Media Mate -  A ten step getting-started guide.

Step One:  Unpack the tarball into the directory where your web server
can reach it.  It will extract into its own mediamate-version/
directory.  If you're reading this, you've probably already done that.

Step Two:  Create a mysql database for Media Mate to use.  Here is one
way to do that, from the unix/linux command line, entering your mysql
root password when prompted:

mysqladmin -u root -p create mediamate

Step Three:  Import the Media Mate database tables into your new empty
database.  Here is the unix/linux command line method, be sure to enter
your mysql root password when prompted:

mysql mediamate -u root -p < mediamate-version.sql

Step Four:  Edit the config.inc.php file to suit your database setup.
Examples are provided in the file.

Step Five: Point your browser to http://yourserver.com/mediamate-version/ 
and you should see Media Mate!  Login as 'super', with the password
'super'.

Step Six:  Change the password for the 'super' user by clicking the
'Change my Password' link near the bottom of the page.

Step Seven: Go to the 'Global Options' screen and choose your language.

Step Eight:  Add new users / borrowers.

Step Nine:  Delete the sample Movie by going to the details page and
clicking the trashcan icon. Now, add your own collection by clicking the
Add New Movie link on the front page (in the Movies summary).

Step Ten:  If you wish to use cover art, you will need to make the
modules/movies/covers/ directory writeable by the webserver process.
The easiest way to do this is to make it world writeable.  In unix/linux
this is done like this:

chmod a+rwx modules/movies/covers/

Note that this could be a security issue.  You really should learn to
make it only writable by the process running your webserver.

Step Eleven (yes, I lied about ten steps):  Read the README text file,
and enjoy using Media Mate!
