Preparing to Install Mambo

This tutorial takes you through the steps needed when you are preparing to install Mambo on your server space.

1. Check that your server meets at least the minimum requirements for running Mambo;
2. If necessary, find out which version of Mambo is the latest, stable release. Usually, there is a forum announcement;
3. Download the latest release from the Mambo Code Forge.

Now, the next step depends on how you intend to get your files onto the server.

FTP Method of Uploading Your Mambo Files to Your Server

1. Unzip or untar the Mambo package you downloaded;
2. Login to your server space using your FTP client;
3. Upload the files to your site root (or to a directory if you wish to run Mambo in a subdomain of your site).

NOTE: You should not need to change file permissions. If you do, the general "rule of thumb" is that directories are set to 0755 permissions, files are set to 0644.

cPanel Users

1. Login to the cPanel control panel of your server space;
2. Go to the File Manager and navigate to the public_html directory;
3. Upload the Mambo distribution package (this will be in either .zip or .tar.gz format);
4. Using cPanel's unzip features, unzip/untar Mambo.

NOTE: This method is recommended as it usually prevents file ownership problems that can occur when using FTP.

Now that the files are in place, there is only one more step needed before you launch the Mambo web-based installer. We need to create a MySQL database. Read the next tutorial to find out how.