How to install CMS for a novice PHP/MySQL user?
Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2005 9:11 pm
I'm trying to set up CMS Made Simple for a church organisation to replace their existing html site. Unfortunately their current hosting package doesn't allow MySQL databases, so I've currently set up a freeSQL account to prove the worth of CMS Made Simple before they switch hosts. Since I'm the one with HMTL/CSS knowledge, the whole project has fallen to me, however PHP/MySQL are beyond me at the moment, and I can't seem to find any straight forward guides to setting up MySQL and PHP for beginners.
This brings me to my current problem. I've entered my details on freeSQL and had a database(I hope) called kilgraston made by freeSQL but with no tables in it; and I've unzipped the 0.10.2 CMSMadeSimple folder to my desktop and then used Smart FTP to upload it to the webhost. However I'm stuck at Step 2 in the Install guide, so is there any straight forward guides to setting this up - preferably with pretty pictures
- or can anyone guide me through the process of setting up CMS made simple and the MySQL database it needs?
Thanks
This brings me to my current problem. I've entered my details on freeSQL and had a database(I hope) called kilgraston made by freeSQL but with no tables in it; and I've unzipped the 0.10.2 CMSMadeSimple folder to my desktop and then used Smart FTP to upload it to the webhost. However I'm stuck at Step 2 in the Install guide, so is there any straight forward guides to setting this up - preferably with pretty pictures

Thanks