Before you begin installing The Secretary double-check that your host meets the [[setup:application-requirements|requirements]]. Second, you must have the connection information to your MySQL database (contact your webhost for this information if you do not have it). You will need the following information:

- database host
- database name
- database username
- database password

===== Step 1 =====

Download the latest release from the [[http://www.secretarycms.com|website]]. When the download is finished, unzip the files. Open up your FTP program ([[tools|see here]]) and connect to your website.
===== Step 2 =====

Using your FTP program, create a new folder for The Secretary. Upload the contents of the //secretary// folder to this new folder. For example, if you would like The Secretary to be in a folder called 'cms', create that folder and upload the files there. Contact your webhost if you are unsure of this step.

**__NOTE__: You MUST create a folder for The Secretary. You cannot upload it to your root folder, as this will prevent the site from working. Your website and The Secretary files are two separate things. If you want your website to be located at www.yourdomain.com, you need to create a subfolder for The Secretary to live in.**

===== Step 3 =====

Using your FTP program, set your Secretary folder __and its contents__ (all files and folders within it) permissions to 777. This is usually done by right clicking on the file name and choosing "Get Info" or "Properties" and editing what is called "File Permissions". Other FTP programs have an option to "Chmod" a file - this is the same function.

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===== Step 4 =====

Now you are ready to complete the installation. Point your browser to [your site]/[secretary folder]/install.php and follow the instructions given. If you uploaded the files to a folder called 'cms' in the root folder of your website, you would go to www.yourdomain.com/cms/install.php.

===== Step 5 =====

After a successful installation, a file named '//site.php//' is created in the 'site' folder. Move this file to the folder where you would like your website to appear. In most cases, this will be the root folder. Rename the file to 'index.php'.

You should also delete the //install.php// file now.

===== Related Pages =====
  * [[setup:upgrading-from-2.0-to-2.1|Upgrading from 2.0 to 2.1]]