Under most circumstances, installing EasyForms is a very simple process and takes less than 10 minutes to complete. The following installation guide will help you to install EasyForms on your server.

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Installation Steps

1. Create your database

The EasyForms installer will not create your database. This must be done prior to installing the EasyForms. Make sure to write down the database name, username, password, and database host (often localhost) for the database. Make sure the database user has the proper permissions to create tables within the database.

2. Configuration file

Extract the EasyForms archive (EasyForms.zip) with any unzip program you have. In the base directory of your installation you’ll find a file called config.php. Open this file and fill in the required database and host variables:

MF_DB_NAME – Name of the database
MF_DB_USER – Database username
MF_DB_PASSWORD – Database users password
MF_DB_HOST – The host domain/IP of the database (usually localhost but not always)

An example configuration would be something like this:

• define('MF_DB_NAME', 'easyforms'); 
  define('MF_DB_USER', 'easyforms_admin'); 
  define('MF_DB_PASSWORD', 'g27xTuwys'); 
  define('MF_DB_HOST', 'localhost');

3. Upload to the server

Upload the entire EasyForms folder and files to your site folder.

4. Set folder permission

EasyForms requires the “data” folder under your EasyForms to be writable. If you are using Linux, use the chmod command (example: chmod 755 data). If you are using a Windows FTP client to upload the files, such as SmartFTP or CuteFTP or FileZilla you can simply right click to the folder and choose the chmod command and set the permission to writable.

5. Run the installer script

The installer script is located in the root of your EasyForms directory.

Run the installer via your browser and follow the instructions on the screen
(e.g. open http://www.yourdomain.com/EasyForms/installer.php – change to your own domain).

You will be prompted to enter your email address and the license number. Enter both and click the install button.

And that’s it! EasyForms should now be installed. You can login to your EasyForms panel and start creating your forms.

To login, use the email address you entered during the installation and use “machform” for the initial default password. Make sure to change the password once you are logged in.