cPanel Installation & Setup Guide

1. Log in to your cPanel Dashboard (e.g. https://yourdomain.com:2083).

2. In the Files section, open File Manager.

3. Navigate to public_html/ (or your chosen subdomain directory, e.g. music.yourdomain.com).

4. Click the Upload button in the top menu and select the downloaded savycore_music_distribution_project.zip.

5. Once uploaded (100% green bar), return to File Manager, right-click the uploaded ZIP file, and click Extract.

6. Move the files from inside php-mysql/ into the root of public_html/ so that index.php sits directly at public_html/index.php.

1. In cPanel, navigate to Databases → MySQL® Database Wizard.

2. Step 1: Create A Database — Enter a database name, e.g. cpaneluser_savycore, and click Next Step.

3. Step 2: Create Database Users — Create a user, e.g. cpaneluser_musicdb, and generate a strong password. Save the password safely!

4. Step 3: Add User to Database — Check ALL PRIVILEGES and click Make Changes.

1. In cPanel, click phpMyAdmin under the Databases section.

2. In the left sidebar of phpMyAdmin, click on your newly created database (cpaneluser_savycore).

3. Click the Import tab in the top navigation bar.

4. Click Choose File and select savycore_schema.sql (included in your project folder).

5. Click Import / Go at the bottom of the page. You will see a success message verifying all 14 tables created with seed releases, default admin, and email templates!

1. In cPanel File Manager, locate config.php in your installation folder.

2. Right-click config.php and choose Edit.

3. Update the database constants with your cPanel MySQL details:

// Database Connection Constants
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
define('DB_NAME', 'cpaneluser_savycore'); // Your cPanel Database Name
define('DB_USER', 'cpaneluser_musicdb');  // Your cPanel Database Username
define('DB_PASS', 'YOUR_STRONG_PASSWORD'); // Your MySQL Password
define('BASE_URL', 'https://yourdomain.com'); // Your Full Website URL

4. Click Save Changes.

1. In cPanel, find Software → MultiPHP Manager.

2. Select your domain name checkbox, choose PHP 8.1 or PHP 8.2 from the dropdown, and click Apply.

3. Go to Select PHP Version → Extensions and verify these modules are checked:

• pdo_mysql (Required for database communication)
• curl (Required for payment gateway APIs and DDEX feeds)
• mbstring (Required for UTF-8 music metadata)
• openssl (Required for secure encryption & Stripe tokens)
• zip (Required for release bundle package downloads)

1. In cPanel, navigate to Advanced → Cron Jobs.

2. Under Add New Cron Job, set Common Settings to Once Per Day (0 0 * * *).

3. In the Command field, enter:

/usr/local/bin/php /home/YOUR_CPANEL_USER/public_html/cron_royalties.php >/dev/null 2>&1

4. Click Add New Cron Job.

1. In cPanel, find Security → SSL/TLS Status.

2. Click Run AutoSSL. cPanel will automatically issue and install a valid wildcard SSL certificate within 2-5 minutes.

3. Force HTTPS redirect by ensuring the included .htaccess file contains rewrite rules for SSL.

Visit your live domain: index.php to verify your storefront, service submission forms, artist registration, and admin controls.