Following are the steps for a new Mantis installation:
Download Mantis
Go through Mantis Configuration and set the database options + whatever options where you need to override the default values.
Test your configuration through the admin folder
Create a new administrator account and remove the standard user 'administrator'
Following are the steps to upgrade a Mantis installation:See Upgrading.The following details the basic steps for installation on any system. Theinstructions may seem unix-centric but should work fine on Windows systems.Barring complications, it should take you about 10-20 minutes to install,configure, and be using Mantis.
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Uncompress files
Generate database tables
Edit configuration file, if needed
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