Files Monitor - Installation Instructions

Files Monitor

Installation

Note: This version of Files Monitor is for PHP 7+. If the PHP on your server is earlier then version 7, get in touch with us via the willmaster.com contact page so we can provide you with the files for running with PHP 5.

Installing Files Monitor requires putting the software files on the server, running the installation software where a control panel password is specified and also either

specifying the WordPress database
– or –
creating and specifying a separate MySQL database.

The Installation Steps

Step 1.
Determine the directory where Files Monitor will be installed.

Note: It is recommended to not install Files Monitor in the directory where WordPress is installed. The reason is that hackers' software may look for this Files Monitor software and try to disable it. For the same reason, it is also prudent not to install Files Monitor in the directory assumed in these instructions, but to determine a directory name for yourself.

For these instructions, we'll assume the directory where Files Monitor will be installed is /fm

Step 2.
Upload these files into the /fm directory.

FilesMonitor.php
FilesMonitorInstall.php
FilesMonitor_common.php
FilesMonitor_config.php
FilesMonitor_MySQLclass.php
FilesMonitor_pagebottom.php
FilesMonitor_pagetop.php
FilesMonitor_scheduled.php
FilesMonitor_throbber.php

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

Step 4.
Decide to either

use the WordPress database (if you have WordPress installed)
– or –
prepare a separate MySQL database or decide to use an existing database.

If using the WordPress database, the rest of this step 4 can be skipped.

If preparing a separate MySQL database, continue with this step 4.

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 substep b.)

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 substep c.)

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, 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

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

http://example.com/fm/FilesMonitorInstall.php

Click the tab of the the database you wish to use, either the WordPress database or a separate MySQL database.

If using the WordPress database, the installation page asks for:

A password for the Files Monitor control panel.
The subdirectory where WordPress is installed.
A table name prefix. (To prevent name clashes with other tables that may be in the same database.)

Otherwise, if using a separate MySQL database, the installation page asks for:

A password for the Files Monitor control panel.
The MySQL host (perhaps "localhost", but verify).
The MySQL database name.
The MySQL user name.
The MySQL user password.
A table name prefix. (To prevent name clashes with other tables that may be in the same database.)

Click the Install button to complete the installation. When 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.

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

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

http://example.com/fm/FilesMonitor.php

Multiple Installations

To install more than one instance of Files Monitor for the same domain, put each installation in a different subdirectory.

Important: When running the FilesMonitorInstall.php installation software, give each Files Monitor installation a different table name prefix — to prevent the tables of the several installations from corrupting each other.

Thank You

Thank you for your use of Files Monitor.

Technical support can be obtained at the multi-domain and WebSite's Secret licensed support forum.

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

Will Bontrager