STEPS:

1. Install XAMPP or WampServer on your laptop. Follow instructions carefully and use the defaults in the case of WampServer.

2. Install ctfsweb following the instructions in "Installation Guide.pdf". This also contains instructions for installing XAMPP.

3. Prepare data files in tab-delimited format according to FILES DATA FORMAT.doc.
I have included the following files as examples of how to set up the data files:
census.txt
codes.txt
personnel.txt
quadrat.txt
species.txt

4. Create the database and enter data into the Temp tables using StepsCreateStagingTables_exercise.sql as a guide.
The file Explanation_StepsCreatingStagingTables.txt contains brief explanations of the steps.

5. Go into ctfsweb and screen the Temp tables for errors.

6. Once everything is OK, upload the data from the temporary tables into the database tables

7. Create ViewFullTable