# Book my salon

- Created: 07/18/2016
- latest Update: 07/18/2016
- By: techware
- Email: mail@techware.in

Thank you for purchasing Book my salon. If you have any questions that are beyond the scope of this help file, please feel free to email via my user page contact form. Thanks so much!

### System Requrements

Your server need to meet the following requirements in order to run Book my salon.

- PHP 5.6+
- MYSQL 5.6+
- PHP MYSQL Extension
- PHP PDO Extention
- PHP CURL Extention
- Cronjob (in order to activate recurring invoices)

### Installation

- Step 1: Upload the source folder via ftp or file manager
- Step 2:Create a database my_db_name.
- Step 3:Run your website link to run the installer.
- Step 4: Fill out your database details in the installer and click on next button.
- Step 5: Fill out your smtp details in the installer and click on next button.
- Step 6: Fill out the settings required in the installer, remember the security key, you should provide the same key in the config file after installation is complete. click the next button.
- Step 7: Voila!!! your installation is complete click on the submit button to view your site.
- Step 8: Could you please replace a code in application/config/config.php with the given code. Recent code : $config["webservice_url"] = "http://".$_SERVER["HTTP_HOST"].dirname($_SERVER["SCRIPT_NAME"])."/admin/Web_services/"; [line.no:3] Replace with : $config["webservice_url"] = "http://your_site_name/admin/Web_services/";
  Eg:- $config["webservice_url"] = "http://bookmysalons.com/admin/Web_services/";

### Admin Panel

- ## Dash Board

  Dash Board shows the overall functionality of the admin panel

- ## Shops

  Shops menu is used to manage shops, here you can add your shops, view your shops and can assign services for each shops.

  ##### Add Shops

  ##### View Shops

  ##### Assign Service

- ## Services

  Services can for the salons can be added using the services option. You can manage the added services here.

- ## Gallery

  Gallery menu is used to add images to salon, you can add multiple images to the each salon. Can view and manage the added images using this option.

- ## Customers

  Customers menu is used to manage merchants through the backend, can add view and delete the merchants.

  ##### Add Customer

  ##### View Customers

- ## Users

  The users regitered throught the front end can be managed by admin by the Users menu, can view the registered users.

- ## Bookings

  Booking details can viewed using this option, can add new service to the existing booking using Bookings menu.

- ## Reviews

  User ratings and reviews of each salon can be viewed using Reviews menu.Total user reviews and ratings are also listed.

- ## Trending

  The latest trends in the fashion industry can be added using the Trends menu. Using this option you can manage the trends in the mobile application.

  ##### Add Trend

  ##### View Trend

- ## Settings

  The front sliders and whats new options can be managed using this menu. Cycle slider menu can be used to manage which salon should appear in the front slider. Whats new option shows the latest trend in the fashion industry in the website

  ##### Cycle Slider

  ##### Whats New

- ## Ads

  The Ads that should appear in the inner pages can be managed using this option. New Ads can be added deleted and viewed using this menu.

- ## Testimonials

  User testimonials for merchants can be added through the back end by admin using this option. This option allows to manage the testimonials fron the clients

  ##### Add Testimonials

  ##### View Testimonials

- ## Offers

  The offers available in each salon can be added using this menu, the available offers can be edited and deleted by the admin in the backend.

- ## Website Info

  The information about the entire website is given through this option. Website title, logo, fav icon, smtp details, sms gateway details, and the security key for site security are also given using this menu.

### Secret Key

The secret key is a unique key provide for securing the website data from hackers, if by any chance the hacker got access to our db then we can change the security key so that if the hacker again try to fetch data from our db then no service will be executed.This mechanism is provided in-order to save our bulk data from falling into the wrong hands

Security key will be asked at the time of installation, the same key should be provided in the config.php file, if both key does not match then the site will not work properly. eg:Select application/config/config.php file, inside that change $config["security_key"] ="security_key(Provide_the_same_key_as_key_during_installation)";