Installing Sales-n-Stats using the installation wizard

To install Sales-n-Stats using the installation wizard, follow the next steps:

1. Check whether your web server and your local computer meet the <system requirements>. Ensure that you have FTP-access to your web server for uploading web pages and PHP scripts.

2. On the server where you host your web site create a MySQL database. Refer to MySQL Reference Manual to find out how to create a MySQL database.

3. Log into the <private members area> and open File Area section. Click on Sales-n-Stats item under 'Product files' heading. You will see three distribution files named like:

where "x_x" is the version number and "build_yyy" is the build number (for example if you need to install Sales-n-Stats 1.3 build 153, the necessary file  will end in "1_3_build_153")

Download one of the distribution files depending on what OS is installed on your local computer and start Sales-n-Stats Installation Wizard by executing the downloaded file.

4. Specify the path to the directory on your local computer where Sales-n-Stats will be installed, enter the shortcut name and continue installation.

Step 1: Defining Data Collector location

If Data Collector is already installed on the web server (for example, you are upgrading from a previous version of Sales-n-Stats Enterprise Edition), select "Use previously installed Data Collector" option, specify the previous Data Collector URL and the Data Collector passphrase and proceed directly to 'Step 4. Activating the Software'.

Step 1. Defining Data Collector location

If you have not installed Data Collector yet, select "Install Data Collector at new location" option and specify the passphrase and the URL where Data Collector will be installed (it should correspond with the path on the web server where Data Collector files will be uploaded). For example, if your web site URL is "http://www.mysite.com/", Data Collector URL could be "http://www.mysite.com/sns_collector/". Click Next.

Step 2: Installing Data Collector to your host

Enter FTP settings of the web server where Data Collector files should be uploaded:

1. Specify your FTP Hostname, for example www.myhost.com.

2. Enter the installation path (relative to the ftp root directory) that corresponds with Data Collector URL you have entered at the previous step. For example, if the Data Collector URL is "http://myhost.com/sns_collector" and the path (relative to the ftp root directory) to the web directory is "public_html", the installation path most likely will be "public_html/sns_collector". The web directory usually has one of the following names: public_html, httpdocs, htdocs, html, mainwebsite_html or wwwroot. You can obtain the exact web directory name from your hosting provider.

Note: Remember that the installation path must correspond with Data Collector URL, otherwise Data Collector will not be installed correctly.

3. Enter the login and password for your FTP account.

Step 2. Installing Data Collector to your host

Note: The hostname and installation path, login and password will probably be given to you by your hosting provider.

Click Next and the installation wizard will upload Data Collector files to your web server using the FTP details which you specified.

If you have installed Data Collector before and try to use the same folder for installing a new Data Collector, a system message appears.

A warning message

Select one of the options and continue the installation.

Step 3: Installing Data Collector buffer database

Specify the host name of the MySQL server set up on your web server, the name of the MySQL database which you created on the web server, the MySQL login and the MySQL password and click Next.

Step 3. Installing Data Collector buffer database

Note: Usually the MySQL host name is localhost but make sure you get the MySQL host name, the database name and the password from your hosting company.

At Step 3 while installing Data Collector buffer database you might receive an error message that the collector URL does not correspond to the FTP installation directory. This usually happens when FTP path and Data Collector URL that you specified are actually pointing to different directories on your web server. Please make sure that FTP path is correct and pointing to the Data Collector directory.

Step 4: Activating the Software

Either specify the license key that you received after purchasing Sales-n-Stats (a sequence of 16 capital letters grouped by four, for example, CCIR-GFTY-KIOL-DERW) or upload a valid certificate file. You can get a certificate file from the 'My Licenses' section of the HelpDesk area at https://secure.qualiteam.biz.

Step 4. Activating the Software

Note: if you forgot your License key please contact our Support service.

HTTP Proxy

If your computer is connected to Internet through a proxy server, click Network Settings button below the image describing Sales-n-Stats architecture and specify the correct proxy settings.

Configuring network settings.

Note: if your computer is connected to Internet through a local network, most likely there is a proxy server. In this case contact your system administrator to get the correct proxy settings.

Step 5: Set up mail & server parameters

Optionally specify the sender and recipient email addresses (will be used by Sales-n-Stats for sending email messages and notifications) and the settings of the email server that will handle these emails.

Step 5. Set up mail and server parameters

Click Next to continue the installation. If you are reinstalling Data Collector to the previously used folder, at this step you will get a system message offering you the following options:

A system message offering you to use an existing database

Step 6. Finish installation

Read what to do next in the 'Help' section and click Done. The 'Quick Start' sample site opens in a browser for you to see how Sales-n-Stats works. 'Completing the Sales-n-Stats Setup Wizard' dialog opens. Click Finish to complete the installation.