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Try Total CMS free for 45 days.

Full Pro features. No credit card. No signup form — your trial starts the moment you finish the setup wizard, right inside the product itself.

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PHP 8.2+ · No Database · Twig Templates · REST API · Passkeys · HTMX

Get the Software

Two ways to install. Same 45‑day trial.

Pick whichever fits your workflow — both drop you into the same setup wizard, and both start the same 45-day Pro trial.

Composer

For developers who live in the terminal

One command scaffolds a full Total CMS project — dependencies, folder structure, and a starter config — ready for the setup wizard.

composer create-project totalcms/totalcms mysite

Zip on Any PHP Host

For shared hosting, cPanel, or anywhere without shell access

Download the archive, extract it, and upload the folder to your server. No SSH, no Composer, no dependencies to resolve.

  • Download the zip archive
  • Extract and upload via FTP or your host's file manager
  • Visit your domain to launch the setup wizard
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Setup Wizard

Three steps. Fully automatic.

Tell it about your site.

Pick a language and give your site a name. That's the entire first step — no lengthy configuration forms, no environment questions to get wrong.

Total CMS setup wizard welcome screen, asking for a language and site name

Create your admin account.

Set an email and password for the account you'll use to log in. This step doubles as your trial signup — there's no separate form anywhere else on the site.

Total CMS setup wizard admin account screen, asking for an email address and password

Your trial starts automatically.

The wizard creates your admin account and starts your 45-day trial — no keys to paste, nothing to activate.

45‑Day Trial Active Total CMS setup wizard license screen showing Status: Trial, confirming the 45-day trial is active

After the Trial

Your content was never going anywhere.

Total CMS stores everything as flat files, right on your own server — there's no export step because there's nothing to migrate. If you decide not to buy, your trial simply ends; nothing locks, nothing disappears, nothing holds your content hostage. When you're ready, licenses start at $79 from the Store.

  • No credit card required
  • Full Pro features during trial
  • Works on any PHP host
  • Cancel anytime — it's free, but still

Ready?

Start your trial today.

Two install paths, one 45-day trial, zero pressure. Grab the software, or see what a license costs when you're ready to buy.

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