Installing Vivaldi for MySQL

Follow this setup guide to deploy and configure your Vivaldi web application environment.

First-Time Installation Instructions

Complete the following steps to deploy Vivaldi to your web host or local server:

  1. Extract Application Files: Extract the contents of your downloaded Vivaldi zip file into your target web server directory (e.g., /public_html/vivaldi/).
  2. Open Configuration File: Open /config/databases.php using a code editor or text editor of your choice.
  3. Configure Database Connection: Supply your MySQL hostname, database name, username, and password credentials as detailed in the file comments.
  4. Save Changes: Save and close your edited databases.php file.
  5. Run the Automated Installer: Open a modern web browser and navigate to your setup path:
    http://yourwebhost.com/yourfolder/ogs/installer.php
  6. Secure the Deployment: Once the installation finishes successfully, delete /ogs/installer.php from your server to prevent unauthorized configuration resets.
  7. Initial Administrator Login: Log in using the administrator credentials provided in your initial purchase confirmation email.

Video Walkthrough: Initial Setup

Driver Compatibility Notice

If you encounter an error stating that your web server does not support the MySQLND (MySQL Native Driver), locate library.php and set the constant NoMySQLND = 1 to enable the alternate record-fetching fallback method.

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