Install IlmiWorld

This sets up the database, your admin login and the configuration file.

Server check

✓ PHP 8.1 or newer (you have 8.3.33)
✓ PDO MySQL extension
✓ cURL extension
✓ GD extension (image processing)
✓ mbstring extension
✓ DOM/XML extension
✓ config/ folder is writable
✓ uploads/ folder is writable
✓ storage/ folder is writable

Database

In cPanel: MySQL Databases. Create a database and a user, and add the user to the database with all privileges. Host Database name Database user Database password

Site

Site addressNo trailing slash. Use https:// once your SSL certificate is active. Display timezoneFor example Asia/Karachi, Europe/London, America/New_York.

Admin login

Username PasswordAt least 10 characters.

API keys (optional now, add later in config/config.php)

Gemini API keyFree at aistudio.google.com/apikey Backup Gemini API key (optional)Used automatically if the first key stops responding (rate limit, quota, suspended). A second free Google account works well for this. Second backup Gemini API key (optional)Tried last, only if both keys above fail. Pexels API keyFree at pexels.com/api. Used for stock photos. Pixabay API keyOptional backup for stock photos.