If you want to use Concrete5 to build your website, you can manually install it on a Linux hosting plan. The hosting account must already be set up before you can install any third-party applications. See Set up my Web & Classic Hosting account for more information.
To Manually Install Concrete5 on Your Hosting Account
- Create a MySQL database. For more information, see Create MySQL or MS SQL databases. Note your database user name and password.
- Once your database has set up, locate its host name. For more information, see Viewing Your Database Details with Shared Hosting Accounts.
- Download the latest version of Concrete5 here.
- Upload the
ZIP
file to your hosting account. For more information, see Move my cPanel website with FTP and FileZilla or Upload files.Note: If you want to make Concrete5 your website's home page, install it in the root of your hosting account.
- Unarchive the
ZIP
file to the directory where you want to install Concrete5. For more information, see Unzip files. - Select the
php5.ini
file installed at the root level, and then click Edit. - Add this line of code to the file:
cgi.fix_pathinfo = 1
If there is already a line with the cgi.fix_pathinfo
variable set to 0
, change the 0
to a 1
. - Click Save File.
Note: This setting affects all PHP scripts on the hosting account. Enabling it might interfere with other applications you have installed.
- Browse to the Web URL you installed Concrete5 to. Complete the following fields on the installation screen:
- Name Your Site — Enter a name for the site. This is typically the domain name, or the company name.
- Your Email Address — Enter in the email address for the site owner or administrator.
- Server — Enter your database's host name.
- MySQL Username — Enter your database's user name.
- MySQL Password — Enter your database's password.
- Database Name — Enter your database's user name again.
- Install sample content — (Optional) Select if you want sample content installed on your site. Sample content gives you an example of how different types of content is used throughout the application.
- Click Install Concrete.
- A congratulations message displays, along with a temporary admin password.
- Click Continue to your site.
Concrete5 is now installed. For more information on using the application, visit Concrete5.org.