Carefree Ad Manager
Installation
 
 

Installing Carefree Ad Manager requires putting the software files on the server and creating access to a MySQL database.

The Installation Steps

1.
Determine the directory where Carefree Ad Manager will be installed. For these instructions, we'll assume the directory is /cam

2.
Upload these files into the /cam directory. 

cam_config.php
cam_content.php
cam_functions.php
cam_pagebottom.php
cam_pagetop.php
camadmin.php
camdeliver.php
caminstall.php
camlink.php
cammanual.php

3.
Give the file cam_config.php 666 permissions. (The file will be updated during the installation, after which the permissions are set back to 644.)

4.
Prepare a MySQL database (unless a database is already available).

If you do not know how to create a database with MySQL, your hosting company should have tutorials available.

Different hosting companies do things differently. If your hosting company happens to provide you with cPanel, here is a short "how-to":

To get started, click on the "MySQL Databases" icon.

a. Create a database.

(You can use an already existing database, if you wish. In that case, skip to the next step.)

In the "Databases" section, type a name for a new database. Then click on AddDb.

Click on [go back].

b. Create a user.

(You can use an already existing user, if you wish. In that case, skip to the next step.)

In the "Users" section, type a username and password. Then click on Add User.

Click on [go back].

c. Add user to database.

(If the user is already added to the database, then this step doesn't need to be done.)

In the "Databases" section, select a user and a database. Then click on Add User to Db

5.
Type the URL of caminstall.php into your brower. Example: 

http://example.com/cam/caminstall.php

The installation page asks for:

  1. A password for the Carefree Ad Manager control panel.
  2. The MySQL host (perhaps "localhost").
  3. The MySQL database name.
  4. The MySQL user name.
  5. The MySQL user password.

When the install is successful, the page will provide a link to the control panel.

Before clicking on that link, do the next step. Do the step right away so it's not put off and forgotten.

6.
Give file cam_config.php 644 permissions. This is a security measure.

Also, either remove file caminstall.php from the server or rename it with a .txt file name extension (like caminstall.txt). This is to prevent someone from running the installation program without your permission.

Installation is complete.

The Control Panel

For reference, the control panel is the URL of the camadmin.php page loaded into your browser. Example: 

http://example.com/cam/camadmin.php

Thank You

Thank you for your purchase and use of Carefree Ad Manager.

Technical support can be obtained at the multi-domain licensed support forum.

If you wish us to install the software, send us a note from our contact page.

Will Bontrager

Copyright 2010 Bontrager Connection, LLC