I did try to install is via download, extract but for some strange reasons, it was not accepting mysql database login details even though i had created it properly with full permission and i even tested it using myphpadmin by logging to the db.
So i resorted back to Softaculous on namecheap shared hosting server
any chance of installing the CRM without Softaculous?
Even if you install it on a virtual machine locally, including the sample data from the standard installation, you could simply copy your database.
If not, the demo data is here:
I’ve never tried to install it afterwards, but if you can find it out somehow with AI someone else here knows, let us know.
PS: That’s why I suggest a standard installation / standard setup. It’s just one click which takes 1 sec during the standard installation. If you go with “special” setups, the instance could be more of a challenge. (How do you do upgrades? JSON API integration?)