Flipmode's Installation Instructions -----------------------------------+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++ SCRIPT INSTALLATION +++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ - Upload compressed file to your server.

- Use your cPanel Control Panel to create a database and database user name and password and tick all permissions. - Use your cPanel file mananger to decompress the archive into a direct ory. - NOTE: OPTIONAL - If you want to have example / demonstration data and images in your store, then you will also need to extract the optional demonstra tion images and database files if requried (simply extract it over the top of th e ../images/ and ../install/database/ directories. - Set permissions to the following directories (CHMOD 0777 directories and sub-directories (not files)): ../images/ ../skins/ ../stores/ ../var/ - Now set the following files permissions (CHMOD 0666 to files only): ../config.local.php ../acme/.htaccess - Open your web browser and visit: http://Your-Domain-Name.com/_____/in stall/ (i.e. "_____" being where ever you uploaded CS-Cart). - Or, if using a sub-domain: http://_____.Your-Domain-Name.com/install/ (i.e. "_____" being where ever you uploaded CS-Cart). - Follow the installation and setup wizard until installation is comple te. - Write down the unique installation code provided at the end (e.g. cre ate a directory in your CS-Cart Shop, rename it, and leave it there, so you don' t lose it). - Rename the ../install/ directory to ../@@@install@@@/ - I do **not** recommend deleting this directory. - Finally change the permissions to the ../config.local.php files to re ad only (CHMOD 0644). That's it! You're done! :) -Flipmode! +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++ ADMIN CONFIGURATION +++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ - Log in to the administration panel of your new store. - Click the top menu "Customers" and then click "Administrators".

- Modify the administrator account and define all profile fields requri ed. - Next, click the top menu "Design" and click "Blocks". - If asked to select a store, choose your store labelled "My Company" ( or whatever you may have changed it to already). - You should now see the layout of your website, click on each block he ading "Default", "Auth", "Cart"..... "Home Page", etc and make sure you are sati sfied with the page titles, meta keywords, meta descriptions etc. - Now use the top "Settings" and "Administration" menus to configure th e rest of your online store and the secondary stores (e.g. Acme). That's it! You're done! -Flipmode! ================================================================================ ===================================== ================================================================================ ===================================== ================================================================================ ===================================== CS-Cart Installation Instructions --------------------------------The instructions below are about CS-Cart installation on a hosting server accessible on the Internet. If you would like to make a CS-Cart installation on your local computer (desktop), please download the "How to install CS-Cart on a local computer" manual on the "File area" page in our Customer Help Desk (https://www.cs-cart.com). Briefly, CS-Cart installation includes the following steps: 1) extracting the software distribution package and uploading the files to a web server; 2) setting file access permissions; 3) creating a MySQL database; 4) running the Installation Wizard. 1. The first step is to uncompress the CS-Cart distribution package (the "cscart_vX.X.X.tgz" or "cscart_vX.X.X.zip" file) anywhere under your web server directory. On a WINDOWS-based server, you can do it with any TAR- or ZIP-compatible archive software. On a UNIX-based server with terminal access to it, please run one of the following commands depending on the package file format: tar -xzvf cscart_vX.X.X.tgz or unzip cscart_vX.X.X.zip NOTE: Most versions of control panel have the so-called file manager that allows to unpack a TGZ or ZIP archive by one click. If none of the ways above works for you, you should extract the distribution package on your local computer using any TARor ZIP-compatible archive software, e.g. WinRAR (you can download it here: http://www.rarlab.com/rar/wrar370.exe) and upload all the files to your

server via FTP. 2. The next step is setting file access permissions. On a UNIX-based server with terminal access to it, run the following commands one by one: chmod 666 config.local.php chmod -R 777 images chmod -R 777 skins chmod -R 777 var chmod -R 777 stores If you do not have terminal access to your server, you can change file access permissions using an FTP client. Most of them have the "Change permissions" or "Change mode" functions. With the help of the function you are to set the permissions for the 'config.local.php' file and the directories above. The 'chmod 666 config.local.php' command means that you must set 666 permissions (in other words, read and write permissions for the file user, group and other) for the 'config.local.php' file. Other commands (e.g. 'chmod -R 777 images') mean that you must set 777 (read, write and execute) permissions for the directory, its subdirectories and all the files under these directories. Please refer to your FTP client documentation for more detailed instructions on setting file permissions. In order to set the same file access permissions on a WINDOWS-based server, you may need to give full permissions for the files and directories to the user with the IUSER_ComputerName account. 3. Then create a MySQL database (you may need to create a MySQL user before that) in your website control panel. Remember the MySQL name, host, user name and password to use them at the next installation step. 4. The last major installation step is running the CS-Cart Installation Wizard. In your browser go to the following URL: http://www.my_site.com/install/ (replace "my_site.com" with your site's URL). Now you should follow the Installation Wizard. The installation progress is shown in the 'Installation steps' box on the left. + + + + + + +