Installation Guide

If you just downloaded Web Bug Tracker and it's the first time to install the software, the guide will tell you how to install and setup bug tracker step by step.

This guide includes:

• How to install web server
• How to install admin tool
• How to setup and create new database

Prerequisites

• Windows Family (Windows2000/ XP/Vista, Windows 2000/2003/2008 Server)
• .Net Framework 2.0, if you don't have dot Net Framework 2.0, the installation program will install it automatically when you install Web Bug Tracker.
• SQL Server
• IIS 5.0 or above

What's inside the file you downloaded?

1. admin.zip - admin tool setup program
2. webserver.zip - web server setup program

A. Install Web Server

1. Unzip webserver.zip, run setup.exe

   

2. Click Next to continue

   

3. Enter the name of virtual directory, click next and the program will install all necessary files on your server.
   Note: if you don't have .Net Framework installed, this setup program can automatically install it for you.

B. Install Admin Tool

1. Unzip admin.zip, run setup.exe

   

   Click Next to continue, enter or select a folder to install

2. click next and the program will install all files on your server and create a new program group.

C. Setup database

1. run admin program, enter or select the folder where your virtual directory locates. The virtual directory is the directory you select when install web server, e.g. C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\VtBugTracker.

   

2. Click Load config file button

   

3. Click Setup Database button.

   

4. Check Create New Database as you are going to create SQL database
5. Enter SQL server name, user name, password and new database name.

   Note: If the admin tool is installed on a computer different from SQL server, Database File Name should be a full database file path on the SQL server rather than the computer it's installed on.

6. Enter admin password , which you need when you login as Admin.
7. Check Create Sample Data If you want to create some sample data
8. Click OK to to create database and it brings to back to the following window.

   

9. Click Save Configuration button to save your configuration.

Start IE Explorer, enter the URL to your virtual directory, you should be able to see a window like below, and then enter Admin and password you entered in step C-5 to login.