dotProject Installation

How to install dotProject on your website

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DotProject is included in the Fantastico automated installation tool. The latest version can also be downloaded from here.

Once you download the release you want, you can upload it to your account using the File Manager tool or via FTP.

Here is a short step-by-step guide how to upload the file using the File Manager tool:

1. Go to your cPanel - 'File Manager' tool

2. Click on the yellow folder next to public_html

3. Click on Upload files

Once the file is up, you need to go to the File Manager (at your cPanel) and to unpack the file in the desired folder.

Here are the instructions on how to perform the installation, once you have the files uploaded:

1. Create a new database from the cPanel - MySQL Databases Area.

2. Add an username from the cPanel - MySQL Databases Area and add it to the database.

Open in your browser the following URL: http://YourDomain/dotproject/ (provided that you have not changed the name of the dotproject folder after extracting the file content)

Click on the link saying "Click Here To Start Installation and Create One! (forwarded in 5 sec.)?" or wait 5 seconds and you will be redirected to the installation page.

3. Follow the instructions:

• Click on Start Installation button and disregard the red warnings.

• Fill in the information about your database:
• Database Host Name: localhost
• Database Name : username_database* (the name of the user for the DB you created.)

* Please note that it gets the user prefix. For example if you add database called 'dpj' and your cpanel username is 'uname' the full name of the database is uname_dpj

• Database User Name: the username that you created. (same prefix rule as the database)
• Database User Password: the password for the username.
• Leave all other settings as they are and click on install db & write config

• If you have entered all fields correctly, you should get a screen stating the installation was comleted:

• Click on "Login and Configure the dotProject System Environemnt"
• Login with Username: admin Password: passwd

• You will get a warning that the install directory is still present under your account.
• The installation directory needs to be deleted. You can do that from the File Manager by clicking on the install folder and selecting delete instead of extract as described above.

• From the Configuration menu, you need to change the value of the following:
• Company Name: Set it to your company name.
• Click on Save (bottom right corner).
• The installation is fully completed. You can now add new projects to your application.