The following are instructions for installing OpenAds on your Bluehost web hosting account.

  1. Download the full installation file package from openx.org
  2. Unzip or Unpackage the the tar or zip file
  3. Upload the contents of your Open Ads folder to your directory of choice via FTP.
  4. Login to your Bluehost Cpanel and click on the MySQL Databases button on the mainpage of your cpanel.
  5. Create a new database
  6. Now create a new user
  7. Now attach the user and the database you just created together
  8. Run the Open Ads Install script by pointing your browser to the base URL of your website (e.g., http://www.example.com)
  9. Go through the setup wizard
  10. Fill out your database connection information
  11. Setup your administrator user
  12. Fill out the rest of the information the setup wizard demands

You should now have a perfectly working open source Open Ads ad server on your Bluehost.com web host account. Total installation time should take you no more than 10 minutes.