Install Z-Blog

Video tutorial

This video demonstrates how to build a Z-Blog website using Web Hosting. The UI in the video may not reflect the latest version.

Procedure

1. Obtain the information about your Web Hosting instance.

   1. Log on to the Web Hosting console.

   2. Find the Web Hosting instance where you want to install Z-Blog 2.3 Avengers and click Manage in the Actions column.

   3. In the left-side navigation pane, click Site Information.

   4. On the Site Information page, find the information required to install Z-Blog.

      Section	Description
      ①	The temporary domain name.
      ②	The FTP logon host address, FTP logon username, and FTP logon password. Use these credentials to log on to your FTP client.
      ③	The Database Name, Database Address, Database Username, and Database Password. Use this information to configure your website.

2. Use an FTP client to upload the Z-Blog 2.3 Avengers installation package.

   The website root directory for a Web Hosting instance running a Windows operating system is /. Upload the installation package to this directory.

   Choose an upload method based on the size of the installation package:

   • If the installation package is small, you can directly upload the website files. For more information, see Upload website files to a Web Hosting instance that runs a Windows operating system.

   • If the installation package is large, compress it, upload the compressed file to your Web Hosting instance, and then decompress it in the Web Hosting console. For more information, see Compress and upload website files.

   The Z-Blog 2.3 Avengers installation file used in this topic is a compressed package. Therefore, you need to upload and decompress it. After decompression, the program files appear in the / directory of your Web Hosting instance.

   The program files include folders such as zb_install, zb_system, and zb_users, and ASP files such as default.asp, view.asp, and feed.asp.

3. Install Z-Blog.

   1. Open a browser and visit your domain name.

   2. Optional: If you use a temporary domain name, enter the required information on the verification page and click Confirm Access.

   3. Read the license agreement, select I have read and agree to the agreement, and then click Next.

   4. Review the environment information automatically detected by the installer, and then click Next.

      The environment check page includes four sections: Server environment check, Component support check, Permission check, and Database connection check. After all checks pass and are marked with green check marks, the page displays "Congratulations, all tests passed".

   5. Configure the database and website settings, and then click Next.

      The following table describes the configuration parameters.

      Section	Parameter	Description
      Database settings	Type Selection	Select MSSQL.
      	Database Host	Enter the database connection address. For instructions on how to obtain the address, see Step 1.
      	Database Name	Enter the database name. For information about how to obtain the database name, see Step 1.
      	Username	Enter the database username. For information about how to obtain the username, see Step 1.
      	Password	Enter the Database Password that you obtained in Step 1. If you forget the password, you can reset it. For more information, see Reset the database password for a Web Hosting instance.
      Website settings	Website Name	Enter a custom name for your website. For example, Z-Blog-1.
      	Username	Set the administrator username for the website backend. The username can contain English letters, digits, Chinese characters, periods (.), and underscores (_). For example, admin.
      	Password	Set the password for the administrator. It must be at least 8 characters long and can contain letters, digits, and special characters.
      	Confirm Password	Re-enter the administrator password.