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= Section 1: Installation =

 1. Extract the [http://model-glue.com/blog/enclosures/PlantOMatic.zip PlantOMatic.zip] file into your webroot. 
 2. Move the entire /PlantOMatic/_install/coldspring directory into your webroot. 
 3. Move the entire /PlantOMatic/_install/ModelGlue directory into your webroot. 
 4. Move the entire /PlantOMatic/_install/reactor directory into your webroot. 
 5. Create a new empty database called plantomatic in either MSSQL or MySQL and run the appropriate script to create the table structure and populate the database with initial data.
 6. '''Note:''' If you use MSSQL, you must change line 107 in /PlantOMatic/config/ColdSpring.xml to: 

{{{ 

<property name="type"><value>mssql</value></property>

}}}

 7. Create a new data source in your !ColdFusion Administrator. Name the data source plantomatic
 8. Open up your web browser and visit: [http://localhost/PlantOMatic http://localhost/PlantOMatic] and compare your results with a successful installation shown in the figure below:

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'' A successful install ''

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