• download the file: myknowledgebase.zip
• unzip the zip file into a new local temporary subdirectory, like c:\temp\kb
• copy or ftp all unzipped files (php and html files as text and all others as binaries) into your Web subdirectory, ie. /kb
• make your Web subdirectory ie. /kb readable via the Web (chmod command for the files and the Web subdirectory, path for the Web subdirectory in the Web servers configuration file) -if necessary; mostly is this the default when creating a new subdirectory ie. /kb within your home directory on the Web server
• call install.html  via Web address into your Web browser^* (ie. http://localhost/kb/install.html) and follow the instructions there
• call the start page of my Knowledge Base via Web address, like http://localhost/kb/knowledge.html, log in by clicking the icon: ,   type in a first test note and submit it there. A preferred start page could be also http://localhost/kb/lookup.php  with a search field entry only.
• after completed installation remove the files: install.html, install.php  and translate.php  from your Web subdirectory ie. /kb
• if it's o.k, delete the unzipped files in the temporary local subdirectory c:\temp\kb and also the temporary local subdirectory c:\temp\kb

            http://localhost/kb/knowledge.html   or
            http://localhost/kb/lookup.php

The needed database on mySQL server and the knowledge bases (tables) will be created at the first login. The first login should be with username: admin and a password you are typed in on logon window. Be sure that the admin password is your own. You can create new knowledge bases (tables) by inserting the knowledge base names in the FORM selection list as new options in the file "tables.html" and select the configuration option $tables=true on file "knowledge.ini.php". You can also create as user "admin" new knowledge bases (tables) by calling the page "knowledge.php", "knowledge.php" can only be called if you want to reply (icon: )   to an existing message from the subject ("list.php") or message ("show.php") listing and you are logged in.

If the PHP script files were loaded into the Web browser (via Web address or localhost) and a user was not logged in, a line on the response page at the top tells the user to login.

There is a language option implemented. On configuration file knowledge.ini.php there could be defined at present 3 languages of the Web page text content: $language="english" or $language="french" or $language="german". The selected language uses the language files from the related PHP script file names.

If you speak other languages and would translate the language files in your language you could do it, ...and if you are so nice you can send me a copy to provide these language files here to share it with others, Thanks!.

The following files will be unzipped:

   readme.html
   knowledge.ini.php
   top.html
   footnote.html
   knowledge.html
   install.html
   tables.html
   smile.gif
   back.jpg
   knowledge.english.php
   list.english.php
   show.english.php
   delete.english.php
   lookup.english.php
   search.english.php
   insert.english
   delete_kb.english.php
   create.english.php
   browse.english.php
   logon.english.php
   knowledge.french.php
   list.french.php
   show.french.php
   delete.french.php
   lookup.french.php
   search.french.php
   insert.french.php
   delete_kb.french.php
   create.french.php
   browse.french.php
   logon.french.php.php
   knowledge.german.php
   list.german.php
   show.german.php
   delete.german.php
   lookup.german.php
   search.german.php
   insert.german.php
   delete_kb.german.php
   create.german.php
   browse.german.php
   logon.german.php.php
   firstmessage.txt.php
   pwd.css
   delete_kb.php
   delete.php
   insert.php
   knowledge.php
   list.php
   logon.php
   lookup.php
   search.php
   show.php
   create.php
   install.php
   browse.inc.php
   nichts.gif
   create.gif
   create1.gif
   answer.gif
   answer1.gif
   eye.gif
   eye1.gif
   left.gif
   left1.gif
   logged.gif
   logged1.gif
   logon.gif
   logon1.gif
   lookup.gif
   lookup1.gif
   right.gif
   right1.gif
   trash.gif
   trash1.gif

The file readme.html include this instructions (could be removed from your public Web directory where you provide this tool).

The knowledge.ini.php file includes the following configuration
options for the PHP scripts (lines with pre // are comment lines):

<?php
// name or IP-address of mySQL database server,
// userid and password for that server
$server      = "localhost";
$userid      = "mySQL_userid";
$passwd      = "mySQL_password";
$verbindung = @mysql_connect($server, $userid, $passwd) or
              die("Sorry!<br><br> no connection to mySQL" .
              " database server at host: $server.<br><br>" .
              " That could be happen:<br>" .
              " if the mySQL user: $userid" .
              " has no access to the mySQL server,<br>" .
              " or the mySQL database server is down at present,<br>" .
              " or you are using wrong userid/passwd on file knowledge.ini.php.");

// name of mySQL database
//      note: on some hosts, this name is restricted or 
//            pre-defined with value of $userid, ie. "mySQL_userid".
$db          = "know";

// name of administrator table in mySQL database $db
$know_admin  = "my_admin";

// tables are defined in file "tables.html" on FORM selection list
// and uses more than one knowledge bases (tables) in $db "know"
// $tables = true;   // switches this feature ON
// $tables = false;  // switches this feature OFF 
$tables      = false;

// default Knowledge Base table in $db
if (!$tables) $table       = "howto";

// language of Web page content
//$language    = "german";
//$language    = "french";
$language    = "english";

// $charset sets the character-set for the used Web browser
$charset     = "iso-8859-1";


// virtual Web path (alias on Web server path for that
// mySQL & PHP application) with one trailing slash (no leading slash)
// (all files from 'knowledge.zip' must be unzipped and saved into the
// subdirectory with that virtual path on your Web server or localhost)
$path        = "/kb";

// out fit parameters of Web pages
$bgcolor     = "whitesmoke";
$background  = "back.jpg";
$text        = "black";
$link        = "navy";
$alink       = "blue";
$vlink       = "mangenta";

// color of key on found search result page
$searchcolor = "red";  //darkblue, navy, etc.
$body        = "text='$text' link='$link' alink='$alink'
                vlink='$vlink' bgcolor='$bgcolor'
                background='$path/$background'";
?>