2.14.4.1. Install MODX

See CMS auto-install.

1. Download from official site to your PC archive with the distribution of current version of MODX.
2. Place the distribution files on the hosting:
   1. Using file-manager or any FTP client, upload the archive to the root directory of the previously added site.
   2. Extract the downloaded archive using file manager.
   3. Move the entire contents of the modx-X.X.X-pl subdirectory (where X.X.X is the MODX version number) to the site root directory.
   4. Rename the two files ht.access to .htaccess:
      1. In the site root directory.
      2. In the core subdirectory.
3. Prepare database:
   • If there are no databases available, create a new one.
   • If there is an unused database, you can clear it and use it.

1. Open the site in a browser by adding setup to its address (example — example.com/setup).
2. Select a language and click "Next":
3. Select "New Installation", specify advanced options and click "Next":
   • "New folder permissions" — 0750.
   • "New file permissions" — 0640.
   • "Send X-Powered-By Header" — disabled (recommended for security reasons).
4. Specify the database connection settings and click "Test":
   • "Database type" — "mysql".
   • "Database host" — database host.
   • "Database name" — database name.
   • "Database login name" — database user login.
   • "Database user password" — database user password.
   • "Table prefix" — the standard modx_ or any other prefix of your choice.
5. Select the connection encoding, collation and click "Test":
   • "Connection character set" — "utf8mb4".
   • "Collation" — "utf8mb4_general_ci".
6. Fill in email, login, password of the administrator (used to access the admin panel of the site) and click "Next":
7. View the results of the checks and click "Install":
8. Wait for the installation to complete and click "Next":
9. Enable the deleting of setup files and click "Login":
10. Check the site operation.