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Frontdesk Installation, Setup, and Use

With this guide and Frontdesk's automated installation helper, you should get up and running in less than 5 minutes.

Here's what you need to install Frontdesk:

Here's what you need to know about your website's MySQL database setup:

Note: You can get this information from your web host if you don't already have it.

How to install Frontdesk:

Extract the zip file containing the Frontdesk files to your desktop. There should now be a folder named frontdesk on your desktop.
Use your FTP client to upload the entire frontdesk folder to your web server. Upload it into the same folder where your site's home page is located.
Now that the files are on your server, you can use your web browser to access your Frontdesk control panel for the first time. Do so by going to the following URL (Replace "example.com" with your site's domain name):
```
http://example.com/frontdesk/app/admin.php
```
You should be greeted by the Frontdesk installation helper.

Note: If you get a "404 Page Not Found" error, check your spelling and make sure the "frontdesk" folder is in the same directory as your site's home page.
Click the "Start Setup" button to continue to the next page. Enter your MySQL database information, and click the "Test database connection" button.

You should land on a page indicating the test was successful.

Note: If you got an error after the test, check to be sure all the database information you entered is correct. If you're not sure, your host can provide you with the correct database configuration details.
Click the "Install Frontdesk" button to have Frontdesk create its database tables and install itself.
That's it - Frontdesk is installed and you've landed on the control panel login page.