---
title: "Installing PHP-Fusion manually"
description: "In the event you cannot install PHP-Fusion on your server using Softaculous, you can install PHP-Fusion manually by downloading the files from the PHP-Fusion site. To get started installing..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/edu/php-fusion/install-php-fusion-manually/
date: 2013-03-15
modified: 2022-03-11
author: "InMotion Hosting Contributor"
categories: ["PHP-Fusion"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# Installing PHP-Fusion manually

[![text](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/edu_php-fusion_101_install-manually_install-manually-1-download.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/edu_php-fusion_101_install-manually_install-manually-1-download.png)

In the event you cannot install PHP-Fusion on your server using Softaculous, you can install PHP-Fusion manually by downloading the files from the PHP-Fusion site.

To get started installing PHP-Fusion manually, you will need to download the “*PHP-Fusion v7.02.06 (full) 7.02.06*” files. Visit the following link and click the Download icon for PH-Fusion.

https://www.php-fusion.co.uk/downloads.php?cat_id=23&download_id=264
You should have the following file on your Desktop.

PHP-Fusion_7-02-06_full.zip
After you get the files, follow the steps below to install PHP-Fusion to your server.

## Steps to install PHP-Fusion manually

1. [Login into your cPanel](/support/edu/cpanel/how-to-log-into-cpanel/).
2. [Go to the File Manager](/support/edu/cpanel/using-file-manager-in-cpanel/). Select the directory you want to install PHP-Fusion on and click Go.
3. [How to upload a file](/support/website/how-to-edit-a-file/) to your server. [Extract the .zip file](/support/edu/cpanel/compressing-uncompressing-files/). Make sure the software is not in a files subfolder. If so you will need to [move the files](/support/website/how-to-move-files-on-server/) to the document root.
4. [![text](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/edu_php-fusion_101_install-manually_install-manually-3-save-config.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/edu_php-fusion_101_install-manually_install-manually-3-save-config.png) **Make a copy of the _config.php** file and name it config.php.
5. **Create a database**and add a user with full permissions to that database. Make sure you notate the username, database name and password you set for the Database. This will be needed on Step 3.
6. [![text](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/edu_php-fusion_101_install-manually_install-manually-4-language.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/edu_php-fusion_101_install-manually_install-manually-4-language.png) Visit the url where you uploaded the files on your server. On Step 1, select your language and click **Next**.
7. [![text](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/edu_php-fusion_101_install-manually_install-manually-5-write-perms.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/edu_php-fusion_101_install-manually_install-manually-5-write-perms.png) On Step 2, PHP-Fusion will check the file permissions on the server. When finished, click **Next**.
8. [![text](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/edu_php-fusion_101_install-manually_install-manually-6-database-cred.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/edu_php-fusion_101_install-manually_install-manually-6-database-cred.png) Enter the Database username, name, and password. :Leave the other settings as is. Click **Next**.
9. [![text](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/edu_php-fusion_101_install-manually_install-manually-7-success.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/edu_php-fusion_101_install-manually_install-manually-7-success.png) On Step 4, you should see a confirmation that the database tables were created. Click **Next**.
10. [![text](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/edu_php-fusion_101_install-manually_install-manually-8-admin-details.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/edu_php-fusion_101_install-manually_install-manually-8-admin-details.png) Enter the admin username. you will need 2 different passwords, one for the standard login and one for the admin login. Click **Next**.
11. [![text](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/edu_php-fusion_101_install-manually_install-manually-9-finish.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/edu_php-fusion_101_install-manually_install-manually-9-finish.png) You should see a confirmation that PHP-Fusion was installed. Click **Next**. [![text](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/edu_php-fusion_101_install-manually_install-manually-10-new-php-fusion.png)](/support/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/edu_php-fusion_101_install-manually_install-manually-10-new-php-fusion.png) You should see a fresh install of PHP-Fusion on your domain now. **Important!** When you are done installing PHP-Fusion, you will need to delete the **setup.php** file from your server. If you don’t you will get a “*Warning: setup.php detected, please delete it immediately*” error when loging in.