Download Handler - Installation Instructions

Download Handler

Installation

Installing Download Handler requires putting the software files on the server and creating access to a MySQL database.

The Installation Steps

1.
Determine the directory where Download Handler will be installed. For these instructions, we'll assume the directory is /downloads

2.
Upload these files into the /downloads directory.

DownloadHandler_common.php
DownloadHandler_config.php
DownloadHandler_manual.php
DownloadHandler_pagebottom.php
DownloadHandler_pagetop.php
DownloadHandler_setupform.php
DownloadHandler.php
DownloadHandlerInstall.php
DownloadHandlerLink.php
DownloadQuickCount.php

3.
Give the file DownloadHandler_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 DownloadHandlerInstall.php into your brower. Example:

http://example.com/downloads/DownloadHandlerInstall.php

The installation page asks for:

A password for the Download Handler control panel.
The MySQL host (perhaps "localhost").
The MySQL database name.
The MySQL user name.
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 DownloadHandler_config.php 644 permissions. This is a security measure.

Also, either remove file DownloadHandlerInstall.php from the server or rename it with a .txt file name extension (like DownloadHandlerInstall.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 DownloadHandler.php page loaded into your browser. Example:

http://example.com/downloads/DownloadHandler.php

Thank You

Thank you for your purchase and use of Download Handler.

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