Before attempting to install the software please read the "System Requirements" page and make sure your web server meets the requirements.

Also, if you are unfamiliar with FTP, zip files or setting file permissions you should read the page on each before proceeding.

1. Locate the zip file you received when you ordered the software. Unzip the file on to your computer making sure to preserve the directory structure that is stored in the zip.

2. If you are using a Unix based server and you know that Perl is installed somewhere other than /usr/local/bin/perl you will need to change the first line of admin.cgi (with a text editor!) to reflect the location of the Perl interpreter on your server.

If you're not sure where Perl is installed then don't worry about this for now. In most cases the default setup will work just fine.

3. Connect to your website with an FTP program and create a directory for the program. Upload all the files and directories from the zip file into the directory you just created.

Note: If your server will only allow you to run scripts from the /cgi-bin/ directory (or some other special directory) you will need to create a subdirectory under that directory.

4. Make the following files and directories writable: (chmod 777)
/data/
/data/*.* (all files)

5. Make the following files executable: (chmod 755)
/exec/admin.cgi

6. Open your web browser and type in the URL to the /exec/admin.cgi program on your website. (ie: http://www.mywebsite.com/exec/admin.cgi) This will launch the DocBuilder installation program.

When you run DocBuilder for the first time it will guide you through an installation process where you can enter some information about your server.

Once you have completed the installation process you can login and use the program (or read the Tutorial for more information).