Quick Start¶

To run ThinkUp, you’ll need a public web server running:

PHP 5.2 or higher with cURL, GD, and the PDO MySQL driver enabled
MySQL 5.0.3 or higher

Most users purchase server access from a web hosting provider.

Hosting Providers¶

We built ThinkUp so that it can run on the most common and widely-available LAMP-based hosting plans. Some providers offer simple custom ThinkUp launchers.

Recommended¶

If you don’t have a web server hosting package and don’t want to get one, one of these options is best for you:

PHP Fog offers free hosting (up to 20MB) and a simple ThinkUp installer.
Our Amazon EC2 launcher spins up an Amazon web server and installs ThinkUp on it for you; free for the first year and costs around $15/month after that.

Watch a 2-minute screencast on how to install ThinkUp on PHP Fog:

Not Recommended¶

Some web hosting providers or plans have known incompatibilities with ThinkUp. Several ThinkUp users report that:

Dreamhost’s least expensive shared hosting package may time out when gathering data for busy accounts. Dreamhost’s 300MB VPS server (which costs around $15/month) will not.
GoDaddy’s shared hosting plan triggers database server timeout errors.

Have notes about your ThinkUp hosting provider that should appear on this page? Please post them to the ThinkUp mailing list.

Install ThinkUp in Three Steps¶

Once you have access to a public web server to install ThinkUp, install it in three easy steps.

Download the latest distribution of ThinkUp.
Extract the zip file into a web-accessible folder on your web server via FTP.
Visit that URL in your browser to proceed through ThinkUp’s simple installer.

Trouble? Check out the detailed installation guide.