http://www.textpattern.com/download/ Installation Extract the files to your site (in the web root, or choose a subdirectory). The top-level index.php should reside in this directory, as should the /textpattern/ directory. Create, or establish the existence of, a working mysql database, load /textpattern/index.php (or /subdir/textpattern/index.php) in a browser, and follow the directions.