Before you begin, you will need to set up a mySQL database. If you have your own cPanel on your own domain, this should be okay.
If you are on a subdomain, you may need to ask your host to do this for you.

Setting up a mySQL database

1. Click ‘mySQL databases’ under Databases in your cPanel.

   

2. Create a new database. You can call it ‘fanupdate’. Type the database name in the box and click ‘Create Database’:

   

   When the database has been created the name may be modified slightly to include your cPanel username. Remember the database name.

3. After the database has been created, you need to create a user for the database.
   Choose a password you will remember. The username can be as simple as your name.

   

4. Add the user to the database – make sure you select the correct user and the correct database. Click ‘Add’.
5. Congratulations, you have successfully created a mySQL database!

Setting Up

1. Download the zip file for FanUpdate. I have uploaded it to my server as it is no longer available on the website. The flaw as outlined by Jem has been fixed as well.
2. Extract the files to your computer – right click the zip file and click ‘Extract All’. In the dialog box, press ‘Next’ until the files are extracted.
3. In the extracted files folder, open blog-config.php in Notepad or your HTML editor.
4. You should see the following somewhere in the document:

   

   Change ‘admin’ and ‘pass’ under Admin variables to your liking. This is the information you will use to log in to FanUpdate to post entries. Make sure you are editing what is between the apostrophes on the right hand side, NOT the left.

5. Change the database variables to the ones you used when setting up your database. You should not need to change ‘localhost’.
6. Save changes to the file and close it.
7. Upload the entire contents of the folder into a directory in your site, for example http://yoursite.com/fanupdate.

Installing

1. Run the installation file, which should be http://yoursite.com/fanupdate/install.php.
2. All the options displayed can be edited at a later date; they should all be pretty straightforward.
3. You can choose to receive emails when you receive a comment. If you get many comments you might want to turn this off.
   The date can be fiddled with by testing variables at php.net/date.
4. Your timezone should already be set. If you’re unsure, Google GMT time and your timezone is the difference in hours between your time and GMT. If you are behind GMT time, put a minus sign before the number of hours.
5. Do not worry too much about the templates. They can be easily edited later. If you’re unsure, it’s best not to fiddle with these, or to copy the original code into a document and save it in case you change something and it stuffs up.

Use

1. Log in to your account using the username and password you entered in admin variables above.
2. To display your blog on your website, click ‘Dashboard’ and How to display your blog under ‘Help’. Copy the code in the box and paste it on the page you wish your blog to appear. Change the number to however many entries you want displayed per page.
3. That’s about it, you can add categories for your blog and start posting! Have fun!