HOTARU CMS
Version 1.7.0 - December 2014
Version 1.6.4 - October 2014
Version 1.6.0 - September 2014
Version 1.5.2 - June 2013
Version: 1.4.2 - November 20th 2010
INSTALLATION
Please visit the appropriate documentation page for the most up-to-date version of these instructions.
Instructions last updated: July 2013
Requirements
Hotaru CMS has been tested using PHP 5.2.x~ and MySQL 5.0~.
Upgrading
- Backup your database.
- Download the latest version of Hotaru CMS.
- Sign in as admin
- Overwrite ALL the old files. If you've made any customizations, read up on the Hotaru File Organization
- Go to /install/upgrade.php and follow the steps
- When finished, delete the install folder.
First-time Installation
- Download the latest version of Hotaru CMS.
- Create a database called
hotaruin you MySQL (using phpMyAdmin or similar). - Rename
/settings_default.phpto/config/settings.php. - Open
/config/settings.phpand edit the top section with your database details and path to Hotaru, e.g.http://example.com/ - Upload the contents of the
hotarufolder to your server. - Files should have permissions set to 644 and folders should be set to 755, except...
- Set
/cacheand its sub-folders to 777 - Go to
http://example.com/hotaru/install/install.phpand follow the steps - When finished, delete the
installfolder.
Setting up your site
- Log into Admin and go to Admin -> Settings
- Change the settings as appropriate, but leave
DB_CACHEoff for now. - Download plugins from the Plugin Downloads forum, unzip and upload them to the
/content/plugins/directory. - Go to Admin -> Plugin Management and install the plugins one by one.
- Edit settings for each plugin listed in the sidebar under Plugin Settings.
- Click the site title/banner to view your changes.
- When finished, return to Admin -> Settings and set
DB_CACHEto true.
Friendly URLS
If you want to use friendly urls, rename htaccess_default to .htaccess, and edit it according to the instructions within
the htaccess file. Then go to Admin -> Settings and change the friendly urls setting to true.
Troubleshooting
If you're having trouble installing Hotaru, please post your questions with as much detail as possible in the forums. Thanks.