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How to install web applications
Web applications are a convenient solution for creating and managing a website. You don't need to have any programming skills to use a web application.
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First you have to choose a suitable application. There are many open source applications that you can use. Some of the most popular are: Magento and PrestaShop (for creating an online store), Joomla and Drupal (for building a site), WordPress (for creating a blog or any site), phpBB (for forums), SugarCRM (customer relationship management application).
The basic installation steps are the same for all applications:
- Download the installation archive from the official site.
- Upload the archive from your local computer to your hosting account. Then unpack it there. You can also first unpack it on your local computer and then upload it to the hosting account; however this takes more time.
- Create a database for the application. You can do this from the Databases section of the Pixie control panel.
- Access the URL of the application (e.g. yourdomain.com) and follow the installation instructions that appear on the screen.
There are some things that are application-specific. For more information on installing a particular application check out the corresponding tutorial (or the respective shorter article version):