README v1.0.1, updated March 7, 2009 by Adam Goldberg

-- SUMMARY --

Lifebox is an open source php/MySQL media management system designed for large collections of photos and videos.  It's very fast, lightweight, and looks great.  Lifebox uses e-mail authentication for per-photo or per-album access control.  It is non-destructive and will never make changes to the media directory.  Lifebox does not support uploading because of its non-destructive nature and so uploading must be done through a third-party system such as SFTP or SCP. 



-- REQUIREMENTS --

php 5.0
MySQL 5.0
mediainfo v0.7.9 or greater
imagemagick 6.3.7.9 or greater
ufraw 0.13-1build2 or greater
x264 developer's library for lame
lame 3.98 or later
ffmpeg latest version with x264
qt-faststart


-- INSTALLATION --

See INSTALL for more information 



-- CONFIGURATION --

Site configuration is done through the config.inc.php file located in the "config" directory.  Once the site is configured, soft configuration is done through the administration panel.  To access the administration panel, log in as an administrator account and click the "config" link next to your username.



-- CUSTOMIZATION --

This site employs Smarty (http://www.smarty.net/) to separate presentation from code.  All templates are stored in the "templates" directory and may be modified directly.



-- TROUBLESHOOTING --

For help with installation or general usage, visit the Lifebox forums at:
http://www.getlifbox.org/forums
