Installation Guide

Client

Any web browser can be used as a SimuTranslator client. Download for example FireFox Browser (install it using instructions provided) and log into the primary SimuTranslator server: www.translator.simutrans.com .

Server

If you want to translate Simutrans, you do not need to install own SimuTranslator server. You can use primary installation on: www.translator.simutrans.com . Follow instructions there to get an access.

If you wish to use SimuTranslator for your own purposes and thus you need your own server, please follow these steps:

1. Get the files
   Download server scripts. This package contains all scripts you will need to run SimuTranslator server.
2. Set-up your server
   Set your machine so that it meets requirements stated in platform specification. Reported configuration is close to minimal one, so you need to enable at least those PHP functions.
3. Create directory structure
   Create directories on your server machine in a www root for SimuTranslator as described in the server directory structure. Do not forget to set proper access rights and disable directory browsing to reduce security risks.
4. Setup MySQL database
   Run database creation script provided in the install package and create the SimuTranslator database. Enable only localhost access (or access from the machine running PHP server if different).
5. Create database accounts
   Create database accounts as described in account specification.
6. Check link consistency
   Some links in the scripts have hard-coded base www.translator.simutrans.com. Search your scripts for this keyword and replace it by your new base address. You might wish to keep the links to the documentation, if you are not planning to use own documentation. You may also wish to replace the references to the help by your name and address.
7. Log for the first time
   Use default access login: "root", password: "root", to access SimuTranslator for the first time!
8. Setup user accounts
   Follow the instructions from user manual and setup user accounts you need. It is strongly recommended that you either disable root account or change its password to prevent security risks.
9. Finished!
   Congratulation! Your SimuTranslator server is now ready to be used. You can send users their access information and import object specifications and start translating.

In case of any questions, please contact Tomáš Kubeš.