These instructions are for 32/64bit Windows NT/2k/XP/2k3/Vista/2k8. Well, in principle. I
made them in XP Pro, if you discover any differences or problems please let me know. If you're still on Win3/95/98/ME then you should switch to GNU/Linux, *BSD or WinXP.
Also see the other install-in-*.txt files.
The length of these instructions is due to MS refusal to provide any kind of package management.
For some packages I've given direct(ish) download links here, for the remainder check requirements.txt.
1a. Install MySQL and do its basic setup
Download Windows ZIP/Setup.exe from http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/5.0.html#win32
Note that there is a link to skip registration/login.
As of this writing the latest binary version is 5.0.51b whilst the latest version is 5.0.56... Windows.
- Unzip the archive, execute the setup file
At the end make sure you activate that you want to configure it now.
Use the advanced/detailed config. Leave everything as default unless stated below, or unless you have reason not to.
Make sure to DEACTIVATE TCP/IP networking, unless you want that and know how to secure it
Set a root password. Note that this is not the account/pw that fpdb will use.
Once finished it shold confirm "service started successfully"
Go to http://www.python.org/download/ and get the latest Windows installer. As of this writing that is 2.5.2. Double click the .msi file to start installation and follow the prompts.
4. In MySQL create a new database fpdb and a user by the same name. Set a password. I did this in webmin. Then set permissions for that user to: Select | Insert | Update | Delete | Create | Drop
5. Time for GTK+ - here's the instructions from their bundle
To use it, create some empty folder like c:\gtk . Using either
Windows Explorer's built-in zip file management, or the command-line
unzip this bundle. (But you presumably already did that, as you are
reading this file.)
Then add the bin folder to your PATH. Make sure you have no other
versions of GTK+ in PATH.
To do that:
Right click on "My Computer" ("Arbeitsplatz" in German Windows) on the Desktop or in (Windows) Explorer. Select Properties. Then click on the tab Advanced and then you should see Environment Variables. Simply append GTK's bin folder to the existing PATH (make sure to put a ; between the old PATH and GTK's folder to seperate the entries in this list).
6. Install pycairo, pygobject and pygtk with double click.
7. Copy the default.conf from the docs folder to the appropriate folder in your system, e.g. C:\Documents and Settings\Nick\Application Data\fpdb\profiles\default.conf
Now edit the file, in particular you will always have to type in the correct password (insecure, I know) and if you differ from the default setup you may need to change host, database or user.