Installation

OVERVIEW

There are three main components, all which must be installed, for a fully functional Scorched Earth Online System:

1. The Dynamic Campaign System (DCS) - Installed on the User's PC.

The DCS is a Win32 (Visual Basic.net) executable program front-end to a SQL-compliant database (DB) backend. The EXE for the DCS is installed on a user's desktop PC.

2. The Mission Planner (MP) - Installed on a Web Server.

The MP itself is a web application written in PhP that must be installed on a Web Server that has support for PhP.

The MP acts as a mission planning tool for all commanders active in the campaign. The MP handles all aspects of mission planning, reconnaissance, reinforcement etc. Presently the MP is available only as a PHP application, connecting to the standard SEDB via a (free) third-party ADO library.

3. The Database (DB) - Installed on a Web Server.

Two types of databases are supported by Scorched Earth. MySQL Database on a Web Server or Microsoft Access on a user's desktop PC.

The Database stores all data related to Scorched Earth.

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Step 1. Download the required files.

Download the Scorched Earth Install files from the SEOW File Releases page at Sourceforge - Latest Scorched Earth files - SEOW Web Site. You need the latest DB, DCS and MP (choose either ASP or PHP version) releases - that is 3 separate files. You want to download the packages - SEDB (The Database), SEDCS (The DCS Dynamic Campaign System) and SEMP (The MP Mission Planner), to your local hard drive.

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Step 2. Install the Mission Planner.