NOTE: THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT POSTNUKE. PLEASE READ ALL OF IT BEFORE CONTINUING.
More detailed installation documentation is available in the Documentation Wiki at http://community.postnuke.com.
PostNuke is an open source, open development application framework for dynamic websites. The core system includes a complete API on which third party developments can build. PostNuke has a very strong community, which provides a large number of extensions to the system and a helpful support centre in the forums at http://community.postnuke.com.
We welcome contributions from anyone, regardless of skill level. Please see the contribute page on http://community.postnuke.com.
There are three installation methods for PostNuke:
To use the installer, simply visit install.php in the PostNuke root directory with your browser, e.g. http://www.example.com/install.php. If you installed PostNuke into a subdirectory 'foo' the url would be http://www.example.com/foo/install.php.
The installer provides you with instructions on the way. PostNuke require a database to be created at some point and it can save problems later if this is created by you before the install script is run. While it is possible for the PostNuke installer to attempt to create the database this will not always be successful as you will require higher access rights to the database. In most hosted environments this is not available so you must create databases through an administration control panel. If you do this, note down the database name for use in the installation.
Once the installation process is complete, you can visit your PostNuke website.
If you wish to import the SQL dump to install PostNuke manually, this can be done through a tool such as phpMyAdmin. The dump provided is from a MySQL 5.x database, and may not work with other databases, or MySQL versions. Once you have imported the SQL dump, you should manually edit config/config.php and add the appropriate database connection details in the area reserved for the 'default' connection. The values for username and password should be base64 encoded for added security (encoders are freely available on the Internet). Should you install in this manner, the administration login username is "Admin" with password "Password" (without the quotes).
Modifications to the PostNuke core system code or database are not supported. Doing so can cause extensive problems when upgrading the system in the future and therefore these 'hacks' are not recommended. PostNuke has a flexible extensions system and config override system to allow customization and we recommend you consult the developer documentation about this.
We hope you enjoy using this release of PostNuke.
Regards,
The PostNuke Team