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 # Boka2
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+Track an inventory of products
 
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+## Installation
+
+ * Clone the repo
+ * copy `config.php.example` to `config.php` and set correct values
+ * copy `email-fragments.txt.example` to `email-fragments.txt` and change as necessary
+ * point a webserver to the project root
+ * REMOTE_USER authentication should be configured for the entire application (context path /)
+ * exempt `/cron.php` from authentication
+ * set up a cron job along these lines:
+  ```
+  * * * * 1-5 root curl -sS https://example.com/cron.php
+  ```