To create a empty database und create a mysql-useraccount, change on file create-database.sql on all placed username 'xxv' and password 'xxv' to your our values. $ cat ./contrib/create-database.sql | mysql -u root Adjust your mysql-username and password also on xxvd.cfg [General] DSN=DBI:mysql:database=xxv;host=localhost;port=3306 PWD=xxv USR=xxv -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To upgrade database from prior release from xxv call 'update-xxv' It's backup your own data like Autotimer or XXV-Useraccount. $ ./contrib/update-xxv -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- To migrate autotimer from vdradmin to xxv call 'at-vdradmin2xxv.pl' It's could use to export some data from xxv autotimer to vdradmin. $ ./contrib/at-vdradmin2xxv.pl /path/vdradmind.at