Installation

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Installing CKEditor is a easy task. Just follow these simple steps:

Installation procedures

Fresh installation

  1. Download the latest version of the editor from our web site: http://ckeditor.com/
  2. Extract (decompress) the downloaded file to a directory called "ckeditor" in the root of your web site

Note: You can place the files in whichever path at your web site. "ckeditor" is the default one.

Upgrade installation

  1. Rename your old editor folder to a backup, as e.g. "ckeditor_old"
  2. Extract (decompress) the downloaded file to the original editor directory, e.g. "ckeditor"
  3. Copy all configuration files that you have changed to their corresponding position in the new directory, these could includes but not limit to the following files:
  • config.js
  • content.css
  • plugins/templates/templates/default.js
  • plugins/styles/styles/default.js
  • plugins/styles/styles/default.js
  • plugins/pastefromword/filter/default.js

Verify the installation

The editor comes with a few sample pages that can be used to verify that installation proceeded properly. Take a look at the _samples directory.

To test your installation just call the following page at your web site: 

http://<your site>/<CKEditor installation path>/_samples/index.html

For example:
http://www.example.com/ckeditor/_samples/index.html
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