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How to Install Dotclear via Softaculous in cPanel?

Dotclear is an open-source web publishing software created in 2002 by Olivier Meunier. A one man's project at first, Dotclear soon gathered a team comprising different personalities with various backgrounds. The project's purpose is to provide a user-friendly tool allowing anyone to publish on the web, regardless of their technical skills.

1.
Log into your cPanel account.
2. In the "Software and Services" section, click on "Softaculous" Icon.Softaculous Icon
3. cPanel will redirect you to the Softaculous Panel.

4. 
On the left side of your screen you should locate the "Blogs" category. Click on it and then click on the "Dotclear" link that will appear.
Dotclear Softaculous Icon

5. Click on the "Install" button
Dotclear Install


6. Fill the necessary field under the "Software Setup" field:
  • Choose Domain: If you don't have multiple domains, leave this as it is.
  • In Directory: If you want to install this in a directory, for example example.com/directory, enter the directory name. Otherwise, leave this blank to install in your main domain example.com
  • Database Name: You can leave this as it is.


7. Under the "Site Settings" field:
  • Site Name: Enter the name of your website, such as "my first website".
Dotclear Install Screen

8. Under the "Database Settings" field:
  • Table Prefix: Leave this as it is.

9. Under the "Admin Account" field enter the following information:
  • Admin Username: Your new Dotclear username (for security reason do not use the "Administrator" or the "Admin" username.)
  • Admin Password: Use a strong password.
  • First Name: Enter your first name
  • Last Name: Enter your last name.
  • Admin Email: Your e-mail address.

Note: Copy the admin username and password on a notepad because you will need these login details to access the admin area of your Dotclear blog.

Choose Language: You can chose the language of your WordPress blog. The default language of WordPress is English.
Dotclear Install Language

Finally, scroll down to the end of page and click on the Install Button.
Dotclear Installed
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