TNGv7.1 release
The latest version of The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding (TNGv7.1) was released today.
In the previous post I mentioned writing a series on modifications to the out-of-the-box installation so I created a new database and uploaded the files for this release.
This version includes an “Express Installation”. After FTP’ing all the files to the server, I went to my browser and navigated to the Installation instructions found in the TNG readme.html file. I chose “Express”.
Wow! It took about 5 seconds to get through the first two steps. I ran into a snap at that point, where the express launch wouldn’t write the databse credentials to the server. “You must log in first” appeared in red.
No big deal, I navigated to the Database Setup link in the left menu and found the admin link provided in case of failure. In Admin>Settings>General Settings>Database, I entered the database credentials, hit Save at the bottom of the page, and I was done.
Two minutes. Tops. Maybe we can call this “The Two Minute Install”.
Stay tuned for a series on core page modifications to TNG.
