IMS2.0 is a new fully functional version of the popular lightweight web-based bug-tracking system. IMS can be applied to a broad range of problems related to tracking various events in the life cycle of a product >>>

Step1

IMS relies on the following freeware products:

• HTTP-server (for example, Apache)
• a PHP interpreter or module, version 4 or higher
• MySQL database manager

In addition, since IMS is encoded by Zend Encoder for distribution, it requires Zend Optimizer to interpret the code.

Ensure that all these packages have been installed and operate correctly. You can change the main settings related to operation of the system in the file php.ini (session parameters, upload parameters, etc.) or in .htaccess. Ensure that php.ini either does not define the parameter include_path or sets it according to the OS default: current directory and the directories include and admin/include.

Step2

Unpack the archive to the server's document root directory, e.g., in htdocs/ims/.

Check the access settings for uploads and backups (the directories storing the attachment files and database backups) and for include/settings.php. The required permissions are "Create Files" and "Write Data".

Start the installation program from the browser by typing the URL of the system (e.g., http://server_name/ims/). Follow the instructions of the installer.

Step3

If installation successfully completed, check if the install directory still exists; if it does, then the installer did not have the write permission. Remove install directory. Start the browser, enter the URL of the system, log in as "admin" and start working.

Step4

To improve the system's security, we recommend the following:

• install openSSL and set up a permanent redirection from http to https
• close access to the uploads directory via the server (it will store the attached documents). For instance, for Apache enter the following in httpd.conf:
  <Directory "IMS_ROOT/uploads">
        Order deny,allow
        Deny from all
  </Directory>