How to set up your test install of Wicked Words

1 create an empty mysql database - making sure to note down the following:

database name
username
password

if preferred you can set up two database users with the following access levels:

'reader': SELECT, INSERT
'author': SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, CREATE

2 unpack the Wicked Words zip to the server directory of your choice

3 rename ww_config/model_functions.php.txt to ww_config/model_functions.php

then put in your database connection details on lines 21-31

4 if you downloaded the files directly from github you may not have a ww_files folder if not, create the following folders (in the wickedwords root):

    ww_files
        /_cache
        /attachments
        /images
            /authors
            /thumbs

...so you should see the following folders in the root directory:

    ww_config
    ww_edit
    ww_files
    ww_view

5 make sure the entire ww_files folder and all its subfolders are writable

4 now go to what would be the front page of your site e.g http://www.mywickedwords.com/

you should see a prompt to create tables - follow the link and it'll create your database tables

you'll also be prompted to create an author (i.e. admin user)

5 once all that's done you'll be given a link back to the front page of your site

from there you can append '/admin/' to the url (e.g. http://www.mywickedwords.com/admin/) and log into the 'editroom' to start playing around and uploading stuff

6 enjoy!