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#Quick Install via FTP using Configuration Wizard

This guide is specific to installing Melody using FTP and using the Configuration Wizard to create the config.cgi file. More detailed installation guides are available.

First, check Getting Ready to Install for needed tools and preparatory steps.

Install Melody via FTP and the Configure Wizard

1. Download the latest release of Melody: Melody if you haven't already.
2. Un-compress the downloaded melody-v1.x.zip (or melody-v1.x.tar.gz) archive. Usually just double-click on it.
3. Upload (or move) the static directory (melody-v1.x/mt-static) via FTP to the web root of the website.
4. Update permissions for mt-static/support directory to 755. More about file permissions.
5. Upload the application directory (melody-v1.x) without the static directory (melody-v1.x/mt-static) via FTP to the cgi-bin directory. Rename the application directory from "melody-v1.x" to "m".
6. Create a Melody configuration file using the Configuration Wizard. Access the Melody application (url will be similar to http://www.domain.com/cgi-bin/m/index.cgi) and Melody will redirect you to the Configuration Wizard if Melody can't locate the config.cgi configuration file.
7. Create the administrator account. Click "Continue".
8. Create the first website. Click "Finish". Melody will then initialize the database with all the configuration options and settings specified.
9. Click "Sign into Melody"... you've installed Melody.

Warning: because the check.cgi script displays server details which could be useful to a hacker, it is recommended that this script be removed or renamed. If renamed, use the CheckScript directive so that Melody knows where the script was moved.

Next Steps

• Create pages in the website
• Create entries in the blog
• Complete your profile, etc.

 

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Credits

• Author: Six Apart Ltd, Violet Bliss Dietz
• Edited by: Violet Bliss Dietz