How to Install Elgg CMS
Elgg is a social networking framework. It provides the necessary functionality to allow you to run your own social networking site, whether publicly (like Facebook) or internally on a networked intranet (like Microsoft Sharepoint). Installing Elgg Before you begin, make sure you have read Elgg's technical requirements . If you discover problems after following these instructions, check out the troubleshooting page. For detailed, step-by-step instructions for different types of local server environments (could be your home computer), see the operating specific instructions at the bottom of the page. 1. Upload Elgg Download the latest version of Elgg to your computer and then unzip it. On the webserver, you can store elgg in one of two ways: In its own directory (i.e. /home/www/elgg) In the document root (i.e. /home/www) Upload the files with an FTP client to your web server. 2. Create a data folder Elgg needs a special folder to s