Configuring and starting a project

1. After you have created your project, you must open it in administration mode by selecting it from the projects list in Sitefinity Project Manager and performing one of the following:
   • Click Go to Administration button in the toolbar.
   • Open the context menu of the project and click Go to Administration.
   • The Project Startup wizard appears in a web browser.
2. In Set Database radio buttons group, choose one of the following:
   • Microsoft SQL Server Express
     The Instance input field appears, where you can enter a different instance of the SQL Server Express.< br/> Sitefinity creates a database file in the App_Data folder of the new project.

     NOTE: If you do not have an SQL Server Express installed on your computer, you can download it from www.microsoft.com/express/database/

   • Microsoft SQL Server
     You must have Microsoft SQL Server installed and the appropriate database security credentials.
     For more information, contact your system administrator.

     NOTE: If you want to install your project to Windows Azure, select Microsoft SQL Server to work locally. Later, you will migrate the local database to SQL Azure. For more information, see Deploying Sitefinity projects to Windows Azure.

   • Oracle
   • Select this option if you are installing your project on Oracle database. For more information, see Using an Oracle or Oracle XE database.
   • MySQL
     You must have created a database and the have the appropriate database credentials.
     Sitefinity supports MySql 5.0.3 or higher.
     By default, MySQL installs with 100 connections. We recommend that you do not decrease this number.

     NOTE: If your website is going to support multilingual scenarios, you must verify that the MySQL Server option default-character-set is set to utf8. You can do this during the installation process or, on a later stage, by editing the my.ini file, which by default is located in C:\Program Files\MySQL\MySQL Server VERSION\.

3. Click Continue button.
4. On Register Administrator step, enter the name and the email of the project’s administrator and choose a user name and password.
   This is the first user created, who has unrestricted rights for the project.

   NOTE: Sitefinity passwords must be at least 7 characters long and is recommended to contain at least one number and one special character, for example, admin@3.

5. Click I’m done button.
   The Login screen appears.
6. Enter the username and password, which you have chosen in Step 4 and click Login.
   The login screen appears where you login with the credentials you have just created.
   For more information, see Login.