==== Manual Installation ====


|Before installation, please make sure that your server completely meets our [[http://www.oxwall.org/hosting|server requirements]].|

1. Go to [[http://www.oxwall.org/|Oxwall official site]].

2. Download Oxwall software [[http://www.oxwall.org/download|here]].

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3. Upload it to your hosting account root folder (for ex.: /public_html/, /httpdocs/,etc.) via FTP

4.1. Go to Cpanel > File Manager and Extract the archive

4.2. If you don't have Cpanel installed for your hosting server, login to your server account via SSH. Go to the folder containing the package archive using a cd command.

Use the following command to unpack the archive: **unzip package-name.zip**

5. Go to Cpanel and create a new MySQL database. Create a database user. Add the user to the database. Give all privileges to the user.

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6. Type www.yoursite.com/install in your browser.

  * Enter your site information.

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  * Enter your Database access details.

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  * Copy and paste the code replacing the existing one with ow_includes/config.php file.

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|**Note: Don't forget to set up a [[install:cron|cron job]].**|


Click the 'Continue' button.

  * Select which plugins should be installed on your site. And click the 'Finish' button.

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//The installation process has been successfully completed.// 

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7. Don't forget to set up a Cronjob. Follow [[install:cron|this manual]].

==== What's next? ====

  - [[http://docs.oxwall.org/install:plugin| Install more plugins]]
  - [[http://docs.oxwall.org/install:cloud_hosting| Setup storing site's static data on a cloud storage like Amazon EC2]]