# Working on installer, need suggestions

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**Created:** [October 1, 2006, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/working-on-installer-need-suggestions/202465 "2006-10-01T18:12:44Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 1, 2006, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/working-on-installer-need-suggestions/202465/1 "2006-10-01T18:12:44Z")

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I’m working on a server installer for my CMS. I wrote it in flash as well.

Currently:  
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[_]It asks user for MySQL hostname, username, password, and database (which they setup manually becasue alot of hosting doesn’t allow access to create DB with php.  
[_]Then, it checks version of PHP with phpversion(), and throws an error if its below 4.  
[_]Scrape parses phpinfo() for the version of GD.  
[_]Scrape parses phpinfo() for the version of MySQL  
[_]Checks that database exists by scraping “on error” messages.  
[_]Checks if the username and password work.  
[_]Verifies that the hostname has MySQL.  
[_]Writes php files for the cms that uses “imagecreatetruecolor” and “imagecopyresample” if the server has GD 2.0.  
[_]Scrapes the phpinfo() for the current file location and then uses a REGEX to rip it apart and find the path to the upload folder. Writes php file for uploader that uses the server path.  
[_]Creates folders for images and thumbs.  
[\*]Asks user for username and password and adds it to a .htpasswd to lock the installer and CMS.[/LIST]Is there anything im forgetting? or do you have any tips that will help me make this as idiot proof as possible for users?