la.plume micro CMS

la.plume CMS Installation

Important!

The system is for use on web hosting packages running APACHE web server because la.plume micro CMS requires .htaccess (supplied). Apache is the most popular server software in use today.

The folders and files

The folders and files listed here are contained in the download folder laplume-v4.1. As explained below, upload only the folders and files, not the download folder itself.

Installation

la.plume Micro CMS can be installed in the main web 'root' or in a (sub)folder named /laplume/ in the main web root.

http://www.example.com/ or
http://www.example.com/laplume/

Then edit the settings file and the .htaccess file to suit:

(1) settings.php

(In /CMS/INC folder)

Edit as required.

(2) .htaccess

(In the download folder - if you cannot see it, read this »)

Hash (#) / unhash lines as required, depending on whether you are installing the system in the web root or in a folder named /laplume/ - if you are installing la.plume Micro CMS in the web root you don't need to edit the .htaccess file. Read more about the .htaccess file »

(3) tracking.php

(In /CMS/INC folder)

Add your visitor tracking script (optional).

(4) password.php (for site admin)

(In /CMS/ADMIN folder)

Choose a long password with UPPER and lower case letters plus some numbers, eg:

7jr93Ej34F9L2kwM3i32Qrp

Enter the password here to encrypt it. Remember the original password because that, not the encrypted version, is required to login to the admin pages.

Line 3 - write your encrypted password between the quotes.

(5) Upload to your web space

Upload (FTP) the following folders and files to your website root folder or into a (sub)folder named /laplume/ in the main web root, depending on where you want to install the system.

• The cms folder and all the folders and files inside it
• The img folder and all the files inside it
• The .htaccess file
• The contact.php file

Exclude contact.php if you don't require it.

(6) File permissions

Two files to be given permissions on the server:

/cms/index.txt (CHMOD 666)
/cms/inc/stylesheet.css (CHMOD 666)

If you receive a "cannot open" error when creating new pages your server may require additional permissions:

/CMS folder CHMOD 777
/CMS/COMMENTS folder CHMOD 777
/IMG folder CHMOD 777

Then visit http://www.yourdomain.com/cms/admin/ to begin creating web pages.

(7) Note!

To upgrade the default installation

Download and install the files again but DO NOT overwrite or delete any .php or .txt suffixed files in the /cms/ folder or anything in the /cms/comments/ folder. The same applies to the /img/ folder but upload the new versions of the following images:

Note: if you have customised the original stylesheet and logo, DO NOT overwrite:

As always with websites, it is prudent to back everything up from time to time.

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