Web Bug Tracker Installation Guide

Prerequisites

• Windows Family (Windows2000/ XP/Vista/Windows 7, Windows 2000/2003/2008 Server)
• .Net Framework 2.0.
• SQL Server (Required when you use SQL server database)
• IIS 5.0 or above

A Video Guide to Install Web Bug Tracker

Install Web Bug Tracker using setup program

What's inside the file you downloaded?

1. admin - admin tool setup program
2. webserver - web server setup program
3. EULA - End User License Agreement
4. A short cut link to this page
5. A short description of start up 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:

• Unzip the file you downloaded
• How to install web server
• How to install admin tool
• How to setup and create new database

A. Unzip the file into c:\temp or any directory you like.

B. Install Web Server

1. Run setup.exe in c:\temp\Web

   

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.

C. Install Admin Tool

1. run setup.exe in c:\temp\Admin

   

   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.

D. Setup database

1. run admin program from start menu, click Open web.config file button, and select web.config file in virtual directory, e.g. . C:\Inetpub\wwwroot\VtBugTracker.

   

2. After web.confile file is loaded, click Setup Database button.

   

3. Click Next button.

   

4. Chose type of database, either MS Acess 2000 or MS SQL Server,
5. If you choose MS Access database, go to step??
6. If you choose MS SQL server, go to Setup Access Database
7. Check Create New MS SQL server database

   

8. Enter SQL server name,

   

9. Choose authentication type. You need a SQL server login and password if select SQL Server Authentication.
10. Enter SQL database full file path.

    
    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.
    

11. Enter database name
    

    

12. Enter password for Admin user. You need this password when you login bug tracker the first time.
    

    

    NOTE: Check Create sample Data for evaluation if you want to create sample data.

13. Click next to create the database. If the dataas is successfully created, you should be able to see

    

14. Click Finish button to close this window

Start to use Bug Tracker

Run IE Explorer, enter http://www.youhostmachinename/vtbugtrack in address bar.
Enter Admin and password you entered in step 12 to login.

After login, you can create new projects, new users and new roles if you did not choose to create sample data at step 12.