Installation

From web2Project.net

1 Welcome
2 Prerequisites
3 Creating a New Installs
4 Upgrading an Existing Install
5 Converting from dotproject
6 Obtaining the very latest code from code development
7 Video Training
8 User Guide

Welcome

First of all Thank You Very Much for trying web2Project, a Free Open Source Web-Based Business-Oriented Project Management System. It's a mouthful, we know.

Below you will find how to get started with web2Project. The advantages of using a web-based system to manage your projects will become clear to you specially if you need to handle large teams of collaborators all around the world. Alternatively, even if your entire team is four people in the same room, web2project can serve as a hub to keep your information centralized. Get ready for the feeling of finally getting grip over your life and getting everything that surrounds you into order.

To be clear, web2project won't teach you how to manage a project. Instead it will enable you to apply the project management principles you practice to your specific projects.

Prerequisites

First, web2project is not a desktop application, it is web-based. Therefore there is no executable file for you to run locally. This application runs on a web server and is used via a web browser. This allows for your team to share information regardless of operating system. Mac, Windows, Linux, Solaris, we don't care.

Next, you need a computer with the following software configured:

Web Server with PHP

This is the software server that controls the web communication between the Web Host Server (Hardware Web Server) and each Web Client (user browser). All versions of web2project support Apache (v2 or higher is recommended) and all versions since v1.2.2 (January 2010) have supported IIS 7 and above.

As of web2project v2.0, you must use PHP 5.2 or above.

If you are using IIS, it is strongly recommended to use PHP 5.3 or above.

Database Server

We are still attached to MySQL for the backend database server, but due to technical reasons web2Project requires at the very minimum to use MySQL v. 5.0 (or higher).

User Browser

We took in consideration all the major browser engines around and we took an extra step in providing visual and functional compatibility with the following browsers: Firefox 3.5 (or higher), Internet Explorer 7 (IE8 is preferred), Opera 9.2 (or higher) and Safari 3 (or higher).

More information / Suggestions

A fully configured Apache-Mysql-PHP installation is called an "AMP stack". Further, if it's on Linux, Windows, or Mac OSX, this is called LAMP, WAMP, or MAMP respectively. If you're not familiar with setting these up, there are packages that will handle most of the work for you. In the past, PHP configuration on IIS was the most difficult, but Microsoft has released a package called the Web Platform Installer which makes it almost effortless. If you're using IIS, check it out.

If you're looking for a hosting account to do all of this for you, Hostmonster (provider for web2project) and DreamHost (use CASEYSOFTWARE for $50 off)

While we try to help new web2project users as much as possible, we rarely offer debugging help LAMP/WAMP installations.

Creating a New Installs

Download the latest web2project release - either zip file or tarball - from a selected Sourceforge site.
Decompress it into the directory of your choice - we'll call it "web2project" in this case - and place it within your webserver's web directory. If you're using Apache on Linux, this will normally be /var/www/html or - on a hosting account - public_html within the user's home folder. With IIS on Windows, it is normally something like C:\inetpub\wwwroot. If you're not sure, ask your system administrator. It's their job to know.
Next, create a database, a database user, and give the user access to the database. Remember this information for later. While the command line will work, most people find phpMyAdmin easier.
Go to http://{domain}/web2project/ and the system will walk you through the process.
On the database connection step, you'll need the database information from above.
If there are instructions on the screen, please follow them. We write them to make everyone's life easier.
Enjoy.

Upgrading an Existing Install

Switch your current installation back to the basic web2project theme.
Backup your database. No, I don't care if you made a backup yesterday. Make another. You can never have too many.
Download the latest web2project release - either zip file or tarball - from a selected Sourceforge site.
Rename your existing web2project directory. Normally adding an underscore at the beginning of the directory name is sufficient.
Decompress it into the directory of your choice - we'll call it "web2project" in this case - and place it within your webserver's web directory.
Copy the existing files directory and /includes/config.php file from your old web2project install into the same places in your new web2project directory.
Go to http://{domain}/web2project/install/ and the system will walk you through the process. If there are instructions on the screen, please follow them. We write them to make everyone's life easier.
If your system whitescreens or shows lots of garbage on the page, visit our Forums for support. This is rare but occasionally happens.
After the upgrade is complete, test your theme by changing it for one user before setting it as the System Default.
Enjoy.

Note: Some steps can take a significant amount of time. Once it starts, get a cup of coffee or read a news story.
Note: Before upgrading, you may briefly see errors or warnings. Take a deep breath. Nothing is necessarily wrong.
Under no circumstances should you copy your new web2project files over your existing web2project directory. This will leave numerous irrelevant or supposed-to-be-deleted files and make everyone's life more complicated.

Converting from dotproject

Switch your current installation back to the basic dotproject theme.
Backup your database. No, I don't care if you made a backup yesterday. Make another. You can never have too many.
Download the latest web2project release - either zip file or tarball - from a selected Sourceforge site
Decompress it into the directory of your choice - we'll call it "web2project" in this case - and place it within your webserver's web directory.
Copy the existing files directory and /includes/config.php file from your old web2project install into the same places in your new web2project directory.
Go to http://{domain}/web2project/install/ and the system will walk you through the process. If there are instructions on the screen, please follow them. We write them to make everyone's life easier.
If your system whitescreens or shows lots of garbage on the page, visit our Forums for support. This is rare but occasionally happens.
After the upgrade is complete, test your theme by changing it for one user before setting it as the System Default.
Enjoy.

Note: We currently support converting all versions of dotProject from v2.0 (April 2005) through the pending 2.1.4 release.
Note: Some steps can take a significant amount of time. Once it starts, get a cup of coffee or read a news story.
Note: Before upgrading, you may briefly see errors or warnings. Take a deep breath. Nothing is necessarily wrong.
Under no circumstances should you copy your new web2project files over your existing dotproject directory. This will make puppies cry.

Source: Pedro - http://web2project.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=1011 (probably also earlier versions of w2p - some problems occurred in 1.2)

Obtaining the very latest code from code development

Beware - this code is not for production use and only for use by developers who are willing to look at an error and offer fixes, suggestions, or cash. We prefer small denominations or unmarked bills, but let's be honest.. we're not picky.

If you are interested in the latest developments, try the Latest Development

Video Training

Besides the documentation and images you will find here to help you use web2Project, we have prepared for you a set of videos to easily introduce you to web2Project:

1) Login Interface

2) Navigation Basics

3) System Administration Basics

4) User Administration Basics

Thank you very much to Stephen Pierce for this awesome video training work.