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+Readme
+======
+
+Thelia 
+------
+
+Thelia is an ecommerce CMS.
+
+Here is the current developping next major version. You can download this version for testing or see the code.
+
+Most part of the code can change, a large part will be refactor soon, configuration system does not exists yet.
+
+Installation
+------------
+
+``` bash
+$ git clone --recursive https://github.com/thelia/thelia.git
+$ cd thelia
+$ wget http://getcomposer.org/composer.phar
+$ php composer.phar install
+```
+create a mysql database and import sql dump files located in install folder. First thelia.sql and then insert.sql
+
+Configure mysql connection : 
+``` bash
+$ cd local/config
+$ cp config_db.mysql.php config_db.php
+```
+
+edit config_db.php file and replace with mysql connection parameters : 
+- __DB_LOGIN__ replace with your mysql user 
+- __DB_PASSWORD__ replace with your mysql password
+- __DB_NAME__ replace with you database name
+- __DB_HOST__ replace with your mysql host
+
+Usage
+-----
+
+Consult the page : http://localhost/thelia/web/index_dev.php
+
+You can create a virtual host and choose web folder for root directory.
+
+For running test : 
+
+``` bash
+$ phpunit
+```
+
+We have lot of work to do but enjoy this part.
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