Dolphin 7 Installation Guide for Experienced Users

This is a quick set of installation instructions for those who already have experience with installing web scripts. If, at any stage, you need more details use the full Dolphin 7 Installation Guide.

• Download and unzip the Dolphin package to your local computer or directly to the server.

• Create a database for Dolphin on your web server, as well as a MySQL user that will have all privileges for accessing and modifying it.

• Place Dolphin files into the desired location on your web server (root or a sub-folder).

• Run the Dolphin installation script from yoursite/install/index.php in your browser.

• Follow the instructions on the installation screen (setting permissions, specifying necessary server info, setting cron jobs).

• Log into Dolphin's Admin Panel from /admininstration ( or /admin/index.php (Dolphin 6.1.x)') and enter your license number (Free or commercial) into the License field of the Registration box.

• (Dolphin 6.1.x) When in your Dolphin Admin Panel, you need to compile languages for the Forum component called Orca. Navigate to Plugins -> Orca Forum and click on a two-letter language code (en by default) next to the Compile Langs wording. Refresh the page.
  Navigate to ​http://your_site_url/groups/orca and click the link en next to the Compile Langs wording. Refresh the page.
  Now you won't see these annoying [L] letters anymore :)

• (Dolphin 7.x) When in your Dolphin Admin Panel, you need to install the necessary modules: navigate to Tools -> Modules, check all the required ones and click Install. Now you need to compile Orca languages (as for Dolphin 6.1.x) but this time you have to navigate to Modules -> Orca Forum and click on a two-letter language code (en by default) next to the Compile Langs wording. Refresh the page.

• Now go to Plugins -> Ray Suite(Dolphin 6.1.x) or Modules -> Flash Apps(Dolphin 7.x) and the click Settings. Here you will have to enter your RMS settings. Learn more about RMS installation here.

• All done. Enjoy!