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Installing Dolphin
Dolphin is web-platform that must be installed to a web-server. This is a quick set of generic installation instructions. If, at any stage, you need more details use the Dolphin 7 Detailed Installation Guide.
Step 1. Check Requirements
Before installation, make sure your have the following:
- Hosting web server, complying with Dolphin System Requirements.
- Registered domain name, or IP address.
- Web server access details to MySQL, cPanel and FTP (or shell).
Step 2. Download & Extract
Download the current version of Dolphin to your local computer or directly to your hosting server. Once you have downloaded, you should decompress (unzip) the Dolphin archive file.
- Download and unzip the Dolphin package to your local computer or directly to the server.
- Create a database for Dolphin on your web server, as well as a MySQL user that will have all privileges for accessing and modifying it.
- Place Dolphin files into the desired location on your web server (root or a sub-folder).
- Run the Dolphin installation script from yoursite/install/index.php in your browser.
- Follow the instructions on the installation screen (setting permissions, specifying necessary server info, setting cron jobs).
- Log into Dolphin's Admin Panel from /administration and enter your license number (Free or commercial) into the License field of the Registration box.
- When in your Dolphin Admin Panel, you need to install the necessary modules: navigate to Tools -> Modules, check all the required ones and click Install. Go to Modules -> Orca Forum and click on a two-letter language code (en by default) next to the Compile Langs wording. Refresh.
- Go to Modules -> Flash Apps and then click Settings. Here you will have to enter your Media Server settings. Learn more about Media Server Installation here.
- All done. Enjoy!
