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Namecheap Hosting Example

Namecheap Hosting Example

v1.0.0+

This page walks through installing GeckoFlag on Namecheap shared hosting as one concrete, cPanel-based example. The overall flow is the same as the Installation page — this walkthrough just maps each step onto Namecheap's specific hosting tools.

Before You Begin

  • Sign up for a Namecheap shared hosting plan (Stellar, Stellar Plus, or Stellar Business) and make sure your domain is pointed at it — any of these plans meets GeckoFlag's system requirements.
  • Have your cPanel login ready. In your Namecheap account, go to Hosting List and click Go to cPanel — or use the link from the welcome email Namecheap sends after signup.

Installation Steps

  1. 1In cPanel, open Select PHP Version under Tools.cPanel Tools page with Select PHP Version highlighted
  2. 2Choose PHP 8.2 or higher from the dropdown.PHP Selector page showing the current PHP version dropdown
  3. 3In cPanel, open the Database Wizard (or MySQL Database Wizard) under Databases.cPanel Databases section with Database Wizard highlighted
  4. 4Enter a name for your new database and click Next Step.Database Wizard Step 1: Create A Database, with a database name field
  5. 5Create a database user with a username and a strong password.Database Wizard Step 2: Create Database Users, with username and password fields
  6. 6Add that user to the database with ALL PRIVILEGES checked, then click Make Changes.Database Wizard Step 3: Add user to the database, with the ALL PRIVILEGES checkbox
  7. 7The wizard confirms the user was added to the database. Keep the database name, username, and password on hand — you'll enter them in Step 2 (Database Connection) of the GeckoFlag installer.Database Wizard Step 4: Complete the Task, confirming the user was added
  8. 8In cPanel, open File Manager under Files.cPanel Files section with File Manager highlighted
  9. 9Navigate to your domain's document root — usually public_html, or a dedicated folder if you're installing on an addon domain — and click Upload.File Manager showing a domain's folder with the Upload button highlighted
  10. 10Select the GeckoFlag zip file and wait for the upload to finish.File Upload page showing the GeckoFlag zip file upload at 100%
  11. 11Back in File Manager, select the uploaded zip file and click Extract.File Manager with the uploaded zip file selected and Extract highlighted
  12. 12The GeckoFlag files are extracted into the folder, ready to install.File Manager showing the extracted GeckoFlag files and folders
  13. 13Open your domain (e.g. yourdomain.com/install) in a browser to launch the GeckoFlag installer.
  14. 14Enter the database name, username, and password you created above when the installer asks for them.
  15. 15Create your administrator account, then log in and start setting up your projects.

About HTTPS on Namecheap

  • Namecheap issues a free AutoSSL certificate for your domain automatically; you can check its status in cPanel under SSL/TLS Status.
  • Since GeckoFlag handles login credentials and personal data, confirm HTTPS is active before inviting your team to log in.

Steps and menu names here are current as of this writing and specific to Namecheap's shared hosting cPanel; other hosts follow a similar flow with different menu names. See Installation for the general steps and System Requirements for what GeckoFlag needs to run.