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Installation instructions for HotPlug CMS
01 September 2005
HotPlug CMS is Free Software released under the GNU/GPL License.
Getting started
First, you must have the core environment for HotPlug CMS
- Apache Web server - http://www.apache.org
- MySQL Database - http://www.mysql.com
- PHP 4.1.0 or above - http://www.php.net
- Operating System: All 32-bit MS Windows (95/98/NT/2000/XP), All BSD Platforms (FreeBSD/NetBSD/OpenBSD/Apple Mac OS X), All POSIX (Linux/BSD/UNIX-like OSes), OS Portable (Source code to work with many OS platforms)
Getting HotPlug CMS
- You will find the latest version at http://sourceforge.net/projects/hotplugcms/
- Download the HotPlugCMS_VERSION.tar.gz package.
Setting Up The Database
Import the SQL file "e.g. UNIX - /usr/local/www/includes/db/dbHotPlugCMS.sql" using phpMyAdmin or any MySQL administration tool.
Setting up HotPlug CMS
- You can run HotPlug CMS as a full site e.g. http://www.mysite.com, or you can run it in a subdirectory of another site e.g. http://www.mysite.com/hotplugcms/
- Make a directory for the web site files: "e.g. UNIX - /usr/local/www/" if you want to run HotPlug CMS as a full site. "e.g. UNIX - /usr/local/www/hotplugcms" if you want to run it in a subdirectory of another site.
- HotPlug CMS is packaged in gzip and tar format. Untar or using Winzip uncompress the distribution file into the directory your created above: e.g. tar -xvfz HotPlugCMS_VERSION.tar.gz -C /usr/local/www/ (Make sure you have a trailing slash).
- Edit the configurations files "e.g. UNIX - /usr/local/www/includes/class/config.inc" and "e.g. UNIX - /usr/local/www/administration/NAME OF YOUR MAIN TABLE/settings.php" (by default tblcontent).
Logging into the administration site
Go to http://www.mysite.com/administration/
Login : admin@yoursite.com
Password : admin
When you login to the administration section of HotPlug CMS for the first time, remember to change the email address of the administrator to your own and the password to your own.