Install Dolphin in 38 Seconds or Less - Code Study

The desire to do something good won't get it done. You need to plan and execute the plan. A plan should have some form of foundation. Sometimes "winging it" just won't cut it. I believe the same can be said when you want to install a Dolphin site. I think part of that plan should be a good setup for testing your site so you aren't messing around with your live site.

I've done a few Web sites here and there and one of the things about making a Web site is that it takes time (orly?). Yes, for realzzz...

Something that you believe will take only 5 minutes can easily stretch to 50 minutes or more. Now, extrapolate the Web page to multiple pages and then take that to a social networking site. It isn't easy but it is a lot easier than before. It is a lot easier and companies like Boonex have given some tools that I am seeing improve more and more.

Your Set Up is Part of Your Foundation
On a daily basis I get e-mail about issues relating mostly to installation problems and I am finding that a majority is related to incompatible hosting. I strongly suggest that if you do plan to start work with Dolphin that you get the right foundation in place. Part of that foundation is a compatible host. There are a few listed in my BoonexNerd.com site under resources.

With the right set up, you can get a Dolphin site installed from 38 seconds to 20 minutes.

Install Dolphin in 38 seconds? Yes.
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In this example, you just need to enter the folder name and all the icky database, permission, folder stuff is done for you. It's main use is for testing and trying things out. I've broken so many of my installs that it made sense to make an auto installer. I think other developers and programmers like myself will find this useful.

I Have Two Versions: Local and Server
It is a Dolphin install using a WAMP server. This one is on a live server, however I am planning a release for a local desktop with WAMP as a distributable. The full server version has more complexity and security issues that needs to be dealt with. If you don't know much about setting up WAMP locally on your computer, I will have a tutorial at BoonexNerd.com that I will be posting.

Now that is a set of optimized code I've written, but the install would not have worked that fast if I did not have the right hosting. My code would not have worked. I think the same goes for most of the Boonex scripts. At a minimum you need the right hosting plan.

Where's the Download?
If you are interested, please chime in. I think this can save people some time and if there is enough interest, I will release this as a developer tool. At a minimum, you can try new things out with your site without having to worry about doing a long install. If I get enough pings then I will take the time to clean it up. Right now, it's kind of held together with duct tape..

Look for the download. As usual, I offer it free to the community.

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