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-How to set up UNL_Elgg
+How to set up UNL_Elgg:
 Sym-link elgg/mod/unl_theme=>unl_theme
-Enable the unl_theme plugin.
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+Create a database named unl_social
+Import the stable_dump.sql file
+	mysql -u root unl_social < stable_dump.sql
+Browse to the elgg directory in your web browser.
+Create the local elgg/.htaccess file using the sample on the install page
+	Be sure to set the correct RewriteBase /~bbieber/UNL_Elgg/elgg/ for example.
+Create the local elgg/engine/settings.php file.
+	Be sure to specify unl_social as the database name
+Install the UNL_Templates pear packages
+	pear channel-discover pear.unl.edu && pear install unl/UNL_Templates-beta
+Set the correct site url within the database:
+	UPDATE elggsites_entity SET url='http://localhost/~bbieber/UNL_Elgg/elgg/' WHERE guid=1;
+Make sure the local site has an updated copy of the templatedependents
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