Installation
FMS is among the easiest management systems to install. Here's a quick guide to get you up and running from download to logging in, all in 10 minutes or less.
Installing FMS
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Download Fixtatik MS v1.5.0 from http://fixtatik.com/projects/fms/download.
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Unzip the .ZIP archive to a convenient location on your computer.
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Open the config.php file in your favorite text or HTML editor. Change the hostname, database name, username and password to reflect your MySQL server.
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Login to your FTP client, and upload FMS to your server. You can put FMS in its own folder (i.e., example.com/fms/), or you can put it in the root directory of your site (i.e., example.com/).
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Open your web browser and go to the folder where you've uploaded FMS. You'll be taken to the dead-simple installation page.
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Type in a username and your email address and push enter. You should use a valid email address, as FMS will send you a temporary password, and will also send you a new password if you ever forget yours.
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Go to http://example.com/path/to/fms/admin/login to login to your admin panel and begin using FMS.
Installing FMS in a sub-directory, running in the root directory
If you've chosen to install FMS to a sub-directory (i.e., example.com/fms/) but would like to run it on your main site, you'll need to change a couple things.
Edit your site URL
To start, in your admin panel, go to Settings > Settings. Change "Site URL" to your root directory (there should be nothing after your domain name). It should look like http://example.com/.
In your FTP browser, go to the directory where you've installed FMS. Download the .htaccess file and the index.php file to your computer. Open both in a text or HTML editor (you may have to enable hidden files to show if you can't see the .htaccess file).
Change the .htaccess file
Change /path/to/fms/ to /:
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c> RewriteEngine On RewriteBase /path/to/fms/ RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d RewriteRule . index.php [L] </IfModule>
Change the index.php file
Change the index.php file to reflect your FMS directory.
<?php require_once('path/to/fms/includes/index.php'); ?>
Save the changes
After you've finished editing both files, upload them to the root directory of your site (i.e., example.com/) and delete the .htaccess and index.php files in your FMS directory.
Your admin panel will now be at http://example.com/admin/dashboard.
