Overview
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This program (GraceForLife) was written for a local Church to manage members
and visitors, and organize information in a meaningful way. 

This program is free to use, however there is no support 
supplied by the original author. A modification for PHP to use
MySQLi vs MySQL may be updated in the future.

Written by winwhatwhere.com 2014. V 1.2
http://www.winwhatwhere.com/GraceForLife/grace_sw.php
See attached license regarding usage and liabilites.

Main Features:
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 - Member directory (with opting out option)
 - Member profiles / settings
 - Member inbox
 - Family tree for members, such as children
 - Groups - I.E. Bible study
 - Attendance records for all groups or worship
 - Childcare check-in / out system
 - User privileges
 - Envelope printing with PDF
 - Maps with directions to homes


Requirements:
Access to your web server with FTP or similar. PHP 5, MySQL
CRON, optional for sending PM reminders
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Installation 
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1. Add a new database and add the database.sql file from install folder
Database user privileges required: select, insert, update, delete

2. Edit the config.php file from upload/config.php with your settings.
html-first.php and html-second.php are header and footer files that
you can customize to the look and feel of a website if you wish.
You can edit the logo at stationery/logos/logo1.jpg

3. Upload the contents of the "upload" folder to a new directory
of your choice. I.E. ourchurch.org/connect

4. Optional, but recommended: Add a cron to the full URL of the script:
Cron_Member_Notifications.php to run once a day. The time you specify
is when inbox notifications will be emailed to members. They can adjust
the frequency (daily, weekly or monthly) they will receive reminders.
You can run a crontab on Apache with the following command:

lynx -dump http://www.site.com/Connect/Cron_Member_Notifications.php
or you can use a free service such as getcron.com


Usage
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1. Go to your new directory and login for the first time with
the following credentials:
Username: replace@example.org
Password: password

2. Edit your settings and profile, and change your password at account.php

3. Get customized with the program, add new groups and grow your Church!


Adding members:
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1. With a CSV spreadsheet: Go to directory/import-reports.php and upload a 
spreadsheet with member info. If items are unavailable, leave the column
blank. Make sure all of the columns match the headers, and delete the
header before importing. There is a template in the install folder.

2. Manually: Go to "Manage Users" > "Add". These members will not have a
password, so if you wish for your congregation to have access to this
platform, you will need to add an email address to their profile so
they can request a new password.

3. Or members / visitors can sign up from the signup link under the login box.
Staff will need to manually assign new members authentication, as all new
members will be assigned with visitor access.