How to create a user group
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To start your local MySQL group, you can use mysql.meetup.com. MySQL AB has an agreement in place with meetup.com to cover the organizer fees. Simply click at the link at the top of the meetup.com page to request your electronic voucher so you can become an organizer. Meetup.com provides a number of facilities to organize your group, most importantly a calendar and invitation system. You can schedule meetings and send out invitations and reminders. People interested in attending can register, so you get an overview about how many people to expect. It also provides discussion boards and photo galleries and many other things that ease the promotion and organization of your meetup.
Once you registered your group on Meetup.com, you can invite your friends to join your group and start promoting it. Also make sure to add it to our List of MySQL User Groups.
You are welcome to use this Wiki to maintain web pages about your group. Make sure to add them to the MySQLUserGroups category!
The other way is to make your own user group place in your own server. If you are wondering about the procedure, just take a look of this sample steps:
- The easiest way is to download a community software called MediaWiki. Yes it is the same like the software in this web site.
- Unzip it into your webserver. The requirements are PHP > 4.3 and MySQL database.
- Follow the install wizard.
- You have MySQL UG software installed in 4 minutes.
Of course, any other Content Management System or Groupware would work, too.