{"id":9951,"date":"2026-06-07T21:47:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T19:47:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/?post_type=manual_kb&#038;p=9951"},"modified":"2026-06-07T21:47:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T19:47:42","slug":"how-to-install-pagekit-cms","status":"publish","type":"manual_kb","link":"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-install-pagekit-cms\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Pagekit CMS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pagekit is a lightweight, modular content management system (CMS) built with PHP and modern web technologies. It features a user-friendly interface, supports extensions and themes, and can use either a MySQL database or a file-based SQLite database.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of Pagekit&#8217;s advantages is that it is free and relatively easy to install.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_86 ez-toc-wrap-left counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-install-pagekit-cms\/#Downloading_Pagekit\" >Downloading Pagekit<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-install-pagekit-cms\/#Preparing_Your_Hosting_Account\" >Preparing Your Hosting Account<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-install-pagekit-cms\/#Uploading_the_Files\" >Uploading the Files<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-install-pagekit-cms\/#Step_1\" >Step 1<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-install-pagekit-cms\/#Step_2\" >Step 2<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-install-pagekit-cms\/#Step_3\" >Step 3<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-install-pagekit-cms\/#Step_4\" >Step 4<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-install-pagekit-cms\/#Running_the_Installation_Wizard\" >Running the Installation Wizard<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-install-pagekit-cms\/#Step_1_%E2%80%93_Welcome_Screen\" >Step 1 \u2013 Welcome Screen<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-install-pagekit-cms\/#Step_2_%E2%80%93_Select_Language\" >Step 2 \u2013 Select Language<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-install-pagekit-cms\/#Step_3_%E2%80%93_Choose_Database_Type\" >Step 3 \u2013 Choose Database Type<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-install-pagekit-cms\/#Step_4_%E2%80%93_Create_Administrator_Account\" >Step 4 \u2013 Create Administrator Account<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-install-pagekit-cms\/#Completing_the_Installation\" >Completing the Installation<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-install-pagekit-cms\/#Accessing_the_Administration_Panel\" >Accessing the Administration Panel<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-install-pagekit-cms\/#Summary\" >Summary<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Downloading_Pagekit\"><\/span>Downloading Pagekit<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"mybox-2236868734\" class=\"mybox-content mybox-entity-placement\"><div class=\"early-access-banner-inpost\">\r\n  <div class=\"banner-left-inpost\">\r\n    <div class=\"icon-box-inpost\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mybox.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/square-info-icon.svg\" alt=\"Info\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"text-box-inpost\">\r\n      <span class=\"label-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Early access<\/span><\/span>\r\n      <h4><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Still need help?<\/span><\/h4>\r\n      <p><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Contact our customer service team.<\/span><\/p>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"banner-right-inpost\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/panel.mybox.com\/helpdesk2\/v\/list\/\" class=\"banner-button-inpost\"><span class=\"translation-block translation-block-banner-text\">Message us<\/span><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"translation-block translation-block-merged\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Visit the official Pagekit download page:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>https:&#47;&#47;pagekit.com\/download\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Download the latest available ZIP package to your computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Preparing_Your_Hosting_Account\"><\/span>Preparing Your Hosting Account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before installation, create a website on your hosting account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Mybox Panel:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Navigate to <strong>Websites<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Add Website<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>Blank Website<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter the domain or subdomain you want to use.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create an FTP account and database if required.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete the website creation process.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once the website has been created, note the FTP credentials provided by the panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Uploading_the_Files\"><\/span>Uploading the Files<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_1\"><\/span>Step 1<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Extract the downloaded ZIP archive on your computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_2\"><\/span>Step 2<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Connect to your hosting account using an FTP client such as FileZilla or WinSCP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_3\"><\/span>Step 3<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Open the website&#8217;s root directory, which is typically:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>public_html\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_4\"><\/span>Step 4<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Upload all extracted Pagekit files and folders to the website directory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the upload completes, you are ready to start the installation wizard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Running_the_Installation_Wizard\"><\/span>Running the Installation Wizard<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Open your website address in a web browser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Example:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>https:&#47;&#47;yourdomain.com\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pagekit installer should appear automatically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_1_%E2%80%93_Welcome_Screen\"><\/span>Step 1 \u2013 Welcome Screen<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click the arrow button to begin the installation process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_2_%E2%80%93_Select_Language\"><\/span>Step 2 \u2013 Select Language<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Choose the language you would like to use for the Pagekit administration panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>Next\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">to continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_3_%E2%80%93_Choose_Database_Type\"><\/span>Step 3 \u2013 Choose Database Type<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pagekit allows you to choose between different database engines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For smaller websites, you can select:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>SQLite\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This option stores website data locally without requiring a separate MySQL database.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For larger projects, you may choose MySQL and enter the database credentials created in the Mybox Panel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Click:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>Next\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">to continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Step_4_%E2%80%93_Create_Administrator_Account\"><\/span>Step 4 \u2013 Create Administrator Account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fill in the required information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Website title<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Administrator username<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Administrator password<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Email address<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Review the information carefully and click:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>Install\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Completing_the_Installation\"><\/span>Completing the Installation<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a short moment, the installation will finish and Pagekit will create the required files and configuration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can then begin building and managing your website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Accessing_the_Administration_Panel\"><\/span>Accessing the Administration Panel<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By default, the Pagekit administration panel is available at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>https:&#47;&#47;yourdomain.com\/admin\n<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Replace <code>yourdomain.com<\/code> with your actual domain name.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use the administrator username and password created during installation to log in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Summary\"><\/span>Summary<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To install Pagekit CMS:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Download the installation package from the official website.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create a blank website in the Mybox Panel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Upload the extracted files to the <code>public_html<\/code> directory.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Open your domain in a browser.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete the installation wizard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Log in to the administration panel at <code>\/admin<\/code>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once installation is complete, you can start customizing your website using Pagekit&#8217;s built-in themes, extensions, and content management 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