Pre-installation

Step 1. Unpack the archive

If you are using Unix or Linux ssh (shell access), then you will need to first upload the archive file to your server and put it in the root directory of your web site. Once you have done that, run the following command at the command line (not including the leading ">"):

> unzip omnistarmailer42.zip

This will automatically create a directory on your server called "mailer42" and unpack all of the archived files into it.

OR

If you do not have shell access to your server, you will have to use an FTP program with capabilities as noted on the main page.

First, unpack the archive using a program such as WinZip. If you use WinZip, before you unzip the file you must go to Options -> Configuration -> Miscellaneous, and undo the option for "Tar file smart CR / LF conversion".

This will automatically create a directory on your hard drive called "mailer42" and unzip the files into it.

Step 2 (VERY IMPORTANT). Rename to mailer directory.

The program unzips to mailer42 sub-directory when you unzip it. Your license file is set to use sub-directory mailer instead of mailer42. Therefore, when you unzip the folder you should re-name it to mailer.

It you want to install the program in any other directory than mailer, please submit a support ticket and let us know the name of the sub-directory that you would like to use.

Make sure you DO NOT HAVE 2 sub-directories.

Therefore instead of having:

www.yourdomain.com/communication/mailer

You should have:

www.yourdomain.com/mailer/

(Note: Replace yourdomain.com with the actual domain name)

Step 3. Create an empty database

Create an empty database using anything you want for the database name, username and password.  You will later fill out all this database information on our install page.  If you need help with this step then you should contact your hosting company.   If you use an existing database, ALL DATA WILL BE DELETED. Write down the database name, username, password, and host for future reference.

We have a test file that can be used to test the MySql database your created. It is called testmysql.php, and it is located in the mailer directory. You should fill out the top of this page where it asks you for the database information and then visit the link:

www.yourdomain.com/mailer/testmysql.php

On this page you should see the words: “mysql_ok". This means your database information is correct and you should continue. If you do not see these words then you should contact your hosting company because this means that your database information is not correct. You may send your hosting company this letter and they should be able to help you. You should not continue until you see the words “mysql_ok”.