Install Website Manager

Open the Author-it Website Manager installer and choose Next to begin the installation
Select I accept the agreement and choose Next to continue
Choose Install to this machine and choose Next to continue
Create the install folder in the XAMMP\HTDocs folder and choose Next to continue
Use localhost for the install location URL and choose Next to continue
Choose Install to begin the Author-it Website Manager installation

Note: During installation the Author-it Website Manager installer will attempt to install ionCube. If you have an Internet connection open during the installation process ionCube is installed automatically. If you are not online you will need to install ionCube separately.
Choose Finish to close the installer

Note: After the installation has completed the Configuration Tool window is opened for updating the config.php file. The administrator's email address should be updated to to receive error notifications. You can also update the database and username details in the config.php file if the defaults have not been used.

After the Author-it Website Manager installation has been completed the final step is to edit the php.ini file