ELMS PRO
Installation Instructions
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1. Upload files to your �p server using any FTP so�ware which you directory and this is definitely forbidden by most of hos�ng compa-
have installed at your computer (Here are tutorials on the use of sev- nies. You shouldn’t be worried about it because you can simply give
eral popular FTP clients: h�p://�phelp.secureserver.net/index.html). CHMOD 777 for the period of installa�on and right a�er installa�on
you can make the original permissions level.
2. Create empty MySQL database and add a user to this database.
Database user should have all the rights because our script will use Note 2: If you use Windows server, then you should either yourself
this user’s parameters to populate the database with needed tables give all rights to Internet Guest account for the above-men�oned
and data. folder or ask your hos�ng company to do it.
Note: To be on the safe side, it’s advised to make a backup of the Note 3: Also if you have a problem of write command, please try to
whole database at least once a month. Please don’t forget to do it. give CHMOD 777 to config.php file in script root.
Note 2: If the script by some unknown reason was not able to create 4. Go to h�p://www.yourdomain.com/install/ (where www.yourdo-
MySQL database at the very end of installa�on process, please create main.com is your site name)
a database using .sql file in /install folder
5. Install the script (info will be inserted by installa�on script and you
Note 3: Also if you have a problem of write command, please try to are just to check it up and correct if something is wrong) consis�ng of
give CHMOD 777 to config.php file in script root. the following steps:
3. Give CHMOD 777 to the folder where the script is located, and to — Introduc�on: Select language:
the following folders:
../install
../install/dump
../images
../images/captcha
../images/icon_catalog_default
../images/icon_catalog_defined
../images/icon_course_default
../images/news
../images/photos
../images/sta�s�cs
../templates and to all files within “templates” folder,
../templates_c (if you don’t have these folder in “admin” and “user”, — Check-up of PHP se�ngs (script will inform you what is not set cor-
please create them) rectly or absent):
../config.php
Note: Some�mes you will have to give CHMOD 777 to public_html
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— Database installa�on:
— Database connec�on – here you should enter se�ngs necessary
for MySQL database connec�on. MySQL database should be created
at your server prior to eLMS installa�on:
— Crea�on of administrator:
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Note: A�er installa�on you can face the following situa�on: A�er
you enter in your browser www.yoursite.com (in the case if script is
installed in your site root) you can see a blank page. Please don’t be
afraid, the possible ma�er is in not very correct server se�ngs. Just
try to enter h�p://www.yourdomain.com/index.php and you will see
your site.
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