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	=10. What if I have problems...=		=10. What if I have problems...=

	Like all computer programs, most of the time things will work just like the instructions say, but sometimes they just won't. There are too many possible reasons for things not going according to plan to describe here. If you have trouble, first check out the [[Installation FAQ]]. If you don't find your answer there please post your problem and any error messages in the [http://www.limesurvey.org/en/forum LimeSurvey forums] on limesurvey.org ~~or join the [irc://irc.freenode.net/limesurvey\|LimeSurvey IRC channel]~~:		Like all computer programs, most of the time things will work just like the instructions say, but sometimes they just won't. There are too many possible reasons for things not going according to plan to describe here. If you have trouble, first check out the [[Installation FAQ]]. If you don't find your answer there please post your problem and any error messages in the [http://www.limesurvey.org/en/forum LimeSurvey forums] on limesurvey.org:

	<div class="simplebox"><center>'''[~~http~~://~~www~~.limesurvey.org/~~en/community-services/live-chat~~ Direct link to the Official LimeSurvey ~~IRC Channel~~]'''</center></div>		<div class="simplebox"><center>'''[https://forums.limesurvey.org/ Direct link to the Official LimeSurvey Community Forum]'''</center></div>

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	==1.1 Hosting for LimeSurvey==		==1.1 Hosting for LimeSurvey==

	LimeSurvey should work with most hosting companies which provide PHP and MYSQL. If you want a ready-installed version of LimeSurvey consider using [https://www.limesurvey.org/editions-and-prices/limesurvey-pro/editions-and-prices-professional LimeSurvey ~~Professional~~], else check out our [[LimeSurvey-compatible hosting companies\|list of LimeSurvey-compatible hosting companies]].		LimeSurvey should work with most hosting companies which provide PHP and MYSQL. If you want a ready-installed version of LimeSurvey consider using [https://www.limesurvey.org/editions-and-prices/limesurvey-pro/editions-and-prices-professional LimeSurvey Cloud], else check out our [[LimeSurvey-compatible hosting companies\|list of LimeSurvey-compatible hosting companies]].

	=2. Download the LimeSurvey package=		=2. Download the LimeSurvey package=

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	==1.1 Hosting for LimeSurvey==		==1.1 Hosting for LimeSurvey==

	LimeSurvey should work with most hosting companies which provide PHP and MYSQL. If you want a ready-installed version of LimeSurvey consider using ~~LimeService~~, else check out our [[LimeSurvey-compatible hosting companies\|list of LimeSurvey-compatible hosting companies]].		LimeSurvey should work with most hosting companies which provide PHP and MYSQL. If you want a ready-installed version of LimeSurvey consider using [https://www.limesurvey.org/editions-and-prices/limesurvey-pro/editions-and-prices-professional LimeSurvey Professional], else check out our [[LimeSurvey-compatible hosting companies\|list of LimeSurvey-compatible hosting companies]].

	=2. Download the LimeSurvey package=		=2. Download the LimeSurvey package=

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	If you want to try LimeSurvey on your local machine we recommend [http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html XAMPP] which is an easy to install software package containing a complete web server with Apache, MySQL, PHP and Perl. LimeSurvey will run on XAMPP with no configuration needed.		If you want to try LimeSurvey on your local machine we recommend [http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html XAMPP] which is an easy to install software package containing a complete web server with Apache, MySQL, PHP and Perl. LimeSurvey will run on XAMPP with no configuration needed.

	If you want to run Microsoft's IIS server take a look at ~~"[[Installation of LimeSurvey on a Windows XP machine]]" and~~ "[[Installation on XP with IIS]]".		If you want to run Microsoft's IIS server take a look at "[[Installation on XP with IIS]]".

	==1.1 Hosting for LimeSurvey==		==1.1 Hosting for LimeSurvey==

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	* MySQL 4.1.0 or later '''OR''' Microsoft SQL Server 2000 or later '''OR''' Postgres 8.1 or later		* MySQL 4.1.0 or later '''OR''' Microsoft SQL Server 2000 or later '''OR''' Postgres 8.1 or later
	* PHP 5.1.2 or later with the following modules/libraries enabled:		* PHP 5.1.2 or later with the following modules/libraries enabled:
	** mbstring (Multibyte String Functions) extension library (see also [~~http://docs.limesurvey.org/tiki-index.php?page=~~Installation+FAQ#~~What_is_this_mbstring_Multibyte_String_Functions_library_~~ Installation FAQ])		** mbstring (Multibyte String Functions) extension library (see also [[Installation FAQ#What is this mbstring (Multibyte String Functions) library?\|Installation FAQ]])
	** mysql5 or pgsql PHP library (which is standard with hosting providers - if you have setup your own server make sure it is installed)		** mysql5 or pgsql PHP library (which is standard with hosting providers - if you have setup your own server make sure it is installed)

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	=8. Run the installation script=		=8. Run the installation script=

	'''Go to "http://your.domain.com/limesurvey/admin/install"'''. If you configured everything correctly you will be asked to create the database and/or create the tables inside the database. ~~Limesurvey~~ then creates the needed tables in the database.		'''Go to "http://your.domain.com/limesurvey/admin/install"'''. If you configured everything correctly you will be asked to create the database and/or create the tables inside the database. LimeSurvey then creates the needed tables in the database.

	After the script shows that it successfully created the tables, you will be prompted to '''rename or delete the ''/admin/install'' directory''' - so just do it (:biggrin:).		After the script shows that it successfully created the tables, you will be prompted to '''rename or delete the ''/admin/install'' directory''' - so just do it (:biggrin:).

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	*'''$databasepass:''' Your database server password		*'''$databasepass:''' Your database server password
	*'''$dbprefix:''' You can leave this setting blank (ie: $dbprefix="";) if you are using a separate database for LimeSurvey alone. If you want to share a database between LimeSurvey and other database applications, add a prefix to this setting. The recommended prefix is "lime_", but really - this is up to you. ''Note: Creating a database and a username in MySQL with command line is described in [[Installation FAQ]].''		*'''$dbprefix:''' You can leave this setting blank (ie: $dbprefix="";) if you are using a separate database for LimeSurvey alone. If you want to share a database between LimeSurvey and other database applications, add a prefix to this setting. The recommended prefix is "lime_", but really - this is up to you. ''Note: Creating a database and a username in MySQL with command line is described in [[Installation FAQ]].''
	*'''$rooturl:''' This should be set to the URL location of your LimeSurvey scripts. If you copied the ~~Limsurvey~~ files into the folder ''limesurveyfolder'' you have to rename ''{$_SERVER<nowiki>[</nowiki>'SERVER_NAME']}/limesurvey'' to the folder name you have chosen (''{$_SERVER<nowiki>[</nowiki>'SERVER_NAME']}limesurveyfolder''). The variable {$_SERVER<nowiki>[</nowiki>'SERVER_NAME']} will attempt to do determine your domain name atomatically, so usually don't change it. If it doesn't work, set this to full server URL ~~- for example~~ "http://www.mydomain.com/limesurvey"). If you want LimeSurvey to '''only''' use SSL change http to https (provided that you have SSL certificates correctly installed and configured on your server). If you want to use http & https at the same time just leave this setting at http.		*'''$rooturl:''' This should be set to the URL location of your LimeSurvey scripts. If you copied the LimeSurvey files into the folder ''limesurveyfolder'' you have to rename ''{$_SERVER<nowiki>[</nowiki>'SERVER_NAME']}/limesurvey'' to the folder name you have chosen (''{$_SERVER<nowiki>[</nowiki>'SERVER_NAME']}limesurveyfolder''). The variable {$_SERVER<nowiki>[</nowiki>'SERVER_NAME']} will attempt to do determine your domain name atomatically, so usually don't change it. If it doesn't work, set this to full server URL. (Example "http://www.mydomain.com/limesurvey"). If you want LimeSurvey to '''only''' use SSL change http to https (provided that you have SSL certificates correctly installed and configured on your server). If you want to use http & https at the same time just leave this setting at http.
	*'''$rootdir:''' Usually you don't need to change this. It should be set to the physical disk location of your scripts. The default setting will attempt to do this for you, so most probably you won't need to change anything here (the section <nowiki>"dirname('''FILE''');"</nowiki> tries to do this automatically). If it doesn't work, type the disk location in manually - for example ''/home/public_html/limesurvey''.		*'''$rootdir:''' Usually you don't need to change this. It should be set to the physical disk location of your scripts. The default setting will attempt to do this for you, so most probably you won't need to change anything here (the section <nowiki>"dirname('''FILE''');"</nowiki> tries to do this automatically). If it doesn't work, type the disk location in manually - for example ''/home/public_html/limesurvey''.
	*'''$defaultuser:''' When the script has access control turned on this is the default user that is created when LimeSurvey first sets up your security settings.		*'''$defaultuser:''' When the script has access control turned on this is the default user that is created when LimeSurvey first sets up your security settings.
	*'''$defaultpass:''' When the script has access control turned on this is the default password that is created when LimeSurvey first sets up your security settings. <br/>		*'''$defaultpass:''' When the script has access control turned on this is the default password that is created when LimeSurvey first sets up your security settings. <br />

	<div class="simplebox">[[File:help.png]] '''Note:''' Both settings ($defaultuser and $defaultpass) are used '''only''' for the initial setup. After LimeSurvey has set up the database these settings are not used at all.</div>		<div class="simplebox">[[File:help.png]] '''Note:''' Both settings ($defaultuser and $defaultpass) are used '''only''' for the initial setup. After LimeSurvey has set up the database these settings are not used at all.</div>

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	*'''$databaseuser:''' Your database server user name		*'''$databaseuser:''' Your database server user name

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	*'''$rootdir:''' Usually you don't need to change this. It should be set to the physical disk location of your scripts. The default setting will attempt to do this for you, so most probably you won't need to change anything here (the section <nowiki>"dirname('''FILE''');"</nowiki> tries to do this automatically). If it doesn't work, type the disk location in manually - for example ''/home/public_html/limesurvey''.		*'''$rootdir:''' Usually you don't need to change this. It should be set to the physical disk location of your scripts. The default setting will attempt to do this for you, so most probably you won't need to change anything here (the section <nowiki>"dirname('''FILE''');"</nowiki> tries to do this automatically). If it doesn't work, type the disk location in manually - for example ''/home/public_html/limesurvey''.
	*'''$defaultuser:''' When the script has access control turned on this is the default user that is created when LimeSurvey first sets up your security settings.		*'''$defaultuser:''' When the script has access control turned on this is the default user that is created when LimeSurvey first sets up your security settings.
	*'''$defaultpass:''' When the script has access control turned on this is the default password that is created when LimeSurvey first sets up your security settings. <br />		*'''$defaultpass:''' When the script has access control turned on this is the default password that is created when LimeSurvey first sets up your security settings. <br/>
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	<div class="simplebox">[[File:help.png]] '''Note:''' Both settings ($defaultuser and $defaultpass) are used '''only''' for the initial setup. After LimeSurvey has set up the database these settings are not used at all.</div>		<div class="simplebox">[[File:help.png]] '''Note:''' Both settings ($defaultuser and $defaultpass) are used '''only''' for the initial setup. After LimeSurvey has set up the database these settings are not used at all.</div>

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	*'''$rootdir:''' Usually you don't need to change this. It should be set to the physical disk location of your scripts. The default setting will attempt to do this for you, so most probably you won't need to change anything here (the section <nowiki>"dirname('''FILE''');"</nowiki> tries to do this automatically). If it doesn't work, type the disk location in manually - for example ''/home/public_html/limesurvey''.		*'''$rootdir:''' Usually you don't need to change this. It should be set to the physical disk location of your scripts. The default setting will attempt to do this for you, so most probably you won't need to change anything here (the section <nowiki>"dirname('''FILE''');"</nowiki> tries to do this automatically). If it doesn't work, type the disk location in manually - for example ''/home/public_html/limesurvey''.
	*'''$defaultuser:''' When the script has access control turned on this is the default user that is created when LimeSurvey first sets up your security settings.		*'''$defaultuser:''' When the script has access control turned on this is the default user that is created when LimeSurvey first sets up your security settings.
	*'''$defaultpass:''' When the script has access control turned on this is the default password that is created when LimeSurvey first sets up your security settings. <br/>		*'''$defaultpass:''' When the script has access control turned on this is the default password that is created when LimeSurvey first sets up your security settings. <br />
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	*'''$databaseuser:''' Your database server user name		*'''$databaseuser:''' Your database server user name

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	<div class="simplebox">[[File:help.png]] '''Important:''' If you are using Postgres make sure your user is also the database owner.</div>		<div class="simplebox">[[File:help.png]] '''Important:''' If you are using Postgres make sure your user is also the database owner.</div>
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	*'''$defaultuser:''' When the script has access control turned on this is the default user that is created when LimeSurvey first sets up your security settings.		*'''$defaultuser:''' When the script has access control turned on this is the default user that is created when LimeSurvey first sets up your security settings.
	*'''$defaultpass:''' When the script has access control turned on this is the default password that is created when LimeSurvey first sets up your security settings. <br/>		*'''$defaultpass:''' When the script has access control turned on this is the default password that is created when LimeSurvey first sets up your security settings. <br/>
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	<div class="simplebox">[[File:help.png]] '''Note:''' Both settings ($defaultuser and $defaultpass) are used '''only''' for the initial setup. After LimeSurvey has set up the database these settings are not used at all.</div>		<div class="simplebox">[[File:help.png]] '''Note:''' Both settings ($defaultuser and $defaultpass) are used '''only''' for the initial setup. After LimeSurvey has set up the database these settings are not used at all.</div>

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