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Andrew Dolgov 19 years ago
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README

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Web-based news feed aggregator, designed to allow you to read news from
any location, while feeling as close to a real desktop application as possible.
Please read UPGRADING for upgrade instructions from version 1.0.7
Other Installation/upgrade notes:
http://tt-rss.spb.ru/trac/wiki/InstallationNotes
http://tt-rss.spb.ru
Copyright (C) 2005 Andrew Dolgov unless stated otherwise.
@ -17,48 +13,66 @@ Portions (C):
Bob Osola <bobosola@gmail.com> (pngfix.js)
Sundar Dorai-Raj <sdoraira@vt.edu> (isNumeric() in functions.js)
Licensed under GPL version 2.
Warning: I don't know how to stress it enough - please do not install
this program wide open to the whole internet. It belongs to (host or password)
protected directory on your webserver. There could be SQL-injection or other
remote vulnerabilities, so beware.
Version 1.1 adds support for multi-user operation, disable option SINGLE_USER_MODE
to access it. Default user is "admin" with password "password", don't forget to
change it.
Interface:
There is (incomplete) support for keyboard navigation.
"n" and "p" moves between next/previous posts when feed is opened;
"r" refreshes feed list;
"u" refreshes currently selected feed;
"a" hides or shows only unread feeds in the feedlist;
"j" move to previous feed
"k" move to next feed
"s" star/unstar selected article(s)
Requirements:
- Magpie RSS (http://magpierss.sourceforge.net/) - place it into
magpierss/ subdirectory;
- RDBMS backend:
a) PostgreSQL
b) MySQL (InnoDB and server version 4.1+ required)
Example DB schemas and configuration are in schema/ subdirectory.
For PostgreSQL don't forget to create database with UTF-8 encoding
(createdb -E UTF-8 -O owner_user database).
- PHP4 DOMXML extension is required for some functions
Don't forget to copy config.php-dist to config.php and edit it.
icons/ directory should be writable for your httpd user.
Licensed under GNU GPL version 2
Features Overview
=================
Updates: http://tt-rss.spb.ru/trac/wiki/FeatureList
* Server-side application, user only needs a web browser
* Supports RSS, RDF, Atom feeds using Magpie library
* Supports OPML import/export
* Easy setup and configuration
* Streamlined interface using XmlHttpRequest (or AJAX for laypeople)
Requirements
============
* Compatible browser on the client side
Basically, Firefox, Konqueror or MSIE6 are okay. See here
for more information:
http://tt-rss.spb.ru/trac/wiki/CompatibleBrowsers
* Web server, for example Apache
* PHP (requires PHP4 DOMXML extension)
* MagpieRSS feed parser (http://magpierss.sourceforge.net/)
* PostgreSQL (tested on 7.4) or MySQL (InnoDB and version 4.1+ required)
Installation Notes
==================
Updates: http://tt-rss.spb.ru/trac/wiki/InstallationNotes
* If you are upgrading from the previous version, don't forget to update
schema and logout.
* icons directory should be writable to your httpd user if you plan on
using feed icons
* Leave DB_HOST empty if you want to connect to database via unix socket
* For PostgreSQL don't forget to create database with UTF-8 encoding
createdb -E utf-8 -O owner_user database)
* Don't forget to change your password from default value on your first login
* Check your config.php for blank lines out of PHP code tags (e.g.
before <? and after ?>), See #1
See also
========
* FAQ: http://tt-rss.spb.ru/trac/wiki/FrequentlyAskedQuestions
* Forum: http://tt-rss.spb.ru/forum
* Wiki: http://tt-rss.spb.ru/trac/wiki/WikiStart
* Bug Tracker: http://tt-rss.spb.ru/trac/report
Contact
=======
Send your questions, comments, patches to Andrew Dolgov <cthulhoo@gmail.com>

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= Upgrading TT-RSS 1.0.7 to 1.1 =
Updates: http://tt-rss.spb.ru/trac/wiki/Upgrading107to11
Upgrading TT-RSS 1.0.7 to 1.1
=============================
Unfortunately, there is no simple database upgrade script, the schema is just too different. Yet, your articles and feed subscriptions may be transferred the following way:
== 1.0.7 ==
1.0.7
=====
* Export your feed subscriptions to OPML
* Copy xml-export.php from TT-RSS 1.1 tarball to your 1.0.7 directory and open it in the browser. This script exports your articles in neutral XML format.
* Save resulting XML file somewhere
* Export your feed subscriptions to OPML
* Copy xml-export.php from TT-RSS 1.1 tarball to your 1.0.7 directory and open it in the browser. This script exports your articles in neutral XML format.
* Save resulting XML file somewhere
Unpack and configure TT-RSS 1.1. You may need to remove old tables manualy
(or choose the different database, etc.)
== 1.1 ==
1.1
===
* Import your feeds OPML
* Run xml-import.php and import your old starred articles
* Import your feeds OPML
* Run xml-import.php and import your old starred articles

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