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-# Velox MVA Framework
+# Velox Server
 
-Velox is intended as a streamlined client/server data retrieval and communication platform for websites and progressive
-web apps. While designed mainly for a LAMP backend, Velox also wraps SQL Server and ODBC connections into a single
-platform-agnostic class structure that eliminates the need to juggle syntax when using multiple data sources. Velox is
-comprised of both front end and back end components, designed to communicate with each other over AJAX, but decoupled in
-such a way that each can be used independently if necessary. Used as a whole, Velox simplifies development by
-implementing a CRUD interface on the front end and automating the data flow up to and back from the back-end database.
-The client-side component communicates with the server-side component by way of an API endpoint that parses the request
-and dynamically includes the appropriate query definition file, which can be set up using the provided template with only
-the sample SQL replaced. This allows the back-end developer to work almost entirely in SQL and build the necessary
-datasets to pass to the front-end with minimal effort. This repository contains the server-side component of this
-framework.
+Velox Server is the primary server-side component of the [Velox MVA](https://github.com/KitsuneTech-com/Velox-MVA)
+framework. It provides a platform-agnostic class structure that eliminates the need to juggle syntax when accessing
+multiple data sources, including MySQL/MariaDB, Microsoft SQL Server, and ODBC-compatible sources. The Model class
+also allows for additional data caching, manipulation, and export of the retrieved datasets.
 
 ## Requirements
-The eventual goal is to make this framework as portable and platform-agnostic as possible. At this early stage in
-development, however, the focus is currently on a LAMP server architecture. The particular requirements for the
-server-side component are as follows:
+Velox Server has been built to be as portable and platform-agnostic as possible, though it has yet to be tested on
+non-POSIX systems. (Users are welcome to try this at their own risk, and feedback in such cases is welcome.) The
+minimum software requirements for Velox Server are as follows:
 
 * PHP 8.0.2+, with Composer 2.0+
   * One or more of the following extensions, depending on the database engine to be used:
     * MySQL / MariaDB: either mysqli or pdo_mysql
     * Microsoft SQL Server: either sqlsrv or pdo_sqlsrv (note: either of these require the Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL
       Server.)
     * ODBC: either odbc or pdo_odbc, along with the necessary drivers for the desired connection
-  * The xmlwriter extension, if the server-side component is to be used without the client-side component and XML output
-    is needed
-* A web server that supports PHP server-side scripting (Apache 2.4+ is specifically supported, but NGINX, IIS, and others
-  may work as well)
+  * The xmlwriter extension, if Velox Server is to be used standalone and XML output is needed
+* Certain forms of output may require a web server that supports PHP server-side scripting (Apache 2.4+ is specifically
+  supported, but NGINX, IIS, and others may work as well)
 
 ## Note for Developers and Potential Contributors
-This framework is still in development, and is not at present suitable for integration into any serious project. When
-ready, it will be released under a permissive open-source license (which specific license is still under consideration),
-without cost. Because this is being developed for common use, any feature requests are welcome and will be considered on
-their merits. Feel free to drop any such requests in Issues or Discussions.
-
-## Disclaimer
-As mentioned in the note above, this is under active development, and as such there is absolutely no warranty of fitness
-of use. If you use any part of this framework prior to official release, you do so at your own risk. Anyone who
-contributes code to this project does so without assuming any liability for damages that might result from its use prior
-to official release.
+As an open source project, the Velox MVA and its components (including Velox Server) have been developed for common
+use, and any feature requests are welcome and will be considered on their merits. Feel free to drop any such requests
+in Issues or Discussions. Those wishing to make contributions to the code base should read the
+[Contribution Guidelines](https://github.com/KitsuneTech-com/Velox-Server/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md) for more details
+on how to do so.