NLB README

NLB is a PHP web application framework that follows the MVC pattern and is built from the ground up for performance. This is the NLB Handbook which will guide you in your quest to become a master of all things NLB. For more information about NLB, take a look at docs/handbook.md which contains comprehensive documentation covering all things NLB.

Installation

Requirements

• Linux/FreeBSD (no Windows support at this time)
• PHP 5.3 or higher with PDO mysql driver working
• Apache2 with mod_rewrite enabled
• MySQL 5.0+
• YUI Compressor 2.4.7+ installed on your server download link

Installing NLB is not too difficult. Here are the steps to install:

• Download the NLB code and put it on your server somewhere.
• Create a new VirtualHost that points to the www folder.
• Copy the sites/default/config/example.config.inc.php file to sites/default/config/config.inc.php.
• Edit the new config.inc.php file to have the necessary settings for your application.
• Visit http://<yoursite.com>/install.php changing <yoursite.com> to your actual domain name.
• Follow the on-screen instructions to install NLB.
• Make sure the following directories exist (relative to the NLB root folder) and that they are writable by apache:
  • logs
  • www/combined-assets
  • smarty/templates_c
  • smarty/cache