***************************************************************** Before using Gallery 3, you will need to configure your database. Full instructions are available here: http://codex.gallery2.org/Gallery3:Tutorials:Installation If you are using MySQL, here's the short version of the instructions: 1. Create a new database: $ mysqladmin -uroot create gallery3 2. Grant access to the database: $ mysql -uroot -e"GRANT ALL ON gallery3.* TO USERNAME@localhost IDENTIFIED BY 'PASSWORD'" gallery3 (choose your own values for USERNAME and PASSWORD) You will also need to configure Apache. Consider adding the following to your httpd.conf: Alias /gallery3 "%%WWWDIR%%" AllowOverride Options FileInfo Allow from all Then restart Apache: 'apachectl graceful' Please visit 'http://localhost/gallery3/' in a web-browser and follow the configuration instructions. ***************************************************************** Upgrading: http://codex.gallery2.org/Gallery3:Upgrading Note: You can upgrade from Beta 1, 2 or 3 (but not from earlier releases -- sorry!) Upgrading is really easy! Unpack the new version on top of the old one to replace the existing files and then either browse to: http://example.com/gallery3/index.php/upgrader (except use your real domain name) or if you have shell access, run: php index.php upgrade *****************************************************************