Miva Order Step-By-Step Installation
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1.  Determine if you are doing a CGI-mode installation or a redirected
    installation.

	If you access the Miva Engine on your WWW site with a url such
	as: http://www.somesite.com/cgi-bin/miva?file.mv, you will need
	to follow the instructions for a CGI-mode installation.

	If you are able to access Miva Script files simply by specifying
	their names, as in: http://www.somesite.com/file.mv, you will
	need to follow the instructions for a redirected installation.

	If you have a choice between the two methods, we recommend you
	perform a redirected installation, as it is simpler.

2.  Locate the installation directories.

	CGI-mode installation:

		You will need to determine the directory for HTML files
		and the directory for Miva Script files.

		HTML files are typically stored in a directory called
		public_html under your home directory on the WWW server.
		If such a directory does not exist, please contact your
		ISP for the correct directory.

		Miva Script files are typically stored in a directory
		called public_hts under your home directory.  If such
		a directory does not exist, please contact your ISP for
		the correct directory for Miva Script files.

	Redirected installation:

		You will need to determine the directory for HTML files
		(this is sometimes referred to as the "document root")
		for your WWW site.  This is typically a directory called
		public_html under your home directory on the WWW server.
		If such a directory does not exist, please contact your
		ISP for the correct directory.

2.  Transfer/unpack the Miva Order files

	If you downloaded the self-extracting Miva Order distribution
	for Windows, you will need to transfer the Miva Order files
	from your PC to the WWW server.  This can be accomplished using
	an FTP client, such as WS/FTP or FTP Explorer.  The entire contents
	of the distribution, including subdirectories, should be transferred
	into your HTML directory (for redirected installations), or your
	Miva Script directory (for CGI-mode installations).

	If you downloaded the TAR file distribution, you can directly unpack
	the distribution on your WWW server, if you have Telnet access 
	(otherwise, you will need to unpack the distribution elsewhere and
	transfer the files to the WWW server).

	Change directory to the HTML directory determined in step 1:

			cd <directory>

	Extract the files:

			tar -xvf <path to Miva Order distribution>

	CGI-mode installations only:

		In order for Miva Order to properly locate its 
		graphic files, you must move them from the Miva Script
		directory to the HTML directory.  We recommend that you
		create a Order/ subdirectory under the HTML directory,
		and transfer the entire contents of the Order/graphics/
		subdirectory from your Miva Script directory to the newly
		created Order/ subdirectory of your HTML directory.

		In addition, you should transfer the file mmdocs.htm from
		the Order/ subdirectory of your Miva Script directory
		to the Order/ subdirectory of your HTML directory.

3.  Run setup.mv

	setup.mv creates all the data files needed by Miva Order,
	and automatically determines and configures the URLs used to
	access Miva Order and the Administration interface.

	CGI-mode installations:

		The URL used to access setup.mv will depend on whether you
		have a "Virtual Domain" or simply a user account on an
		existing domain.  

		If you have a Virtual Domain, the URL will be similar to: 

			http://www.mydomain.com/cgi-bin/miva?Order/setup.mv

		If you have a user account, the URL will be similar to:
			
		http://www.isp.com/cgi-bin/miva?~myusername/Order/setup.mv

	Redirected installations:

		The URL used to access setup.mv will depend on whether you
		have a "Virtual Domain" or simply a user account on an
		existing domain.  

		If you have a Virtual Domain, the URL will be similar to: 

			http://www.mydomain.com/Order/setup.mv

		If you have a user account, the URL will be similar to:
			
			http://www.isp.com/~myusername/Order/setup.mv

	After the installation process is complete, setup.mv will provide
	you with the URLs used to access the order form interface (what
    your customers will use to purchase your products) and the Miva 
    Order Administration interface (what you will use to configure 
    Miva Order).