How do I install Pixelpost?

1. Go to pixelpost.org & download Pixelpost version 1.6.0.
2. Open the .zip file you downloaded (pixelpost_v1.6.0.zip)
3. If running Mac OS 10.4 or higher or Win XP or higher, Your computer should run you through an extraction process. After this process, open the folder that was extracted.
   
   
   

1. Setup a MySQL database.
   - Here are some steps to do that:
   
   1. a. go to: http://yourdomain/cpanel/
   2. b. enter your login information and click "ok"
      
      
      
      
      
      
   3. c. click on "MySQL" databases
      
      
      
      
      
      
   4. d. where it says "new database:", enter the name of your database.
      
   - we recommend "pixelpost"
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      e. under "current users", create a user.
      - we recommend username: "pixelpost"
      - we recommend that your password be nothing easy to remember (ex: nasdf9721af2)
      * also, keep track of the password 'til pixelpost is setup.
      - more than likely, you won't need to use this login info later on.
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      f. under "add users to your databases"
      - select user "pixelpost"
      - select database "YourUsername_pixelpost"
      - privileges - "all"
      - click "add user to database"
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
2. Edit the pixelpost.php file (located in /includes/), enter the database information there: these are the fields, where you must enter the necessary data:

   $pixelpost_db_host = "localhost"; [database host, often "localhost"]
   $pixelpost_db_user = "replace_me"; [database user]
   $pixelpost_db_pass = "replace_me"; [database user password]
   $pixelpost_db_pixelpost = "replace_me"; [database]

   If you choose another name for your Pixelpost tables, change it here,
   replace "pixelpost_" by the table-name-prefix of your choice:

   $pixelpost_db_prefix = "pixelpost_"; [table prefix, leave as is unless you
   want to install multiple blogs on the same database]
   
   

   Please Note:
   Your database and username will be your cpanel username_the name of your database/username
   example: billc_pixelpost (database) & billc_bill (username)
   
   
   
   

3. Upload the files into some directory of your liking, but keep the directory structure as it is.
   * It is not necessary to upload the directory "doc" to your webspace.
   
   
   
   

4. Set the permissions to the folder 'images' and to the folder 'thumbnails' (chmod 777)
   
   
   




5. Connect to your site and the admin section and follow the online instructions.
   (ex: www.yoursite.com/admin/install.php)