ELMS PRO

Installation Instructions

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1. Upload files to your �p server using any FTP so�ware which you
have installed at your computer (Here are tutorials on the use of sev-
eral popular FTP clients: h�p://�phelp.secureserver.net/index.html).
2. Create empty MySQL database and add a user to this database.
Database user should have all the rights because our script will use
this user’s parameters to populate the database with needed tables
and data.
directory and this is definitely forbidden by most of hos�ng compa-
nies. You shouldn’t be worried about it because you can simply give
CHMOD 777 for the period of installa�on and right a�er installa�on
you can make the original permissions level.
Note 2: If you use Windows server, then you should either yourself
give all rights to Internet Guest account for the above-men�oned
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
MySQL database at the very end of installa�on process, please create
a database using .sql file in /install folder
Note 3: Also if you have a problem of write command, please try to
give CHMOD 777 to config.php file in script root.
4. Go to h�p://www.yourdomain.com/install/ (where www.yourdo-
main.com is your site name)
5. Install the script (info will be inserted by installa�on script and you
are just to check it up and correct if something is wrong) consis�ng of
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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