BTW, I found this software through the http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/02/26/1759209 - review @ linux.com .
While reading through the documentation of how to install SimpleInvoices I had a hard time making sense of this section:
If I were writing the docs I would say something like this:
BUT obviously the problem with this method is that SimpleInvoicesDatabase.sql must be on the same machine you are accessing phpmyadmin from! I suppose some people run X on their web servers but is it common? I dunno.......
IMHO it would be much simpler to use the command line to import the database (you had to get the files onto the server anyway right?) so that you are not required to move SimpleInvoicesDatabase.sql over to the machine you are accessing mysqladmin from (i.e. when not working directly on the web server). Just my 2 cents.
Now with all of that complaining out of the way, this seems like some really great software and maybe exactly what I need. Thanks for your efforts! :)
While reading through the documentation of how to install SimpleInvoices I had a hard time making sense of this section:
OK no problem, populate your new database w/ SimpleInvoicesDatabase.sql. But this part specifically is confusing (to me anyway).Once this database has been created populate the database with tables and test data by running the SimpleInvoicesDatabase.sql file in your database
Upload the file in the SimpleInvoicesDatabase.sql "Location of the textfile:" and click go.
If I were writing the docs I would say something like this:
Once the database has been created populate the database with tables and test data by Importing the file [i]SimpleInvoicesDatabase.sql[/i] into your database.
[b]Home>Databases>simple_invoices>Import[/b]
Using the [b]Browse[/b] button locate and select the file [i]SimpleInvoicesDatabase.sql[/i]. Click '[b]GO[/b]'
BUT obviously the problem with this method is that SimpleInvoicesDatabase.sql must be on the same machine you are accessing phpmyadmin from! I suppose some people run X on their web servers but is it common? I dunno.......
IMHO it would be much simpler to use the command line to import the database (you had to get the files onto the server anyway right?) so that you are not required to move SimpleInvoicesDatabase.sql over to the machine you are accessing mysqladmin from (i.e. when not working directly on the web server). Just my 2 cents.
Now with all of that complaining out of the way, this seems like some really great software and maybe exactly what I need. Thanks for your efforts! :)