Create a working environment

Use the instructions below to set up an r3 working environment:

Create an r3 working directory:
```
$ mkdir ~/r3
```
Have r3 prepare the directory for you.
```
$ r3 setup setuphome ~/r3
```
Create an environment variable to remind r3 where its home is.
```
$ export R3HOME=~/r3
```
Set up your databases:
1. To use r3 against MySQL, edit $R3HOME/r3.conf.xml and change the<DB> section to refer to mysql with the appropriate host, dbname etc.
  
  Note
  
  If you are setting up the MySQL database yourself, ensure that you have correct permissions, etc, and that a MySQL server is running.
2. For either MySQL or SQLite, create local databases using the $R3HOME environment variable.
```
$ r3 setup installdb
```

	Note
If you are setting up the MySQL database yourself, ensure that you have correct permissions, etc, and that a MySQL server is running.

Create your product, intl, and target:

$ r3 dim product create myproduct
$ r3 dim intl create us
$ r3 target create myproduct/us/index.html

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