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Follow these steps to install Blesta on your server.
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1. Download Blesta
Visit https://account.blesta.com/ and click "Downloads", then click to download the latest version.
2. Unzip the Archive
Unzip the Blesta archive (.zip) file using your favorite compression utility. On Windows, right click and select "Extract All". If downloading directly to a Linux server, run unzip filename.zip in your shell.
3. Upload & Launch Installer
Upload the contents of the public_html directory to your server where you will be accessing Blesta, and open this directory in your web browser. Follow the directions presented to complete your installation.
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There are a number of configuration settings that may be set before or after installation.
Requiring index.php in URLs
By default Blesta does not include index.php as part of any URL request, thanks to the use of .htaccess mod_rewrite rules. If your server does not support mod_rewrite Blesta requires index.php to be included in all URLs. To force Blesta to include index.php in all URLs simply rename or delete the .htaccess file included with Blesta in your root web directory.
Changing the path to the Admin area
By default the path to the Admin area begins with /admin/. To change this locate routes.php in /installpath/config/routes.php and modify the value of the "Route.admin" configuration. For example, to change the path of the admin area to /staff/ set the following:
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Changing the path to the Client area
By default the path to the Client area beings with /client/. To change this locate routes.php in /installpath/config/routes.php and modify the value of the "Route.client" configuration. For example, to change the path of the client area to /customers/ set the following:
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