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After thoroughly understanding Sitecore architecture and reading installation documentation, a basic installation plan should be defined. Before attempting to install Sitecore, determine the following:

• Project name and acronym, for instance ProjectName
   
• Acronym/prefix, for instance PN
   
• Target installation file system root, for instance C:\inetpub\wwwroot\ProjectName
   
• Sitecore installation media for the appropriate version
   
• Database technology (SQL Server 2000, 2005 or Express, SQLite, MySQL or Oracle locally or on a remote server)
   
• Appropriate Sitecore License
   
• Hardware
   
• Administrative access to machines and databases
   
• Access to Sitecore Developer Network (http://sdn.sitecore.net) – contact a local sales office or partner manager
   
• IIS configuration (host headers, etc.)
   
• Network architecture, release management and project configuration (see Team Development with Sitecore article)

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