Kitbooth Content-Management-System

Download

Download the file kitbooth-installation.zip.

Installation

  1. Unzip

    Unzip the downloaded file kitbooth-installation.zip.
  2. Enter information

    Open the file config.txt within the folder kitbooth with a double click and enter the information about the database, save afterwards. Without these information Kitbooth can’t connect to the database and therefor can’t display any content. Within the file are detailed descriptions what exactly these information are.
  3. Upload

    Upload the folder kitbooth and the file .htaccess to the root folder of the webserver. The file .htaccess redirects all incoming requests in the folder kitbooth. Should Kitbooth be deactivated, this file should be deleted.
  4. Navigate

    Enter the domain name in the address bar. Kitbooth should start without error if the installation and connection to the database was successful. It should display the “404 Not Found” page in the browser. This error code confirms the system is running correctly therefor can’t find any content.
  5. Login

    The backend can be accessed when entering /backend after the domain name in the address bar. The username is user@kitbooth.com, the password is: kitbooth.
  6. Update user

    Click Benutzer in the menu on the left to manage all users. Click on the first user name user@kitbooth.com to edit the user, next change the value of E-Mail-Adresse and Passwort. Finally, press Speichern.

First steps

Hello World!

To remove the “404 Not Found” page, a first content must be created. Click Kits in the menu at top, then click Website Inhalte to manage all webpages. A click on Neuen Website Inhalt anlegen opens the interface to create a new page. For Dateiname für den Aufruf enter index, to load this content automatically, which means without specific declaration in the address bar. Therefor you should do that for all home pages. For Artikelinhalt, the content, enter “Hello World!” for instance and push the button Speichern to finish and create the first entry. After going back the home page, Kitbooth will greet the world: Hello World!