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+# web-data
+Repository for semi-useful PHP SQL queries you can use to extract useful information from the SWG Oracle database
+## Installation
+### Settings
+To use these scripts on your own site, you'll need to make sure the settings.json file has your specific information set in it.
+You do not need to add any properties in this file, you just need to make sure the settings are set right for your instance.
+
+NOTE: Settings is the ONLY FILE YOU NEED TO MAKE CHANGES TO (unless you are on a production server)!  ...and you probably don't
+even need to change that one.  However, you will need to change the utils/data file if you are moving your settings file such that
+it can find your settings file (that would be on the first line of data.php).
+
+Be sure to PROTECT YOUR SETTINGS.JSON file such that it cannot be accessed from the root folder.  A good way to do this is to
+place it in a folder BELOW your root and configure your web server to prevent directory traversing.  If you do place it in a folder
+or location below root, remember to update utils/data.php such that it can find your settings file.
+
+### Location
+Copy these files to your web server root where they can be accessed.  You can add them to a specific location if you know how to
+configure your web server appropriately.  I won't go into how to do that here because of the many different web servers that are
+out there and how they're configured.  To make things easy, just copy these files (and utils) directory to the root of your web
+server (where your primary home page is located).
+
+## Usage
+If you've done everything correctly you should be able to access these files from your web site:
+
+`http://myswgwebsite.com/current-auctions.php`
+
+# Credit
+Cekis - Initial creation