Hero is a powerful Content Management System (CMS) and eCommerce framework built on CodeIgniter.

All documentation is now is included in this release in Markdown format.

Please ensure that your hosting environment meets the following specifications:

• PHP 5.1+
• One available MySQL 3.23+ database.
• Apache or Apache-like server that can parse .htaccess files with mod_rewrite rules.
• Ability to create one cronjob or scheduled process.

If you experience issues, please review the full Server Requirements article in the User Guide.

• Upload all files to a folder on your web server.
• Rename /app/config/config.example.php to config.php.
• Verify /.htaccess file exists. If not, rename 1.htaccess.
• Access your site directory in your browser. You will find the Hero Installation Wizard at /install.

• There is a full user guide with designer, developer, and user documentation

Hero eCommerce is a free, open-source collection of modules that drop right into your Hero installation and provide you with online store, subscription billing, paywall, and coupon functionality.

Hero was developed by Brock Ferguson as founder of Electric Function, Inc. Initially, the main Hero app was released open source but Hero eCommerce required a paid license. Since Electric Function was acquired in 2012, Hero and its eCommerce upgrade have been released as free, open source software.