) as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This software package is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the Affero General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License along with this software package. If not, see www.fsf.org.

Important Note: You are not permitted to remove the footer copyright notice:

Powered by PHP-Fusion copyright © 2002 - 2008 by Nick Jones.
Released as free software without warranties under GNU Affero GPL v3.

For copyright removal options please refer to our license information page at www.php-fusion.co.uk.

INSTALLATION
Before installing PHP-Fusion you need to create a MySQL database. You can do this via your web-hosting control panel or phpMyAdmin. Make sure you have your mysql access details at hand including the hostname, username, password and database name as you will need to specify these during setup.

1. Before you upload the files, rename the file _config.php (located in the folder entitled files) to config.php.

2. Upload the contents of the files folder to your web server.

3. Unless you are running PHP-Fusion on a local server, in most cases you will need to CHMOD the following files and folders to 777:

- administration/db_backups/
- images/
- images/imagelist.js
- images/articles/
- images/avatars/
- images/news/
- images/news_cats/
- images/photoalbum/
- images/photoalbum/submissions/
- forum/attachments/
- config.php

4. Go to your website where setup.php should start automatically. If not, you should run setup.php manually by entering your full site url followed by /setup.php. Example: http://www.yourdomain.com/setup.php.

5. Complete the setup process by following all on-screen prompts.

6. Immediately after completing the installation of PHP-Fusion you must CHMOD config.php back to 644 AND delete setup.php from your web server.

UPGRADE FROM V6.01.XX
Before you upgrade we strongly recommend that you backup your files and your database as PHP-Fusion 7 is a major update compared to its predecessors. You need to follow these instructions precisely.

1. Version 6 code is not directly compatible with version 7. You must either update any mods, infusions, panels or themes before upgrading OR acquire a version 7 compatible update. It is recommended, however, that you disable all 3rd party code to avoid any problems.

2. First you must upload the upgrade script from the folder named 'upgrade v601x' to the administration folder of your site.

3. Login to your site as the Super Administrator. Under the System Admin tab of the Admin Panel, click on Upgrade then click the button marked Upgrade. YOU MUST follow the upgrade through a number of steps, the upgrade process will complete only when you see 'Database upgrade complete'.

4. VERY IMPORTANT: Since this release contains a number of structural changes, some elements of your site will not work properly until you have updated all of your files. YOU MUST upload ALL of the files from the files folder.

If at all you are any doubt please feel free to ask one of our support sites for help, there are plenty of knowledgeable users in our community who can help or advise you regarding the upgrade process.

SECURITY TIPS
Here are some useful tips to help keep your site secure:

- Ensure config.php is not writable (should be CHMODed to 644).
- Never leave setup.php on your server once PHP-Fusion is installed.
- Always ensure your FTP and MySQL passwords are different.
- Never allow forum attachments such as php, html, exe, or any type of text file.

SUPPORT SITES
If you have any questions or problems regarding PHP-Fusion, please visit the main development site at www.php-fusion.co.uk and post a message on our support forums. We have a dedicated support team who aim to resolve any issues you may have within 48 hours.
PHP-Fusion can be expanded by adding Infusions, these are plugins which are extremely easy to install. You can find a variety of useful Infusions on our mod site at www.phpfusion-mods.com.
If you are not satisfied with PHP-Fusion's bundled themes you may want to visit our official theme site at themes.php-fusion.co.uk where you will find a variety of high quality themes.
PHP-Fusion also has a number of official foreign language support sites based in Arabia, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Denmark, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Iran, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden and Turkey.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Project Founder and Lead Developer
Nick Jones {Digitanium}

Head Developers
Max Toball {Matonor}
Robert Gaudyn {Wooya}

Development Team
Christian Damsgaard Jørgensen {PMM}
Nicolae Crefelean {Kneekoo}
Karoly Nagy {Korcsii}
Patric Forcelini {IceWasp}
Johan K. Jensen {Josso}
Hans Kristian Flaatten {Starefossen}

Additional Contributors
Claus Pedersen {Flyingduck}
Paul Beuk {Muscapaul}

Management
Jan Mølgaard {Janmol}
Happy Svensson {KEFF}
Pam Aylward {Pam}
Sheldon King {Sheldon}

3rd Party Components:
TinyMCE v3.0.9 - A HTML WYSIWYG editor by Moxiecode.
PHPMailer v2.0 - A sendmail class with SMTP support by Brent R. Matzelle.
HTTPDownload v1.3 - A download handler class by Nguyen Quoc Bao.
jQuery v1.2.6 - Javascript/Ajax toolkit.
Nuvola Icons - Images used in bbcodes, news categories and admin icons by David Vignoni.