Installation instructions

Kumva contains a basic installer to setup the database and create an administrative user account

Installation steps

1. Using phpMyAdmin or another MySQL client create a suitable database and database user. The UTF8 character set is strongly recommended.

   CREATE SCHEMA mykumva DEFAULT CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin;

2. Copy all sources files to a directory on the web server

3. Rename config.sample.php to config.php and modify the settings for your database

4. In your internet browser go to http://path-to-kumva/install/

5. Run the installation script to create the database tables and administrator user account

6. Delete the install directory

Customization

1. Create a new theme based on the included kinyarwanda theme in the themes folder
2. Modify the KUMVA_THEME_DIR value in config.php to point to the theme directory