LicenseForge Installation Guide

This guide provides detailed instructions to install and deploy the LicenseForge license management platform on your webhosting provider.

📦 Prerequisites

Ensure your webhosting meets the following system requirements:

Webhosting with control panel access

MySQL database access

One of the following web servers:

Apache or

Nginx

PHP 8.1 or higher with required extensions (e.g., pdo, openssl, mbstring, tokenizer, xml, ctype, json, bcmath, curl, zip, fileinfo)

File Manager access or FTP/SFTP access

SSL certificate (optional, but recommended)

Step 1: Prepare the Webhosting Environment

1. Check PHP Version and Extensions

Go to your control panel and verify that:

PHP 8.1 or higher is installed

All required PHP extensions are enabled

2. Create MySQL Database

Via your control panel:

Go to MySQL Databases

Create a new database: licenseforge

Create a database user: licenseforge

Set a secure password: your_secure_password

Grant the user all privileges on the database

Step 2: Download and Deploy LicenseForge

Download the Application from the official source:

Download LicenseForge

Upload to Your Webhosting
Use your control panel's File Manager, or FTP/SFTP client to upload the archive to your domain's web root directory.

Extract the Archive:

Via File Manager in your control panel:

Navigate to the uploaded zip file

Right-click and select "Extract" or "Unzip"

Extract to your domain's web root directory

Set Correct Permissions:

Via File Manager:

Select all LicenseForge files and folders

Set permissions to 755 for folders and 644 for files

Ensure the web server can read/write necessary directories

Step 3: Configure Domain Settings

SSL Configuration (Recommended)

If your hosting provider offers free SSL (Let's Encrypt):

Go to your control panel

Find SSL/TLS or Let's Encrypt section

Enable SSL for your domain

Set up automatic redirect from HTTP to HTTPS

Domain Configuration

Ensure your domain points to the correct directory where LicenseForge is installed:

In your control panel, go to Subdomains or Addon Domains

Ensure LicenseForge files are placed in the web root directory of your domain

Step 4: Run the Web-Based Installer

Visit:

https://yourinstallationurl.tld/installer

Complete the form fields:

Database Host: localhost (or your hosting provider's database server)

Database Name: licenseforge

Database Username: licenseforge

Database Password: your_secure_password

Site Details: Fill in as required (e.g., admin email, password, company info)

And other information if required

Submit the form to complete the setup.

✅ Installation Complete

Once the installer is successfully finished, access the LicenseForge environment:

Admin Dashboard:
https://yourinstallationurl.tld/dashboard

User Registration:
https://yourinstallationurl.tld/register

User/Admin Login:
https://yourinstallationurl.tld/login

User Dashboard:
https://yourinstallationurl.tld/dashboard/me

🧭 You're Ready to Go

LicenseForge is now live and ready to manage your licensing operations in a secure webhosted environment.

Webhost Installation

LicenseForge Installation Guide#

📦 Prerequisites#

Step 1: Prepare the Webhosting Environment#

1. Check PHP Version and Extensions#

2. Create MySQL Database#

Step 2: Download and Deploy LicenseForge#

Step 3: Configure Domain Settings#

SSL Configuration (Recommended)#

Domain Configuration#

Step 4: Run the Web-Based Installer#

✅ Installation Complete#

🧭 You're Ready to Go#