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Introducing Mambo Open Source

As its name refers to, an Open Source Content Management System, who’s aim to help you create your own website in an easy yet efficient way. Mambo’s power also lies in it’s modules which can add to your CMS powerful tools that will surely help you manage you website in a professional way.

The following article is a step-by-step procedure that will guide you through the process of installation Mambo Open Source, manually and automatically, in addition to advanced explanations of some of the best features that comes with this CMS.

Installing Mambo using Fantastico De Luxe

• Step 1: Login to your Admin cPanel http://www.yourdomain.com/cpanel
• Step 2: Locate and click on the Fantastico De Luxe Icon
• Step 3: Under the “Content Management” section, find and click on “Mambo Open Source”
• Step 4: In the right panel, select “New Installation”.
• Step 5: on page 1 of the installation process, you will be prompted for the installation directory. To have Mambo installed on your website’s main page (http://www.yourdomain.com) leave it blank else, insert the directory of your choice (http://www.yourdomain.com/mambo). Also fill out the Admin access data. Finally, click on “Install Mambo Open Source”.

• Step 7: Click on “Finish Installation” button to successfully complete your Mambo Open Source installation process.

You have now successfully completed the installation process of Mambo Open Source. You can now browse through the specified installation directory previously in order to start using Mambo.

Installing Mambo Manually via Web Interface

• Step 1: Download the Mambo Open Source latest release to your desktop from the official Mambo website:

http://www.source.mambo-foundation.org/content/view/90/63/

• Step 2: Uncompress the downloaded file to a specified directory on your desktop.
• Step 3: Upload the extracted files to your web hosting account via FTP to a specified directory of your choice (e.g. /mambo).
• Step 4: Once the upload is complete, use your browser to go to the location of your newly uploaded files (Step 3): http://www.yourdomain.com/mambo

Once you are there, the Mambo Web Installation will be displayed.

System Administration

Administration Panel

The administration panel of Mambo Open Source is where you, as an administrator, can control all the aspects of your website. From changing the layout of your website to installing new modules and themes, along with editing the content of your website, the administrative back will help you do that easily. Using the easy-to-use GUI interface, you can switch and edit your site’s pages and have control over which one is published and which one is not. On the first page of the administration panel, you can see an icon for each part that you can control.

Adding Modules

Modules are the most important part of what makes a good CMS. Modules will add functionality to the CMS which will enables you to handle your content easily and efficiently. With Mambo, a list of modules is available for you to download and use. Now the question is how to install Mambo Open Source Modules after being downloaded? Here it is:

• Step 1: Download the module of your choice
• Step 2: Extract the downloaded module file
• Step 3: Upload the module files (Usually the module files are 2: a php and an xml file) to the modules directory under the mambo folder (e.g. mambo/modules)
• Step 4: Login to the administrative backend of Mambo and click on “Site Modules” and you will see you newly installed module.

Adding Templates

You would probably want to change the look of your website by using some template of your choice. To do that is very simple and easy, which is the same as adding a module:

• Step 1: Download the template of your choice
• Step 2: Extract the downloaded template file
• Step 3: Upload the template folder to the templates directory under the mambo folder (e.g. mambo/templates)
• Step 4: Login to the administrative backend of Mambo and click on “Site”  “Template Manager”  “Site Templates” and you will see you newly installed template. To use the template, just select the proper radio button and click on the “default Button” on the top right of the screen.

Backup and Restore Mambo’s Database

The Backup Process

• Step 1: Login to your hosting account cPanel, locate and click on the “PhpMyAdmin” icon.
• Step 2: From within PhpMyAdmin, choose the Mambo Database.
• Step 3: On the top menu of the database table list, click on “Export”
• Step 4: In the export options, make sure you:
  • “Select All” Tables
  • Check “Structures” property.
  • Check “Data” property.
  • Check “Save as” option
• Step 5: Once you double check that all the options in step 4 are set, click Go and save to the file to your desktop.

The Restore Process

• Step 1: Login to your hosting account cPanel, locate and click on the “PhpMyAdmin” icon.
• Step 2: From within PhpMyAdmin, Create a new database..
• Step 3: Once the database is created, from the top menu of the database table list, click on “Import”
• Step 4: In the import options field, browse for the backup file on your desktop and click “Restore”