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+*.pdf
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-Installation:
-
-Install a "LAMP" server via your distribution:
-* web server 
-  + with php capabilities
-* sql database (mariadb)
-* email server/ability to send emails (optional)
-
-You also need: 
- * jquery
- * dhtmlxscheduler
-
-cd html/js
-wget https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.7.1.min.js
-cd ..
-wget https://github.com/DHTMLX/scheduler/archive/refs/tags/v6.0.5.tar.gz
-tar -xvf v6.0.5.tar.gz
-ln -s  scheduler-6.0.5 scheduler
-rm v6.0.5.tar.gz
-
-Example for debian: 
-webserver:
- apt-get install apache2 openssl python3-certbot-apache php-mysql php-json
-sql database:
- apt-get install mariadb-server mariadb-client
-
-Copy the contents of the html directory into your webserver tree
-
-create database and database user
-
-restore database from backup:
-TODO
-
-edit konfiguration.php and adapt to your installation
-
-login with admin user: admin@admin.de pw: 4024ae463a4ef9ff455705afe54f83c3
-
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+Installation:
+-------------
+
+LAMP
+....
+
+
+Install a "LAMP" server via your distribution:
+
+* web server 
+
+  + with php capabilities
+
+* sql database (mariadb)
+
+* email server/ability to send emails (optional)
+
+
+You also need: 
+
+* jquery
+
+* dhtmlxscheduler
+
+
+JS libraries
+............
+
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   cd html/js
+   wget https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.7.1.min.js
+   cd ..
+   wget https://github.com/DHTMLX/scheduler/archive/refs/tags/v6.0.5.tar.gz
+   tar -xvf v6.0.5.tar.gz
+   ln -s  scheduler-6.0.5 scheduler
+   rm v6.0.5.tar.gz
+
+
+Example for debian: 
+...................
+
+
+webserver:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   apt-get install apache2 openssl python3-certbot-apache php-mysql php-json
+
+sql database:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+   apt-get install mariadb-server mariadb-client
+
+Copy the contents of the html directory into your webserver tree.
+
+Create database and database user.
+
+Restore database from backup:
+
+TODO
+
+Edit konfiguration.php and adapt to your installation
+
+Login with admin user: admin@admin.de pw: 4024ae463a4ef9ff455705afe54f83c3
+