{"id":65,"date":"2026-01-21T14:57:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T14:57:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.posadoble.eu\/en\/?page_id=65"},"modified":"2026-04-23T13:39:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T13:39:44","slug":"installation-windows","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.posadoble.eu\/en\/installation-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"Installation Windows"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to install Posadoble on Windows - step-by-step\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HueMv1tJ9Vk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Install webserver and database FIRST!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Posadoble is web application, which means: it needs a webserver (Apache &amp; PHP) and a database (MariaDB or MySQL) to run.<br>This can be achieved via a PHP hosting company, you can run it on your local computer or local network server, even some NASses (like Synology) have these programs installed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you want to host your database and webserver locally, you can download these programs in one convenient package with a handy Graphical User Interface control panel.<br>Here are 2 packages that basically do the same thing:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>XAMPP (download via: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apachefriends.org\/\">https:\/\/www.apachefriends.org\/<\/a>). XAMPP is free and works on Windows, Mac and Linux.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WAMP (download via: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wampserver.com\/en\/\">https:\/\/www.wampserver.com\/en\/<\/a>). WAMP is free, but works only on Windows.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Make sure to start the following services in the XAMPP\/WAMP control panel <strong>every<\/strong> time your computer starts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Apache<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>MySQL or MariaDB<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Install CMS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To install the CMS itself:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Download <\/strong>Posadoble via our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.posadoble.eu\/en\/download\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"17\">download page<\/a>.<br>On Github click on the green button \u201ccode\u201d and select \u201cDownload zip\u201d from the pull down menu that appears.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Extract the zip file <\/strong>to your computer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Upload the files to your host,<\/strong> i.e. with FTP.\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Look for the \u201cpublic\u201d directory that corresponds with your webhost.<\/strong><br>You can recognize this directory by searching for a index.html file that is inside, which is automatically installed when installing Apache.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This is directory often called \u201chtml\u201d, \u201cpublic_html\u201d, \u201cpublic\u201d, \u201chtdocs\u201d, \u201cwww\u201d or \u201cwww_docs\u201d (depending on the hosting company)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The location is often \u201cc:\\xampp\\htdocs\u201d when using XAMPP on Windows.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The location is often \u201c\/var\/www\/html\u201d on Linux.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Copy the contents of the \u201cpublic\u201d directory from your ZIP file into the public directory you looked up in step 3.1.<\/strong><br>This makes only the files available to everyone that need to be exposed for the app to operate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Copy all the other directories one directory-level below the public directory from step 3.1.<\/strong><br>This makes files invisible that don\u2019t need to be exposed to everyone, like the configuration and logfiles.<br>You could choose other locations on the computer for these directories when you edit the bootstrap.php file in directories which locates the bootstrap_app.php file which boots the actual application.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Run the installer:<\/strong> http(s):\/\/[host.com]\/install\/index.php<br>When you use XAMPP, the address is: http:\/\/<strong>localhost<\/strong>\/install<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Choose the option \u201cinstall\u201d<\/strong> and follow the steps in the installer.<br>The installer will automatically:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>create configuration files<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>create a database<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>insert data in the database (like countries and languages)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>create a new user. You can choose your own username and password to log in.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Log in<\/strong>.<br>In the last screen of the installer, you\u2019ll see an installation report and a button to log in.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Note down the details shown in this screen, most notably: admin panel url (which is different for each installation), username and password.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the button \u201cLog in\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You will be taken to the login screen of the admin panel where you can enter your username and password.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Add extra IP addresses<\/strong><br>When you log in to the Admin Panel, Posadoble looks at a list of approved IP addresses to keep unwanted visitors out.<br>By default only the IP address from which you installed the application is approved to log in.<br>To add extra IP addresses:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>log in to the admin panel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>go to the main menu on the left side: click \u201cSecurity\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>tab: \u201cwhitelist\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>button \u201cadd\u201d.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Sending email on Windows<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want Posadoble to be able to send you emails, follow this tutorial: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archimedescms.com\/en\/send-emails-xampp-windows\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">send emails on Windows with XAMPP<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Install password<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The installer is protected with a \u201cinstall password\u201d to prevent accidents with malicious actors when you forget to disable the installer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>On each install, the install-password will change for security reasons<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When you first install Posadoble a new install-password is automatically choosen for you and temporarily stored in the session,<br>so you won\u2019t be prompted for it.<br>But when you want do change your installation, you will be asked for this install-password.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find install password here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Go to the settings screen in the admin panel<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tab \u201cmaintenance\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Section \u201cinstaller\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upgrade<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To upgrade Posadoble:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enable the installer\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>go to the settings screen in the admin panel,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>tab \u201cmaintenance\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click \u201cenable installer\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Copy the installer password<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Start the installer by clicking on \u201cstart installer\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>in the menu, choose: \u201cupgrade\u201d and click \u201cnext\u201d.<br>When you are prompted for the install password, paste it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Uninstall<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To uninstall Posadoble:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Enable the installer\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>go to the settings screen in the CMS,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>tab \u201cmaintenance\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click \u201cenable installer\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Copy the installer password<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Start the installer by clicking on \u201cstart installer\u201d.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>in the menu, choose: \u201cuninstall\u201d.<br>When you are prompted for the install password, paste it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>choose: \u201cuninstall\u201d from the menu, and click \u201cnext\u201d\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>this will remove database data<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>remove all uploaded files from your webhost \/ local computer.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. Install webserver and database FIRST! 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