{"id":2778,"date":"2013-06-27T17:05:35","date_gmt":"2013-06-27T17:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/2013\/06\/27\/install-open-classifieds-softaculous\/"},"modified":"2023-02-22T10:54:16","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T15:54:16","slug":"install-open-classifieds-softaculous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/install-open-classifieds-softaculous\/","title":{"rendered":"Installing Open Classifieds via Softaculous"},"content":{"rendered":"
Note:<\/strong> Open Classifieds software is no longer supported or available in Softaculous. As an alternative, you may want to consider using WordPress<\/a> with a 3rd party plugin<\/a> that supports classified ads or something like Osclass<\/a> which will need to be installed manually.<\/div>\n\n\n

Softaculous<\/a> is a software installation program that is available within your hosting account. It is automatically included with all shared hosting and is a premium feature for the VPS and Dedicated accounts. Using this tool to install your Open Classifieds program will save you from having to manually create the database and set up the file structure. This article will walk you through the process of installing Open Classieds via Softaculous.<\/p>\n

How to install Open Classifieds with Softaculous<\/h2>\n
    \n
  1. Log into your cPanel dashboard<\/a>.\n
    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  2. \"click<\/a>\n
    <\/div>\n

    Once in the cPanel, look for the Software\/Services<\/em> category. From there, find and click on the Softaculous<\/strong> icon.<\/p>\n

    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  3. \"click<\/a>\n
    <\/div>\n

    From the main Softaculous<\/em> page, click on the Ad Management<\/strong> category. A list of programs under this category will appear. Click on the Open Classifieds<\/strong> link.<\/p>\n

    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  4. \"click<\/a>\n
    <\/div>\n

    An Open Classifieds<\/em> overview screen will appear. Locate and click on the Install<\/strong> button in the upper right corner of the screen.<\/p>\n

    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  5. \"enter<\/a>\n
    <\/div>\n

    This leads you to the Software Setup<\/em> screen where you will see various fields important to the setup of your program. The table below describes each field. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/tr>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Field Name<\/th>\nDescription<\/th>\n<\/tr>
    Choose Protocol<\/th>\nChoose whether you want to use http or https and either with or without www.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Choose Domain<\/th>\nChoose the domain to which you want to install the program. If you have more than one domain in your account they will appear on the dropdown.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    In Directory<\/th>\nEnter the subfolder into which you want to install the domain. If you want to have the program installed as the main domain, make sure this is blank.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Database Name<\/th>\nRandomly generated database name. You can change this if you wish.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Site Name<\/th>\nEnter the name of your site. Example: \u201cFred\u2019s Classifieds\u201d.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Table Prefix<\/th>\nThis is designed to keep all tables related to Open Classifieds separated. oc_ is the default. Normally this is kept as is.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Admin Username<\/th>\nYour administrative user\u2019s login name. It is advised to change it from \u2018admin\u2019 to something different.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Admin Password<\/th>\nAlthough \u2018pass\u2019 is the default password, you want to change it. Click the key icon to the right to generate a rendom password.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Admin Email<\/th>\nEnter the email address you want to use for your admin contacts.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Select Language<\/th>\nSelect the Language you want for your site. \u2018English\u2019 is the default.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n\n<\/tbody><\/table>\n
    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n
  6. Once you have finished customizing your setup, click on the Install<\/strong> to allow Softaculous to install the program. You should receive a success message after the program is installed. Below is a screenshot of what your screen should look like when visiting your new Open Classifieds site.
    \"site<\/a>\n
    <\/div>\n
    <\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Note: Open Classifieds software is no longer supported or available in Softaculous. As an alternative, you may want to consider using WordPress with a 3rd party plugin that supports classified ads or something like Osclass which will need to be installed manually. Softaculous is a software installation program that is available within your hosting account. Read More ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cpanel"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nInstalling Open Classifieds via Softaculous | InMotion Hosting<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how to install the open source classifieds program named Open Classifieds via Softaculous.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/install-open-classifieds-softaculous\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Installing Open Classifieds via Softaculous | InMotion Hosting\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Learn how to install the open source classifieds program named Open Classifieds via Softaculous.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/install-open-classifieds-softaculous\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"InMotion Hosting Support Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inmotionhosting\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2013-06-27T17:05:35+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-02-22T15:54:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/cpanel_cPanel_softaculousIcon_highlight.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Scott Mitchell\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@InMotionHosting\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@InMotionHosting\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Scott Mitchell\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/install-open-classifieds-softaculous\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/install-open-classifieds-softaculous\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Scott Mitchell\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#\/schema\/person\/d850efb28ef3573db7d24b0d8fa9eaed\"},\"headline\":\"Installing Open Classifieds via Softaculous\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-06-27T17:05:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-02-22T15:54:16+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/install-open-classifieds-softaculous\/\"},\"wordCount\":471,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/install-open-classifieds-softaculous\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/cpanel_cPanel_softaculousIcon_highlight.png\",\"articleSection\":[\"cPanel\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/install-open-classifieds-softaculous\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/install-open-classifieds-softaculous\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/install-open-classifieds-softaculous\/\",\"name\":\"Installing Open Classifieds via Softaculous | InMotion Hosting\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/install-open-classifieds-softaculous\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/install-open-classifieds-softaculous\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/cpanel_cPanel_softaculousIcon_highlight.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-06-27T17:05:35+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-02-22T15:54:16+00:00\",\"description\":\"Learn how to install the open source classifieds program named Open Classifieds via Softaculous.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/install-open-classifieds-softaculous\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/install-open-classifieds-softaculous\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/install-open-classifieds-softaculous\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/cpanel_cPanel_softaculousIcon_highlight.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/cpanel_cPanel_softaculousIcon_highlight.png\",\"width\":811,\"height\":368,\"caption\":\"Click here to view the larger image\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/install-open-classifieds-softaculous\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Installing Open Classifieds via Softaculous\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/\",\"name\":\"InMotion Hosting Support Center\",\"description\":\"Web Hosting Support & Tutorials\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#organization\",\"name\":\"InMotion Hosting\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/inmotion-hosting-logo-yoast.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/inmotion-hosting-logo-yoast.jpg\",\"width\":696,\"height\":696,\"caption\":\"InMotion Hosting\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inmotionhosting\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/InMotionHosting\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#\/schema\/person\/d850efb28ef3573db7d24b0d8fa9eaed\",\"name\":\"Scott Mitchell\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/author\/scott\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Installing Open Classifieds via Softaculous | InMotion Hosting","description":"Learn how to install the open source classifieds program named Open Classifieds via Softaculous.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/install-open-classifieds-softaculous\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Installing Open Classifieds via Softaculous | InMotion Hosting","og_description":"Learn how to install the open source classifieds program named Open Classifieds via Softaculous.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/install-open-classifieds-softaculous\/","og_site_name":"InMotion Hosting Support Center","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inmotionhosting\/","article_published_time":"2013-06-27T17:05:35+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-02-22T15:54:16+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/cpanel_cPanel_softaculousIcon_highlight.png","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Scott Mitchell","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@InMotionHosting","twitter_site":"@InMotionHosting","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Scott Mitchell","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/install-open-classifieds-softaculous\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/install-open-classifieds-softaculous\/"},"author":{"name":"Scott Mitchell","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#\/schema\/person\/d850efb28ef3573db7d24b0d8fa9eaed"},"headline":"Installing Open Classifieds via Softaculous","datePublished":"2013-06-27T17:05:35+00:00","dateModified":"2023-02-22T15:54:16+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/install-open-classifieds-softaculous\/"},"wordCount":471,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/install-open-classifieds-softaculous\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/cpanel_cPanel_softaculousIcon_highlight.png","articleSection":["cPanel"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/install-open-classifieds-softaculous\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/install-open-classifieds-softaculous\/","url":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/install-open-classifieds-softaculous\/","name":"Installing Open Classifieds via Softaculous | InMotion Hosting","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/install-open-classifieds-softaculous\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/install-open-classifieds-softaculous\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/cpanel_cPanel_softaculousIcon_highlight.png","datePublished":"2013-06-27T17:05:35+00:00","dateModified":"2023-02-22T15:54:16+00:00","description":"Learn how to install the open source classifieds program named Open Classifieds via Softaculous.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/install-open-classifieds-softaculous\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/install-open-classifieds-softaculous\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/install-open-classifieds-softaculous\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/cpanel_cPanel_softaculousIcon_highlight.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/cpanel_cPanel_softaculousIcon_highlight.png","width":811,"height":368,"caption":"Click here to view the larger image"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/install-open-classifieds-softaculous\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Installing Open Classifieds via Softaculous"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/","name":"InMotion Hosting Support Center","description":"Web Hosting Support & Tutorials","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#organization","name":"InMotion Hosting","url":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/inmotion-hosting-logo-yoast.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/inmotion-hosting-logo-yoast.jpg","width":696,"height":696,"caption":"InMotion Hosting"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inmotionhosting\/","https:\/\/x.com\/InMotionHosting"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/#\/schema\/person\/d850efb28ef3573db7d24b0d8fa9eaed","name":"Scott Mitchell","url":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/author\/scott\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"primary_category":{"id":51,"name":"cPanel","slug":"cpanel","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2778"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2778\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":102990,"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2778\/revisions\/102990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}