Using the Movable Type Installation Wizard
Now that you have successfully accessed Movable Type's installation
wizard you are now in the final stretch. Now simply follow the
instructions as they appear on the screen until Movable Type indicates
that you are finished. Don't worry Movable Type does all the heavy
listing for you. The install wizard will take you through the following
steps:
Movable Type will attempt to create your configuration file automatically. If it encounters a problem writing this file it is because Movable Type does not have permission to write to your cgi-bin directory. You can attempt to resolve this permissions problem by setting the permissions on the cgi-bin/mt directory manually, or you create the file manually. Click the "I will create the mt-config.cgi file manually" and copy and paste the contents of the config file that appears into a file called "mt-config.cgi". Upload that file into the same directory that contains mt.cgi.
- Checking to see if you have all required Perl modules installed.
- Setting up and testing your connection to your database
- Specifying a Temp Directory
- Setup your Mail Transfer mechanism to ensure Movable Type can send email to notify you of new comments and other events.
- Install your Movable Type configuration file.
- Initialize your database.
Movable Type will attempt to create your configuration file automatically. If it encounters a problem writing this file it is because Movable Type does not have permission to write to your cgi-bin directory. You can attempt to resolve this permissions problem by setting the permissions on the cgi-bin/mt directory manually, or you create the file manually. Click the "I will create the mt-config.cgi file manually" and copy and paste the contents of the config file that appears into a file called "mt-config.cgi". Upload that file into the same directory that contains mt.cgi.
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Byrne Reese
Byrne Reese was previously the Product Manager of Movable Type at Six Apart, where he had also held positions as the Manager of Platform Technology and Product Manager for TypePad. Byrne is a huge supporter of the Movable Type user and developer community. He dedicates much of his time to promoting and educating people about Movable Type as well as building the tools and plugins for Movable Type that are showcased on Majordojo. He contributes regularly to open source; and he is an advocate for open protocols and standards like Atom and OpenID.
Bud on July 26, 2007, 6:16 a.m. Reply
Having people upload their configuration file makes A LOT of sense and might even be best as the default. This is a point where you can really get screwed up if you think the wizard will just do it.
To me, the wizard would be better as a sort of diagnostic tool that would tell me what I need and guide me through what I should be doing by hand. If it can do things automatically beyond that, great.