The installer walks through three steps:
- Requirements: the PHP version,
allow_url_fopenand the required extensions, each with a check mark. - Database: the connection details of the empty database. The installer tests them before it goes on.
- General info: the site name, the website address (the full
https://address readers will use), the administrator's email and password, and your product license code from your Envato downloads or purchase email.
When it finishes, sign in at https://your-domain.example/admin with the administrator account. An install marker in storage/app/ stops the installer from running again.
Info
If the installer fails: read storage/logs/laravel.log, then check the database connection, file ownership and the hidden files. If only /public/install works, fix the document root.
A fresh install writes outgoing email to the log file instead of sending it, and the admin dashboard says so. Set up email before inviting anyone.