Installation wizard · step 1 of 13

1. Welcome
2. License and installation terms
3. System requirements
4. Database configuration
5. Database connection test
6. Database installation
7. Create administrator
8. Configure website
9. Configure email
10. Optional AI providers
11. Language defaults
12. Final verification
13. Lock installer

Welcome

This wizard installs the World Steel website on your hosting account in 13 steps. You will need:

An empty MySQL 5.7.8+/8.0 or MariaDB 10.4+ database and a database user with full privileges on it (cPanel → MySQL Databases).
PHP 8.2 or newer with the extensions listed in the next steps.
An email address for the first administrator account.
Optional: SMTP details for outgoing email and API keys for AI providers. Both can be added later in Admin.

Nothing is changed on the server until step 6.