1. Install

Recommended Specifications

• PHP >= 7.2
• mod_rewrite

Installing from release

Releases are pre-bundled with required dependencies for a drag and drop installation and do not require use of Composer on the command line.

1. Simply download the latest release
2. Extract the zip file
3. Upload the contained files in to the directory you wish your blog to run from
4. Edit config file as required (see: Config)

Installing from repo

If you download Nicholas from a development branch (master included) then you will need to install the required dependencies via Composer.

1. Download repository
2. Upload the contained files in to the directory you wish your blog to run from
3. From this directory, run composer install via command line
4. Edit config file as required (see: Config)

Config

There are a handful of basic configuration options available in config.php to get your blog going.

Running Nicholas from a sub-directory

If you are running Nicholas from a sub-directory (eg. yourdomain.com/blog/) then you must update the BASE_URL option to the directory name with a trailing slash (eg. blog/)