IMPW.Acadamia

Install IMPW.Acadamia

This page sets up the database, the administrator account and (optionally) demo content. It takes about a minute. You only do this once.

1. Server checks

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PHP 8.2.0 or newer (this server has 8.2.34)

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PHP extension: pdo_mysql

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PHP extension: mbstring

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PHP extension: openssl

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PHP extension: fileinfo

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PHP extension: tokenizer

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PHP extension: ctype

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PHP extension: xml

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Folder is writable: storage

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Folder is writable: storage/framework

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Folder is writable: storage/logs

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Folder is writable: bootstrap/cache

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Settings file (.env) can be written

2. Database

Create an empty MySQL/MariaDB database and user in your hosting panel (cPanel → “MySQL Databases”), then enter the details here.

Database host

Port

Database name

Database user

Database password

3. Website address

Site address (with https://)

4. Administrator account

Your name

Your e-mail

Password (at least 8 characters)

Repeat password

Include demo data (sample courses and demo accounts)

Demo accounts use the password Password123! — fine for trying the app, not for a live site.

5. E-mail server (optional — can be added later in .env)

Used for “forgot password” and learner invitations. Leave empty to write e-mails to the log file for now.

SMTP host

SMTP port

SMTP user

SMTP password

Send e-mails from (address)