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+<?
+function main()
+{
+    if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] == 'POST') {
+        handlePost();
+    } else {
+        showForm();
+    }
+}
+
+function showForm()
+{
+?>
+<p>Enter your database connection information below to initialize the database.</p>
+<form method='post'>
+	<fieldset>
+	<ul class='form_data'>
+	<li>
+	<label for='sitename'>Site name</label>
+	<input type='text' id='sitename' name='sitename' />
+	<p>The name of your site</p>
+	</li>
+	<li>
+	<li>
+	<label for='host'>Database host</label>
+	<input type='text' id='host' name='host' />
+	<p>Database hostname</p>
+	</li>
+	<li>
+	<li>
+	<label for='username'>Username</label>
+	<input type='text' id='username' name='username' />
+	<p>Database username</p>
+	</li>
+	<li>
+	<label for='password'>Password</label>
+	<input type='password' id='password' name='password' />
+	<p>Database password</p>
+	</li>
+	</ul>
+	<input type='submit' name='submit' value='Submit'>
+	</fieldset>
+</form>
+<?
+}
+
+function handlePost()
+{
+}
+?>
+<html>
+<head>
+	<title>Install Laconica</title>
+	<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="theme/base/css/display.css?version=0.7.1" media="screen, projection, tv"/>
+	<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="theme/base/css/modal.css?version=0.7.1" media="screen, projection, tv"/>
+	<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="theme/default/css/display.css?version=0.7.1" media="screen, projection, tv"/>
+</head>
+<body>
+	<div id="wrap">
+	<div id="core">
+	<div id="content">
+	<h1>Install Laconica</h1>
+<? main() ?>
+	</div>
+	</div>
+	</div>
+</body>
+</html>
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