Clean installation

Post Affiliate Pro is distributed as a ZIP archive. After downloading the archive you should unzip it into some temporary path.
Then copy all files from this directory to your server (e.g. http://www.yoursite.com/affiliate/). Set permissions (CHMOD) of /accounts directory to 777.

There is an easy to use installation program, that will guide you through the process of install in few simple steps.
Steps to install the system are here:

Start Installation Program
Go to the URL http://www.yoursite.com/affiliate/install/ to start the installation wizard. The program will take you step by step through the installation of Post Affiliate Pro.

Selecting installation language

Post Affiliate Pro supports multiple languages, and it allows you to choose your language also for installation.

Installer Welcome

In the first screen the installer checks the system requirements. Some of them are mandatory, the Recommended settings don't need to be all set in order to work with the system.

Accept License

You have to enter your license ID. The license is valid only for the domain where you are currently installing the system, and it is checked with our .

You also have to read and agree with the software license.

Create database

You have to enter database connection information. Usually you can conveniently create new database and user in your webhosting control panel. If you don't know how to do it, ask your webhosting support.

Eventually, you can create database using MySql command prompt (only for experienced users):
Create a new MySql database called for example postaff
Create a new user called postaff, with password somepassword.
Grant access for user postaff to the postaff database.

// Customize to match your db_name, db_user, and db_pass.
mysql> CREATE DATABASE postaff;
mysql> GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON postaff.*
TO postaff@localhost IDENTIFIED BY
"somepasswor" WITH GRANT OPTION;

NOTE! The database does not need to be named postaff, you can choose your own database name, username and password and specify it during the installation.

When the database is created, fill the database information in this step.

Create account

In order to correctly install the system, some directory permissions have to be changed.
Directory /accounts has to be writable by PHP. To enable this, you should change it in your FTP program and set permissions to writable for all.

Installation program will check it and notify you if the directory still doesn't have the permissions to write.

In this step you can enter your name, email (username) and desired password to the merchant (admin) panel.
Please remember the username and password, otherwise you will be not able to log in to your merchant panel.

Installation completed

Congratulations, you have successfully finished the installation. Now you are ready to use the system.