Installing Tiki from Fantastico

Fantastico is a cPanel (control panel) application that your web host may make available for you. This provides a graphical user interface that simplifies installation. With Fantastico, Tiki installation is a snap!

Note: Your web host may (or may not) have the latest version of Tiki available from Fantastico. It is important to keep your Tiki up-to-date. The community is continually making improvements to features and security. So even if you use Fantastico, it is a good idea to review the Manual Installation steps.

In addition to Fantastico, Tiki is also included in many other cPanel installers, such as SimpleScripts, JumpBox, and more. Check with your hosting provider for details. Although this document illustrates installing with Fantasico, the other process for other installers is similar.

1. Log into your web host's cPanel. Your cPanel URL is probably similar to: http://www.yourdomain.com/cpanel.
2. Click the Fantastico icon.
3. The Fantastico Home lists the available application on your web host.
   

   Figure: The list available applications will vary, depending on your web host.

4. In the Wiki area, select TikiWiki.
   

   Figure: On the TikiWiki install page, be sure to review the version that is being installed — make sure it is current.

5. Click New Installation.
   

   Figure: Select your installation location.

6. Enter the following information in each field on the page:
   • Install on Domain: Select the domain (if you have multiple domains with this web host) in which to install TikiWiki.
   • Install in Directory: Select a sub-directory (of the domain) in which to install TikiWiki
   
   

   Note: You can place the files in any directory on your web host, but the directory name will become part of the URL. For example, if you create a directory on your web host named tikiwiki and copy the files to it, your URL will be: http://www.yourdomain.com/tikiwiki/... . If you are going to use Tiki to power everything on your site, you can simply copy all the files to your root directory and leave the Directory field blank.

7. Click Install TikiWiki.
   

   Figure: Confirm that the information is correct.

8. Click Finish Installation. The cPanel installs TikiWiki.
   

   Figure: Confirming a successful installation.

You're done. You can log out of the cPanel and access your Tiki at the URL indicated in the final installation screen.

Continue with Welcome to Tiki.

---