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Step 1: Download Contrexx Opensource CMS package 

Installation of contrexx cms requires a working web server such LAMP, XAMP or WAMP. If you have got a correctly configured web server continue to download the source. Unzip the downloaded source zip to DocumentRoot(Generally DocumentRoot means '../www/') of your web server.Rename the unzipped folder to "contrexx".
 

Step 2: Welcome

Now point your browser to the location where you unzipped the files. In my case it is "http://localhost/contrexx_CMS" , You will see an installation welcome screen.



When you click next, license agreement page will appear. You just accept the license, you will be redirected to System requirements check page.

Step 3: System Requirement

In this step, contrexx will check the requirements which are needed to install it. 


If your web server satisfies all the requirements. You will be allowed to the next configuration step. 

Step 4: Configuration 

In the configuration step you will be asked for the database name and the mysql username and password for creating a database and required tables with data for the project.
 
In the host name field give our host name, localhost in general. Then provide the name for the database in the next field, if you have already created a database uncheck the 'create database' and provide the name or else check it and make sure no other database exist in the server with same name. Table prefix is the text that u need to have before every table name of the database that is going to be created. In the next fields give the username and password for the MySQL server. If you want FTP connectivity check the 'use FTP' field and provided the correct details or else leave it blank. Then click next to go to the installation step.

Step 5: Installation 

In the installation step, it will check all the database details and file permission of your contrexx cms folder.
 
If you did not set file permission of the folder or did not set the database details correctly, then it will show errors. If everything is set and updated,then the above image will appear, click next to go to the system configuration step.

Step 6: System Configuration

System configuration step will ask for the administrator details and domain URL. Domain name will be "localhost", if you install it in your local server like LAMP, XAMP or WAMP.
 
You just fill all the details and click next to provide the administrator details.

Step 7: Administrator Account

It will ask to provide the administrator username and password, because this is the username and password of the administrator to enter into the contrexx admin panel.


click next to enter into the final termination step. 

Step 8: Termination 

This termination page will provide all the details you need to work in contrexx content management system.
 
This page will provide visitors area link to see the web site, and the administrator area to enter into the control panel to manage the content.

Frontend:

you just click the internet site for visitors link to view the site, the following page will appear.

 
Default theme of contrexx is shown in the image. you can create your own theme, to create new theme follow the "contrexx theme creation" tutorial.

Backend:

When you click administrator area link, you will be asked to login as admin.
 
When you login with your admin account, you will enter into the contrexx control panel.


Thats this is the area where you will manage your content.