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Seo Control Panel - Seo Panel
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Requirements
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   1. PHP, MYSQL, Web Server(e.g APACHE)

   2. CURL enabled with PHP, Refer following link to install curl with php if it is not installed.

        http://php.net/manual/en/curl.setup.php

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Installation: Simple 5 minute installation
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 Simply use Softaculous / Installatron / Webuzo / AMPPS to install SEO Panel or Follow the below steps

	1. Download and Unzip the package
   
   	2. Upload all the files contained in this folder (retaining the directory structure) to a web accessible directory on your server or hosting account.
   	
	3. Change the permissions on "config/sp-config.php" to be writable by all (666 or -rw-rw-rw- within your FTP Client)
	
	4. Change the permissions on the "tmp" directory to be writable by all (777 or -rwxrwxrwx within your FTP Client)

	5. Using your web browser visit the location you placed Seo Panel with the addition of "install/index.php" or 
	   pointing directly to "install/", e.g. http://www.yourdomain.com/seopanel/install/

	6. Follow the steps and fill out all the requested information.

	7. Change the permissions on "config/sp-config.php" to be writable only by yourself (644 or -rw-r--r-- within your FTP Client)   
   
   	8. Please use following login details to access Admin Interface.
   
   		Admin Section:
   		
   			Username: spadmin
   			Password: spadmin
   			
   	9. Go to Admin Panel => System Settings => MOZ Settings
   	
   	   Add moz api key using the link shown in the page 
   	   
   		
   	Note: 
   		a) Please change password of administrator by visiting 'Profile' link on right top of the seo panel to prevent from security threats.
   		
   		b) Remove "install" directory of seo panel



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Steps to Upgrade Seo Panel to Latest Version
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	Note: Before upgrade please take the backup of your current seo panel database and code
	
	Simply use Softaculous / Installatron / Webuzo / AMPPS to upgrade SEO Panel or Follow the below steps 

	1. Change the current seo panel directory name or move it to another place, e.g seopanel to seopanel_bak
	
	2. Download and Unzip the new version
   
   	3. Upload all the files contained in this folder (retaining the directory structure) to a web accessible directory on your server or hosting account.

	4. Copy the contents of sample config file "config/sp-config-sample.php" to "config/sp-config.php" 
	   or remove "config/sp-config.php" and rename "config/sp-config-sample.php" to "config/sp-config.php"
   	
   	5. Open up "config/sp-config.php" with a text editor like Notepad or similar editor.
       
       Then modify the following sections with your server and database settings of previous version of seo panel.

		# The web path or url to access seo panel through browser.
		define('SP_WEBPATH', 'http://localhost/seopanel');

		# DB settings - You can get this info from your web hosting provider.
		# The name of the database for seo panel
		define('DB_NAME', 'seopanel');
		
		# DB database username
		define('DB_USER', 'root');
		
		# DB database password
		define('DB_PASSWORD', '');
		
		# DB hostname
		define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');


   	6. Save the contents of file "config/sp-config.php".
   
   	7. Change the permissions on the tmp directory to be writable by all (777 or -rwxrwxrwx within your FTP Client)
   
   	8. Using your web browser visit the location you placed Seo Panel with the addition of "install/upgrade.php", 
      	   
       e.g. http://www.yourdomain.com/seopanel/install/upgrade.php
   
   	9. Follow the steps and fill out all the requested information. 
   	
   	10. Go to Admin Panel => System Settings => MOZ Settings
   	
   	   Add moz api key using the link shown in the page  

	Note:

		a. Remove install directory of seo panel
		
		b. Copy all plugins from "plugins" folder of old seo panel folder to "plugins" folder of new Seo Panel. 

   		

Installation Reference Link: https://www.seopanel.org/install/
  		
If you have any issues while installation, Please use following resources to fix it or contact seo panel team. 
   

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Online Seo Panel Resources:
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a) Seo Panel Help Guide: https://www.seopanel.org/docs/

b) Seo Panel Forum: http://forum.seopanel.in/

b) Seo Panel Support: https://www.seopanel.org/support/

e) Seo Panel Contact: https://www.seopanel.org/contact/


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The major features of Seo Panel:
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a) Automatic Directory Submission Tool

b) Keyword Position Checker

c) Site Auditor

d) Google and Alexa Rank Checker

e) Backlinks Checker

f) Search Engine Saturation Checker

g) Seo Panel Plugins

h) Meta Tag Generator


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Developed By Geo Varghese (www.seopanel.org)
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