groupon_database.sql

• import into an empty mysql database
• mysql -u root -p
  • mysql> create database groupon_database;
• mysql -u root -p groupon_database < groupon_database.sql

public.zip

• extract folder and put into server connected internet
• make necessary changes in the Config.php in /include folder
• the firebase key and database configurations
• if you are using own server (not leasing one) then use PHPMailer where neccessary

GrouponAdministrator.zip

• extract archive and open in Android Studio 2.2
• this project targets Android 23 (before 24/ Android 7/Nougat)
• min Android API 4.4/ number 19

GrouponPartOne

• only has the Groupon functionality. no yelp stuff/part two of the app

INFRASTRUCTURE SETUP

Error message “Forbidden You don't have permission to access / on this server”

• go to this link
• http://stackoverflow.com/questions/10873295/error-message-forbidden-you-dont-have-permission-to-access-on-this-server
• quick answer, locate something like this in the http.conf and replace it with this

   <Directory />
    #Options FollowSymLinks
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks Includes ExecCGI
    AllowOverride All
    Order deny,allow
    Allow from all
   </Directory>

• get rid of the /public/android/groupon_slim_api_version/v1/.htaccess file
• install apache server and php module
• for apache to use php
  • this is for apache server apr and apr-util dependency
  • sudo apt-get install libapr1-dev libaprutil1-dev
  • this is for apache server pcre dependency
  • sudo apt-get install libpcre3-dev libbz2-dev
  • this is for php install
  • sudo apt-get install libxml2-dev