Updated README file to describe a basic install and pointed users to it if no database installed

README.md

@@ -4,4 +4,32 @@ An Open Source, web based, CATI system
 
 queXS can operate your outbound telephone research centre. It integrates with the Asterisk VoIP Server, uses AAPOR Standard Outcome codes and only requires a web browser to operate.
 
+Unless otherwise stated in the code, the code for queXS is licenced under the GPL-v2. All included code has been checked for compatability with this licence.
+
 Development for queXS occurs on Launchpad: https://launchpad.net/quexs
+
+##Upgrades
+
+If you have a previous version of queXS installed, please check the CHANGELOG file for details of how to upgrade
+
+##Requirements
+
+`apt-get install php5 mysql-server php5-mysql unzip php5-mbstring
+
+##Installation (from 1.14.0)
+
+```
+#Download and extract queXS to your webroot
+unzip quexs-1.14.0.zip -d /var/www/html
+#Create a MySQL/mariadb database 
+mysqladmin create quexs
+#Import the database structure from the database/quexs.sql file
+mysql -uroot quexs < database/quexs.sql
+#Install the timezone database 
+mysql_tzinfo_to_sql /usr/share/zoneinfo | mysql -u root mysql
+#Create the default config file
+cp config.inc.local.php.example config.inc.local.php
+```
+
+Then browse to the queXS URL and login using the default credentials (admin/password)
+

config.inc.local.php.example

@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ define('QUEXS_PATH', '/quexs/');
 /**
  * Database configuration for queXS
  */
-define('DB_USER', 'quexs');
+define('DB_USER', 'root');
-define('DB_PASS', 'quexs');
+define('DB_PASS', '');
 define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
 define('DB_NAME', 'quexs');
 

include/limesurvey/common.php

@@ -231,12 +231,12 @@ if ($databasetype=='odbc_mssql' || $databasetype=='odbtp' || $databasetype=='mss
 
 //check if database exist and access is not via install script
 if (!$database_exists && !$cmd_install && (strcasecmp($slashlesspath,str_replace(array("\\", "/"), "", $homedir."install")) != 0)) {
-    die ("<br/>The LimeSurvey database does not exist. Please run the <a href='$homeurl/install/index.php'>install script</a> to create the necessary database.");
+    die ("<br/>The queXS/LimeSurvey database does not exist. Please read the <a href='../../../README.md'>README.md</a> file for details of how to create the necessary database.");
 }
 
  // Check if the DB is up to date and access is not via install script
 if ($dbexistsbutempty && !$cmd_install && (strcasecmp($slashlesspath,str_replace(array("\\", "/"), "", $homedir."install")) != 0)) {
-    die ("<br />The LimeSurvey database does exist but it seems to be empty. Please run the <a href='$homeurl/install/index.php'>install script</a> to create the necessary tables.");
+    die ("<br />The queXS/LimeSurvey database does exist but it seems to be empty. Please read the <a href='../../../README.md'>README.md</a> to create the necessary tables.");
 }
 
 // Default global values that should not appear in config-defaults.php