Quick Install using cPanel

cPanel is a popular control panel used by many web hosting companies. If your web host uses cPanel, you can have the best of both of the previous methods of installation, not having to FTP dozens of files, but also with no need to learn shell commands.

Part A - Uploading the files

1. Download the current version of CMS MS to your PC. Also download the checksum file. Do NOT expand (unzip) either file.

2. Log into your cPanel with the user name and password given to you by your hosting company.

3. Click the "File Manager" icon which is in the middle of the "Files" section of cPanel.

4. In File Manager, go to your public_html folder. Then click the "Upload" icon and upload the CMS MS file (but not the checksum file) to the public_html folder on your server.

5. When that is uploaded, click on the ...tar.gz file to highlight it, and then click on the "Extract" icon. In the extract window, it will already say extract to public_html, and you should leave that as is. Do the extract and all the files will be created.

6. Still in File Manager in the public_html folder, click on the "New File" icon, and create a file called config.php

Part B - File Permissions

Check with your web host and see if they are using PHP suExec. If so, you will not have to change any file permissions. If not, follow the instructions in Step 4 of the FTP instructions, except that instead of FTP, use the File Manager's "Change Permissions" icon.

Part C - Database Creation

Exit File manager, but stay logged into cPanel. In the Databases section, click on the MySQL Database Wizard icon. Follow the prompts to create a database and user name. Note that cPanel prefixes your database name and user name with the name you use to login to cPanel. For example if you create a database named "cms" the full name that will be created is "YourcPanelUserName_cms". This full name is the name that you will need to enter into the CMS MS installation below.

Part D - Complete the Install

Now you are ready to complete the installation process. Log out of cPanel and go to your website (type your domain name into your web browser). You should see the CMS Install/Upgrade page.

1. In the checksum window click the browse button and browse in your PC to the place where you downloaded the checksum file, and then click the "test" button. The checksums should match. If not you will have to re-do steps 1-7 in Part A, above.

2. In the requirements screen, you must pass all the tests with at least the minimum requirements. If you get any red "X", contact your web host with the problem.

3. You should also get a green checkmark on the umask test.

4. Set up your CMS MS admin login. For best security this should be a different user name and password from your cPanel login. The CMS MS admin account is what you use to set up your website. Once you have finished this installation, about the only reason you will need to use your cPanel account is to set up email and to check your stats (hit counts).

5. Enter the database name, database user name, and the password you created in Part C above. Remember this is the full database and user name, prefixed with your cPanel account name.

6. Success! Continue through the rest of the screens until you can log into the Admin panel and proceed to set up your website.

7. When the install is complete remember to go back to the cPanel File Manager and delete the install directory and the original CMS_MS ...tar.gz file you uploaded.

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