Installation
Prerequisites
Before you begin the installation, ensure you have the following:
- Apache2 webserver recommended. (To check compatibility with nginx check the main platforms documentation site of bugfishCMS.)
- Apache2 modules:
rewrite
,ssl
. - Access to a MySQL database (remote or local).
- PHP 8 installed with
curl
,mysqli
, andmbstring
modules. Website will ask you for other required modules if necessary and not installed. - At least 1GB of available webspace recommended.
Installation Steps
-
Download/Clone the Repository:
- You can download the repository as a ZIP file or clone it using Git.
-
Copy Files:
- Navigate to the
/source
directory within the repository or in the choosen release. - Copy all files from the
/source
directory to your website's public html folder.
- Navigate to the
-
Configure the Website:
- Access the website through your browser.
- Follow the on-screen installation instructions to complete the setup.
Initial Login
Change the default password immediately after your first login.
After installation, log in with the default credentials:
- Username: admin
- Password: changeme