How to Install ExpressionEngine

I am making a couple of assumptions with this tutorial. First there are so many different hosts and they each have their own way of creating databases so we are assumming that you already have a database created and that you know the location, database name, database username, and the database password. From there let’s get started on installing EE!

Upload Files

Use your favorite FTP (file transfer protocol) software to upload the ExpressionEngine files to your web hosting. Blatant Transmit Plug!

Navigate

Once all of the files are uploaded open up your favorite web browser and navigate to the folder that you placed them in. For instance, for the purposes of this tutorial I created a folder titled installeetutorial in my demos sub domain. You may not have a folder that you uploaded them to if you placed them in the root directory of your hosting. If so then you would just navigate to http://www.somedomainhere.com. The EE system will automatically redirect you to the install.php file… And here we go!

ExpressionEngine Installation Wizard

This is the first EE window that you will encounter. They have installation instructions too! But theirs don’t have these cool images in them for the visual learners like me.

Are you ready?

If so then click the magic button and away we go!

License Agreement

The good folks over at EllisLab make some great software don’t they? Please don’t steal from them. If you are using their software for commercial purposes then the money they charge is well worth it.

Do you agree?

Make sure to change the radio button to the "I Agree" entry and then click on the submit button.

Move the System?

If you want to you can gain a bit of security by moving all of the system files. For the purposes of this tutorial though we will leave it as is. Click on the Submit button.

Server Settings

Most of the settings under server settings should be correct. You will want to add the email address of the webmaster.

Database Settings

Remember those assumptions? You will notice the red boxes where you have mentioned the bits of information you will need. For most hosting the location will be localhost. But for some shared hosting plans (Godaddy comes to mind) the database location may be a remote server. The username, password and database name were generated by you when you created the database. Go ahead and fill those in.

Trust EllisLab

We like to trust the folks at EllisLab on this one. SHA1 all the way baby!

Admin Account Settings

Here is where you will create your account for accessing the control panel for EE. The username and password will be used to log in at http://www.somedomainhere.com/system. Your email address will receive any notifications the system sends. Your screen name is what others will see when you write an article. And the Name of your site is the long name that you want to appear in the Title portion of browser windows.

Localization Settings

Tell em where you are located. Me? I am in the Central Time zone for the U.S.

This is where we come in.

This tutorial is based on installing the default install but we would be remiss if we did not mention that we have templates that would come in handy right about now in the instructions

Click Here to Install

By clicking the button you should be done.

Congrats!

You are done! By clicking on the view site link you will see the default installation of EE. By clicking on the Control Panel link you will sent to the log in page. Either way you will need to use your FTP program to log into your hosting space and delete the install.php file. This is a security risk if you leave it up there.

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