A quick reply would be to send you over here:http://www.concrete5.org/developers/downloads/...

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Unzip the contents of the concrete5.#.#.zip file into the public_html folder on your web host.
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You can also use the GoDaddy service to point your domain name to the c5 DNS servers and Franz and the core team will take care of the rest.

For what it's worth, they're a top notch team. I've hosted with them before.

So do I need to have the hosting company first, before I can work on the theme?

Not necessarily. But you will need a PHP capable web server and MySQL server in order to use c5.

If you want to create a theme for c5, just write out the HTML/CSS/JS and view it in your favorite browser. When you are finished writing the theme, adding the code to make it c5 compatible is as simple as copying and pasting the following:Replace *** with the name of the area you want to be able to add blocks too. For example:...and...are commonly used area names.

thanks... does dreamweaver work for that?

Yes, and any text or WYSIWYG editor for that matter.

I know dreamweaver is not a server but it is capable with PHP and MySQL does that work? Or do I need to purchase a server?

I'm sorry for the confusion. I am new to this obviously.

Dreamweaver is a code editor. Think of it as a REALLY fancy Notepad. It is NOT a server in any fashion.

and how does that work if my site is already up and running with the domain name I am using?

Sorry, I'm confused. If you have an active site, I would assume you have a hosting company.

If you have a hosting company, they gave you information about how to FTP into the server to modify the files on your site. Just unzip the contents of the c5 zip file into the 'public_html' folder (or the folder where the files to your active site currently resides).

Once that is done, you should be able to gohttp://www.YOURDOMAINHERE.com/concrete5.4.1.1... to begin the installation process. concrete5 was written in a programming language called PHP and by default uses MySQL to store information. So, your hosting environment will need to have these capabilities in order for c5 to function properly.

Once c5 is installed, upload the theme you purchased to the site using FTP again. Unzip the theme into the ~/concrete5.4.1.1/packages folder.

Then go to the Dashboard, click on 'Pages and Themes' and install the theme.

oh... right now we are using godaddy but also their website tonight program. Website tonight does not allow FTP. So we wanted to create a new site to have ready once our contract with website tonight is up.

I see! Now I'm starting to understand.

Yes, you will need a web hosting service that will allow you to upload files to their server.

I'm assuming you're using a Windows computer. Please correct me if I'm wrong and I'll post different instructions.

What you can do is use something called WAMP Server to basically turn your computer in to a developmental web server. You can download it here:http://www.wampserver.com/en/download.php...

This article is a bit old, but it will get you up and running:http://www.concrete5.org/index.php?cID=6552...

NOTE: There is an "issue" with MySQL and Windows, where the table names are in all lowercase. This may become a problem when you want to transfer to a Linux web host. This article has some details on that "issue":http://www.concrete5.org/community/forums/installation/move-site/...

I use HostMonster which has an automated setup for Concrete5.

http://www.hostmonster.com/track/kdmooreconsulting...

You could also host a concrete5 site at the concrete5 site itself. They might have more administrative features.