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Mambo (formerly named Mambo Open Source or MOS) is a free software / open source content management system (CMS) for creating and managing websites through a simple web interface. It has attracted many users due to its ease of use. Mambo also includes more advanced features such as page caching to improve performance on busy sites, advanced templating techniques, and a fairly robust API.

Main Website: http://www.mamboserver.com/

Demo Website: http://www.mamboserver.com/…..

Support Forums: http://forum.mamboserver.com/

Installation

Step1: Go to the Mambo Download Center and get the latest release.

Step2: Create a fresh new database name.

Step3: Open the configuration.sample.php file and configure your database. After that save the file as configuration.php

Step4: Upload the files on your web server using a ftp client (e.g. Smart FTP)

Step5: Make sure that the configuration.php file and the following folders are writable:

administrator/backups/
administrator/components/
administrator/modules/
administrator/templates/
cache/
components/
images/
images/banners/
images/stories/
installation/langconfig.php
language/
mambots/
mambots/authenticator/
mambots/content/
mambots/editors/
mambots/editors-xtd/
mambots/search/
mambots/system/
media/
modules/
templates/
uploadfiles/

Step6: Go to yoursite.com to begin the installation.

Step7: A pre-installation check page will apear. If everything is OK click Next.

Step8: Read the license and if you agree it click Next.

Step9: Enter your database info and click Next.

Step10: Now enter your new site’s name and click Next.

Step11: Confirm the site URL, path, admin e-mail and file/directory chmods. Usually the url and path are correct. You just have to enter your e-mail address and your desired password. If the files/folders from step 5 are writable select “Don’t CHMOD files/directories (use server defaults)”. Then click next.

Congratulations! You’ve successfully installed Mambo. Don’t forget to delete the installation directory. Now you can go to the administration panel (yoursite.com/administrator/index.php) and set up your new Mambo site.

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