Screenshots of installation and login (22 October 2004)

Saturday 23 October 2004 by Mathieu Lutfy
Translations: български

Preview of the application’s installation, login, password reset/forgotten and author self-registration screens.

Installation

The installation process was strongly influenced by SPIP, an easy to use content management system. By re-using parts of SPIP, users will be presented with a familiar environment, as well as a well-tested installation process.

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Installation welcome screen
You can change the language before starting the installation steps. The default language is detected from the web browser’s configuration.
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Database configuration
At this point, it only tries to determine whether the login and password to connect to the database is correct.
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Selecting the database
A list of existing databases is provided. If a database matches the username, it is selected by default. The administrator can also chose to create a new database, but this does not work with all databases. It is recommended to use phpMyAdmin or similar software to create a new database.
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Database is ready
If the access rights were sufficient, LCM creates the necessary structure in the database.
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Creation of an administrative user
This screen allows the user, which is presumed to be the administrator, to create a profile in order to later connect to the site.
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Finished!
Clicking on "next" brings the user to the login screen to enter the site.

Entering the site

This login procedure was also strongly influenced by SPIP. It provides a few simple tricks which greatly improve security.

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Login page, first enter your user name.
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Enter your password.
This is done in two steps because the password is encrypted with a MD5 Javascript function for better security.
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Alternative login without Javascript
Some browsers, such as Lynx (text-mode), do not support Javascript. Therefore, a less secure login alternative is provided.
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