Local Installation Guide

Ensure you have:

• PHP 8.2 or higher installed and accessible via command line
• MySQL 8.0 or higher installed and running

1. Locate the aikeedo-server-files.zip in your Aikeedo package.
2. Extract the contents to a directory of your choice, e.g., C:\aikeedo or /home/user/aikeedo.

1. Open your MySQL client or command-line tool:

   • For command-line users, open your terminal and type mysql -u root -p to access MySQL.
   • For GUI users, open tools like phpMyAdmin, MySQL Workbench, or HeidiSQL.

2. Create a new database for Aikeedo:

   • In the MySQL command line or GUI query window, execute the following SQL command:

   CREATE DATABASE aikeedo;
   

   • This creates a new, empty database named ‘aikeedo’ that will store all your Aikeedo data.

3. Create a new user (recommended for security):

   CREATE USER 'aikeedo_user'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'your_secure_password';
   GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON aikeedo.* TO 'aikeedo_user'@'localhost';
   FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
   

   Replace ‘your_secure_password’ with a strong, unique password.

4. Note down the following information for the installation wizard:

   • Database name: aikeedo
   • Username: aikeedo_user (or ‘root’ if you skipped step 3)
   • Password: The password you set (or your root password if using root)
   • Host: localhost (in most cases)

To start the PHP development server:

1. Open your terminal or command prompt.
2. Navigate to the root directory of your Aikeedo installation. This is the directory where you extracted the Aikeedo files, e.g., C:\aikeedo or /home/user/aikeedo.
3. Once in the root directory, run the following command:

php -S localhost:8000 -t public

This command does the following:

• php -S starts PHP’s built-in development server
• localhost:8000 sets the server to listen on localhost at port 8000
• -t public sets the document root to the public directory within your Aikeedo installation

After running this command, you should see output indicating that the server is running. Keep this terminal window open to keep the server active.

Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:8000. You should see the Aikeedo installation wizard.

1. Provide the database credentials you noted earlier.
2. Enter your Aikeedo Purchase Code.
3. Set up your admin account details.
4. Follow any additional steps as prompted by the wizard.