READ THIS MESSAGE CAREFULLY, IT CONTAINS IMPORTANT SECURITY INFORMATION Mantis has been installed into ${INSTDIR} You should point this to the DocumentRoot of your web-server: # ln -s ../mantis /var/www/htdocs/mantis (make sure you use a relative symlink since Apache is chrooted) You can ensure you have a working install by accessing: http://localhost/mantis Some important notes: Choose a database system: Mantis can use a PostgreSQL or MySQL database. Install either the php5-pgsql or the php5-mysql package before you use Mantis. MySQL Database: Install the database such that the Unix socket is in /var/www/var/run/mysql/ Configuring: Configure most of Mantis over the browser. You will then need to edit the file ${INSTDIR}/mantis/config_defaults_inc.php. Consult the ${INSTDIR}/mantis/doc/README file for more information. Protecting the admin directory: Make sure that you properly protect the /mantis/admin location to prevent accessing it by unauthorized persons. The following fragment for /var/www/conf/httpd.conf limits access to clients connecting from localhost. You might want to even password protect this location. Order allow,deny Allow from localhost Changing the administrator password Once you have configured you Mantis installation, login as the administrator user with the default password 'root' and change it before you make yourxi installation available.