FusionInvoice 2021 requires PHP 7.3 - 7.4.
Log into your account at FusionInvoice.com and download the latest package. Save it locally to your computer.
Navigate to the downloaded install package and unzip the contents.
Using phpMyAdmin (or whatever tool you use to manage your MySQL databases with), create a new, empty database to use with FusionInvoice. Depending on your web host, you may create new databases from within your hosting control panel. If you are unsure how to create an empty database, contact your web host or system administrator.
Open config/database.php from the unzipped installer package, edit accordingly for your database settings and save the modified file.
Typically you should only have to configure the host, database, username and password values to connect to your database. Only compatibility with MySQL and MariaDB is 100% guaranteed. Other database types may or may not work as expected and will not be supported.
'mysql' => [
'host' => 'localhost',
'database' => 'fusioninvoice',
'username' => 'root',
'password' => 'password',
'prefix' => '',
'driver' => 'mysql',
'charset' => 'utf8',
'collation' => 'utf8_unicode_ci',
'strict' => false,
],
Open config/app.php from the unzipped installer package and replace the "ReplaceThisWithYourOwnLicenseKey" value with your license key listed in your FusionInvoice.com account panel and save the modified file. Be sure there are no leading or trailing spaces.
'key' => 'ReplaceThisWithYourOwnLicenseKey',
Upload the unzipped files from your computer to a new, empty folder on your server. It is recommended that you use a standard FTP program such as FileZilla to upload the files to your server. Depending on your connection speed, this initial upload may take up to an hour to complete.
Apply recursive write permissions to the following folders (including all the folders and files contained within):
FusionInvoice 2020-2 and above only - Apply recursive write and modify permissions to the following folders (including all the folders and files contained within):
The exact steps to set the appropriate permissions will depend on your web host and server configuration. FusionInvoice cannot advise on the exact steps or permissions to apply to make these folders writable. If you have questions about this step, please contact your web host or system administrator.
To finalize the installation, visit http://YourFusionInvoiceURL/setup in your web browser. If http://YourFusionInvoiceURL/setup produces an error, try using http://YourFusionInvoiceURL/index.php/setup instead. This step of the installation process will create the required database tables and prompt you for information to create your user account.
The task scheduler is a crucial cron job responsible for all of the automatic processes from within FusionInvoice. These processes will not function unless the task scheduler cron job has been created.
crontab -e
0 3 * * * curl http://YourFusionInvoiceURL/tasks/run >> /dev/null 2>&1
Once you have completed this last step, you will be able to log in to your FusionInvoice system. Congratulations, your FusionInvoice system is now ready to go!
Log into your account at FusionInvoice.com and download the add-on package to install. Save it locally to your computer.
Navigate to the downloaded Add-on package and unzip the contents.
Upload the unzipped add-on folder from your computer to the custom/addons folder on your server. It is recommended that you use a standard FTP program such as FileZilla to upload the folder to your server.
Log into your FusionInvoice install and go to System -> Add-ons and click the Install button for the add-on. Once the add-on is installed, the applicable menu items will appear and the add-on will be usable.