It is possible to boot and run phpRADmin LIVE! from harddisk or USB stick and preserve all changes and settings during reboots. I don't call this 'installation' as the system still behaves as a Live OS, just running from disk.

Running phpRADmin LIVE! from a writable media will bring you some very usefull features, while preserving the modularity and all other phpRADmin LIVE! advantages. Keep reading :)

phpRADmin LIVE! CD contains make_disk script (either .bat for Windos or .sh for Linux). Make_disk copies all files and directories from phpRADmin LIVE! CD to given destination device/drive and it makes it bootable (overwriting its Master Boot Record, so the device will no longer boot anything else!).

In Linux, start konsole and use:

$ cd /mnt/cdrom             # replace /mnt/cdrom by mounted SLAX CD or ISO
$ ./make_disk.sh /dev/sda1  # replace sda1 by your target device name

The script will not format the device, so you should create some filesystem prior make_disk.sh by using mkfs. You may use any filesystem writable in Linux (eg. FAT16, FAT32, ext2, XFS, etc). MBR will be set up by using LILO on /dev/sda (the script just writes MBR to the same device you provice without numbers at the end).

In Windos, start commandline and use:

C:\> D:                     # to switch to D:, replace D: by phpRADmin LIVE! CD disk
D:\> make_disk.bat E:       # replace E: by your target (destination) disk

The same apply like before, disk E: can use any filesystem writable in Windos. Syslinux will be used to setup MBR. If E: is just a partition then the MBR will be set for the whole disk, again, overwriting any old record.

this section is under construction. some more information is needed to describe, eg. how to use changes= properly and benefit all the new phpRADmin LIVE! features while running from writable media

Why shouldn't you install phpRADmin LIVE! as a regular OS?

phpRADmin LIVE! is primarily designed to run from CD or USB (or any other removable device) without installing. I put a lot of effort to make it work as a Live OS, so you shouldn't ruin all my work by asking for harddisk installer. If you'd like to have a regular Linux installed on your computer, you should definitely install something else, not phpRADmin LIVE! . My advise is: Go for Slackware, I'm using it too, it's the best system for those who are not lazy to learn new things.

How to free up CD-ROM drive?

Sometimes you just need to free up the CD-ROM device. The CD-ROM device can't be ejected while you run phpRADmin LIVE! from it, the reason is simple, your drive is locked as the operating system itself needs it. Nevertheless there are several methods how to free it up:

First one is to copy all CD data to memory during startup. To accomplish this, boot phpRADmin LIVE! with copy2ram cheatcode. It will take a little bit longer to boot, but you'll gain two benefits: CD-ROM will be ejected after successful copy, and SLAX will be incredibly fast. The drawback is that a lot of RAM (eg. 512MB) has to be installed in you computer.

Another way to free up CD-ROM device is to copy SLAX CD to your harddisk (eg. to /slaxcd/ in Linux or to c:\slaxcd\ in DOS/Windos). Then boot by using phpRADmin LIVE! CD, wait few seconds and hit the Eject button when you see 'phpRADmin LIVE! is starting, please wait...'.