Fixly Installation Guide

 Fixly Repair Shop Manager Installation Guide

Welcome to Fixly! We’ve designed our installation process to be as simple and frictionless as possible. Follow the steps below to get your repair shop management system up and running in minutes.

🖥️ Server Requirements To run Fixly securely and smoothly, your web host must meet the following standard requirements:

  • PHP: 8.2.0 or higher
  • Database: MySQL 5.7+ or MariaDB 10.3+
  • Web Server: Apache or Nginx
  • Required PHP Extensions: openssl, pdo, mbstring, tokenizer, json, curl, dom, gd, fileinfo, xml, ctype, session

📁 Step 1: Uploading the Files

  1. Log into your hosting control panel (cPanel, Plesk, etc.) and open your File Manager.
  2. Navigate to the folder where you want to install the application (e.g., public_html).
  3. Upload the downloaded fixly-repair-shop.zip file.
  4. Extract the archive.

⚠️ CRITICAL: Point Your Domain to the /public Folder Like all modern secure PHP applications, Fixly requires your domain's Document Root to point to the /public directory inside the extracted folder.

  • Correct: https://yourdomain.com loads the contents of the /public folder.
  • Incorrect: You have to type https://yourdomain.com/public to see the site. (If you are on shared hosting, contact your host to change your document root if you are unsure how to do this).

🪄 Step 2: The Setup Wizard Once your files are uploaded and your document root is correctly set, the rest is handled by our automated visual installer.

  1. Open your web browser and visit your domain (e.g., https://yourdomain.com).
  2. The Installation Wizard will automatically launch.
  3. Requirements & Permissions: The wizard will verify that your server meets all PHP requirements and folder write permissions.
  4. App Setup: You will be prompted to enter your site's name, your live URL, and your Purchase Code / License Key.
  5. Database Setup: Enter your newly created MySQL Database Name, Database Username, and Database Password.
  6. Click Install. The system will securely write your configuration file, build your database tables, and import the default system settings in the background.

🔐 Step 3: First Login When the wizard finishes, you will be redirected to the admin login portal.

Log in using the default system administrator credentials:

  • Email: admin@admin.com
  • Password: password

For your security, please navigate to your admin profile immediately after your first login and change this password!