NAME
    dbcreate - database creation script

SYNOPSIS
    dbcreate [-Vh [--update *version*] [--conffile *filename*]

REQUIREMENTS
    See "README" in doc.

DESCRIPTION
    This script will create a database and database tables as necessary and
    configured.

  Configuration
    dbcreate will read its configuration from newsstats.conf which should be
    present in etc/ via Config::Auto or from a configuration file submitted
    by the --conffile option.

    See "INSTALL" in doc for an overview of possible configuration options.

OPTIONS
    -V, --version
       Display version and copyright information and exit.

    -h, --help
       Display this man page and exit.

    -u, --update *version*
       Don't do a fresh install, but update from *version*.

    --conffile *filename*
       Read configuration from *filename* instead of newsstats.conf.

FILES
    bin/dbcreate.pl
        The script itself.

    lib/NewsStats.pm
        Library functions for the NewsStats package.

    etc/newsstats.conf
        Runtime configuration file.

BUGS
    Please report any bugs or feature requests to the author or use the bug
    tracker at <https://code.virtcomm.de/thh/newsstats/issues>!

SEE ALSO
    - "README" in doc

    - "INSTALL" in doc

    This script is part of the NewsStats package.

AUTHOR
    Thomas Hochstein <thh@thh.name>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
    Copyright (c) 2010-2013, 2025 Thomas Hochstein <thh@thh.name>

    This program is free software; you may redistribute it and/or modify it
    under the same terms as Perl itself.

