Installation
A complete step-by-step installation guide for DoorFall Start Page Script.
1. Download and extract the package
Download the DoorFall Start Page Script package supplied with your purchase and extract the ZIP file on your computer.
Do not upload the unopened distribution ZIP unless your hosting control panel specifically supports extracting ZIP files on the server. The application files must ultimately be present in the document root with their original folder structure.
2. Choose the installation location
Decide whether DoorFall Start Page Script will run on your main domain or a subdomain.
Examples:
- Main domain:
https://yoursite.com - Subdomain:
https://start.yoursite.com
If you use a subdomain, create it in your hosting control panel first and note its document root. For example, your host may map start.yoursite.com to a folder such as /public_html/start/.
3. Upload the files
Upload all DoorFall Start Page Script files and folders to the document root for the chosen domain or subdomain. Preserve the supplied folder structure.
For example, when installing at https://yoursite.com, the application's install.php file should normally be accessible from that domain rather than from an extra unintended folder such as https://yoursite.com/doorfall-package/install.php.
4. Create the database
In your hosting control panel:
- Create a new MySQL or MariaDB database.
- Create a database user or assign an existing suitable database user.
- Give that user the required privileges for the new database.
- Write down the database host, database name, username and password.
Example values might look like:
- Host:
localhost - Database:
myaccount_doorfall - Username:
myaccount_dfuser - Password: the strong database password you created
These are only examples. Use the exact values shown by your hosting provider.
5. Open the installer
After the files are uploaded, open the installation file in your web browser.
If you installed the script at https://yoursite.com, visit:
https://yoursite.com/install.php
If you installed it on https://start.yoursite.com, visit:
https://start.yoursite.com/install.php
The DoorFall Start Page Script installer will guide you through the required configuration.
install.php gives a 404 error, check that the files were uploaded to the correct document root for the domain or subdomain.6. Enter database details
Enter the database host, database name, username and password exactly as supplied by your host.
Avoid adding spaces before or after the values. If the installer reports that it cannot connect, recheck all four values in the hosting control panel rather than guessing.
7. Activate the license
Enter your DoorFall license key when requested. A DoorFall Start Page Script key normally begins with DFSP-.
The license is associated with the installation domain. One license may be active on one domain at a time.
Example format:
DFSP-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX
8. Create the administrator
Enter the administrator details requested by the installer. Use an email address you control and a strong, unique password.
The administrator account has access to configuration and user-management functions, so do not reuse a weak password from another website.
9. Complete installation
Finish the installer and follow the final on-screen instructions. If the installer asks you to remove, disable or otherwise secure an installation file, complete that step before launching the site publicly.
10. First Admin login
Open the Admin area and sign in with the administrator account you just created.
Then review Site Settings, registration, widgets, SMTP, email templates, security and the other configuration areas before inviting users.