Installation
Lip-DB requires a number of other components (which are also free!) - a webserver, PHP and MySQL. If you have no idea what these things are, don't panic! There is a way to very simply set all of these things up to run on your own computer, provided you aren't too choosy about the way you install it. Just continue down to the next section.
However, for those people who have these components already set up and wish to use them, then you'll need to to customise your installation - see here.
Super-easy (non customised) Installation on Windows
Step 1: Download XAMPP (which has everything Lip-DB needs) from here.
Step 2: Run the XAMPP installer that you have just downloaded. The installer will ask you where you want to install it. Anywhere is OK, but make sure you take a note of where! The default choice that is given automatically is perfectly fine to use.
The next screen will ask about various installation options for XAMPP. It's probably a good idea to ensure that the start menu option is ticked
Step 3: Unzip the Lip-DB to the following location:
(XAMPP installation path)\htdocs
For example, let's say you installed XAMPP to C:\xampp (which is the default), then you should put Lip-DB into C:\xampp\htdocs
Step 4: Run the XAMPP Control Panel from the Start menu (Start / All Programs / Apache Friends / XAMPP / XAMPP Control Panel). You will see the following screen come up:
Start the Apache and MySQL services by pressing the indicated "Start" buttons. It should end up looking like this:
At this stage, if you have a firewall installed, it might bring up a popup message talking about how Apache and MySQL want to communicate to your system. Ensure that you allow these programs to work (with the Windows firewall, ensure they are unblocked).
Step 5: Start your favourite web-browser (Internet Explorer, Firefox, whatever), and type "localhost/lip-db" into the address bar. Up will come the Lip-DB Welcome screen. Press the link "Yes I am! Complete the installation and let me start!". This will bring you to the login screen. The default user is "admin" and the password is "admin". That's it! You're in! Go to the Getting Started page for tips on how to start using Lip-DB right away!