If you have had someone else install the system, and configure it for you, and all you want to do is start attracting affiliates, then you can skip right to Starting the Max Affiliates System.

To install the Max Affiliate system, you need to FTP all the files to a folder on your website. Typically, the folder is called ‘maxaffiliates’ but you can call it whatever you want.

The only changes you need to make to any file (before FTP’ing) is the one called config.php But the changes are simple. They are the host name, username and password of the MySQL server you are using. You also want to enter the name of the database you already have setup. This is fairly standard. Then start the system by going to the install page at:

This creates all the needed tables, fills in the default configuration, and then sends you to the Configuration pages – after you enter the initial Userid of ‘admin’ and password of ‘admin’ It is essential that you change those passcodes as soon as you get to the Configure page…..

To modify the Configuration after the install is done, you would go to:

http://www.yourwebsite.com/maxaffiliates/start.php

When you arrive at the page, you will see a website form that asks for a Userid and a Password. It is necessary to enter the Userid and a Password in order to continue. These are essential because only you should have the ability to add or edit the configuration. If no password was required, anyone could come here and wreak havoc on your articles configuration.

Very important:  Affiliates can login and see the orders that they are responsible for generating, and only their own orders. But the administrator can view ALL the orders from any affiliate. And thus delete, etc. The administrator is the  person who has the login userid of 'admin'. Thus, it is important that you signup with the admin userid as soon as the system is installed. Then, when you login, in your Profile, you will see 2 extra buttons for viewing affiliates and orders. No one but the admin user will have these 2 buttons there.