Installation instructions for PHP Weather CVS-1.9.6 2001-06-27
Copyright (C) 2000, 2001 Martin Geisler <gimpster@gimpster.com>
Licensed under the GNU GPL. See the file COPYING for details.

Getting the files
-----------------
You can always get the latest version from phpweather.sourceforge.net

Installation
------------
To try out PHP Weather to see that it works, just untar the tarball
into a directory on your webserver, and load the page demo.php in your
favorite browser.

The page should show the current weather-conditions in Aalborg,
Denmark (that's where I live) and in Honolulu, Hawaii (that's not
where I live, but the weather is better there than in Denmark :-)
There will also be a drop-down list where you can select a city and a
language, so have the weather for that city displayed in the chosen
language.

For a quick introduction to PHP Weather, see demo.php. It contains a
lot of examples and instructions on the use of PHP Weather. But I
can't guarantee that the information is 100% up-to-date.

For detailed, and current, information about using PHP Weather please
see my webpages at this address:

  http://phpweather.sourceforge.net

I've chosen to put the documentation there, because it's easier for me
to update. It also gives you a chance to see all the features of PHP
Weather in action.

Database Setup
--------------
To use a MySQL database, you should create a table with the following
SQL-statement:

CREATE TABLE metars (
  metar VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
  timestamp TIMESTAMP(14),
  station VARCHAR(4) NOT NULL,
  PRIMARY KEY (station),
  UNIQUE station (station)
);

If you're using a PostgreSQL database, you should use this statement
instead:

CREATE TABLE metars (
  metar VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
  timestamp TIMESTAMP,
  station VARCHAR(4) PRIMARY KEY NOT NULL
);


Bugs?
-----
If you find a bug or miss something in PHP Weather, please don't
hesitate to mail this address:

  <phpweather-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>

The address is a maillinglist for reporting bugs and general
discussions about PHP Weather. To join the list, please to to this
page:

  http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/phpweather-devel

Please remember to include the METAR you're having problems with when
you send me a message. Without it, I can't really help you.

Enjoy! - Martin Geisler <gimpster@gimpster.com>