Install PageShift on your hosting

You only do this once for each website. If someone installed PageShift for you, skip to Sign in and out.

What you need

• Web hosting with PHP 8.1 or newer and a MySQL or MariaDB database. Most hosting plans have both (for example Hostinger, SiteGround, Namecheap or any cPanel host).
• Your domain pointed at the hosting, with SSL (https) turned on.
• The installer: the file pageshift-install-5.99.44.zip.

Step 1: Make an empty database

1. Sign in to your hosting control panel (for example hPanel or cPanel).
2. Open MySQL Databases (sometimes called Databases).
3. Create a new database and a database user, and give the user all privileges on the database.
4. Write down the database name, user name and password. You'll need them in a minute.

Step 2: Upload the files

1. Open your hosting's File Manager and go to your website's folder (often public_html). Make sure it's empty.
2. Upload pageshift-install-5.99.44.zip into that folder.
3. Extract (unzip) it there. You should see folders such as admin, app and assets, and a file called install.php, directly inside the website folder.
4. Delete the zip file.

Step 3: Run the setup wizard

1. Open your website address in your browser. The Set up PageShift wizard opens and checks your server. Every line should have a green check mark.

   

2. Under Connect the database, fill in the Database name (1), Database user (2) and Database password (3) from Step 1. Leave Database server (4) as localhost unless your host says otherwise. Click Test and connect (5).

   

3. Fill in Your site: the Site name (1), the Site address with https:// (2), the Email for notifications (3) where new leads and reports go, and your Time zone (4).

4. Make your own admin account: Your name (5), a Username (6), your Email (7) and a Password of at least 12 characters, twice (8, 9).

5. Choose How do you want to start? (10): With sample pages gives you ready-made pages to edit. Empty is best if you'll build everything yourself or import an existing website.

6. Click Create my site (11).

   

7. When it says Your site is ready, click Sign in to your dashboard.

   

Next steps

1. Sign in and take a tour of the admin.
2. Turn on the modules you need.
3. Set up email sending so your forms and receipts reach people's inboxes.