1. System Requirements

• Java(TM) 2 SDK, Standard Edition, v 1.4.1. or above. 
• MySQL 3.23.x, 4.0.x or above. 
• Tomcat  4.1.x. or other servlet container supported by SOFIA.  
• Acrobat Reader. 
• An SMTP email server.

2.  Installation

   Step 1: Download jCV. 

          Download the files of the jCV  package from SourceForge.  

The file you need to download is   jcv-v-lang-bin.zip (where v stands for the version number and lang for the language you want the frontend to be in).

Unpack the  file you just download under a directory of your choice.  From now on, refer to this directory as JCV_HOME.

Note:The source code file jcv-v-src.zip you only need it if you want to recompile the application.

Step 2: Download and install the Java(TM) 2 SDK v.1.4.x

Install the Java(TM) 2 SDK, Standard Edition, v 1.4.x. This can be downloaded from Sun's web site at http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/download.html. Make sure to download the full SDK (System Development Kit) and not just the JRE (Java Runtime Environment) Follow the installations instructions for your target plataform. 

Note: If you already have JDK 1.4.x installed on your system you may skip this step. 

Step 3: Install Tomcat

The Tomcat servlet container can be obtained at http://jakarta.apache.org/site/binindex.cgi. 
Any production version 4.1.x or 5.0.x should work. Follow the installation instructions for your target plataform. From now on, refer to the directory where Tomcat was installed as TOMCAT_HOME.

Notes:  

• If you already have the Tomcat 4.1.x or 5.0.x servlet container installed on your system or other servlet container supported by SOFIA,  you may skip this step.
• You may have to set the JAVA_HOME environment variable to the location where you installed the JDK
• Sometimes the default port 8080 is already being used by some other server on your computer. In that case, select a different port for Tomcat.

Step 4: Install MySQL

The MySQL database engine can be downloaded from  http://www.mysql.com/downloads/index.html. Follow the instructions for your target plataform, in the download to install MySQL. From now on, refer to the directory where MySQL was installed as MYSQL_HOME.

Note: If you already have MySQL installed on your system you may skip this step. 

Step 5: Install jCV database

5.1. Start the MySQL daemon: from a command prompt go to the MYSQL_HOME/bin directory and run mysqld-max --standalone (two dashes before standalone)

5.2. From a second command prompt, run the MySql command processor: go to the MYSQL_HOME/bin directory and run: mysql --user=root

5.3. At the mysql> prompt type: create database jcv; and press enter.

5.4. At the mysql> prompt type: use jcv; and press enter.

5.5. At the mysql> prompt type: source JCV_HOME/db/mysql/create-jcv-schema.sql and press enter. 

5.5. At the mysql> prompt type: source JCV_HOME/db/load-jcv-lang.sql (where lang is the language you select in Step 1) and press enter. 

5.7 At the mysql> prompt type: quit and press enter. This will exit the mysql command processor. Leave the database daemon running at the other command prompt.