Do you need to know how to install osCommerce templates? The Template Store has compiled osCommerce templates installation instructions so you have a comprehensive resource or guide for installing osCommerce templates. Below you’ll find our step-by-step guide for installing osCommerce templates. You’ll learn how to install osCommerce templates including our customized CRE Loaded 6 templates in no time.
osCommerce can be installed on any server where a web server is running that has been installed with PHP, including installation on shared servers, dedicated servers, and locally on the computer you are currently using.
osCommerce can be installed on any server where a web
server is running that has been installed with PHP, which includes shared
servers, dedicated servers, and locally on the computer you are currently using.
osCommerce is not an application that can be started by clicking on an
executable file, but a web based solution that needs its relevant files to be
copied to the web server.
- Download the template you purchased from your account at
http://www.websitetemplatedesign.com
- Use a zip program to unzip the files. use www.winzip.com
or some similar program.
- Upload the files using your favorite FTP program to your
web server.
The web server document path is the directory where the web
server has been configured to look for the HTML/PHP files to serve to the
public. Example web server document paths
are:
/home/hpdl/public_html/
/srv/www/htdocs/
/usr/local/htdocs/
If
the catalog directory is kept and copied to, for example,
/home/hpdl/public_html/catalog/ , the web server public address would
be http://www.my-server.com/catalog/ .
If the osCommerce
installation is to reside on the root path, for example
http://www.my-server.com/ , then the files within the catalog
directory should be copied over and not the actual catalog
directory itself.
Username/password and database
If you use a hosting service to set up your webspace, they will
likely have provided a username and login for database access, which you will
need. They may have also created a database already for you to use with the
username and login provided. Otherwise, using phpMyAdmin or
another tool, create your database and user, and assign that user to the
database. Write down the name of the database, login, and password for this
database for later. Also note the hostname of the server (i.e. myserver.com) for
later use.
- Only upload the files in catalog folder.. So if you want
your store in the main directory of your website (http://www.yoursite.com/) ,
then upload everything in the catalog directory to your home directory which is
usually /public_html/ depending on your hosting setup. If you want your store in
a sub-directory (http://www.yoursite.com/catalog) then upload the folder
"catalog" to your main directory, or rename the "catalog" folder to whatever you
like.
We provide installation services if you feel that you do not
undersatnd these directions.
3.a) Server requirements:
- php 4 or higher
- mysql 3 or higher
- php.ini settings Registerglobals = On must be set
- Run the normal oscommerce installation script at
http://www.yourserver.com/pathtocatalog/install/index.php
(the above in an
example url, replace youdomain.com with your actual domain name and
/pathtocatalog/ with the folder you installed the CRE Loaded 6 into.
- Answer the questions on the intallation script and when
you are done you will have the CRE Loaded 6.x installed
- Use the default user id : admin and default
password : admin to access the carts administration tools
- Change the default user ID and password to secure your
administration tools
- Set the store configuration settings using the store
administration tools configuration menu
- Set localization settings for tax zones, shipping modules,
payment modules and order total sort order.
- Enjoy your CRE Loaded 6.x shopping cart.
If you
dont know how to do the step required to install the CRE Loaded 6.1a contact
your host, or web site designer.
Also you can get Level Ten Hosting to
install it for free if you sign up for our $12.95 hosting account.
See our
hosting offer for more information and a special
deal.
Make sure your site meets the minimum needs for a CRE
Loaded 6 install - it should support PHP, and mySQL. Download the distribution
archive from our download area and decompress the file on your system. FTP the
contents to your web site. If you intend for the cart to be your entire website,
upload just the contents of the catalog directory. If you want to call it from a
custom frontpage, you should upload the catalog directory and its entire
contents. Set the permissions on catalog/includes/configure.php and
catalog/admin/includes/configure.php to 777 (all read and write permissions must
be set to 'on')
If you do not have access to the root of your server you
can use an ftp program such as www.smartftp.com. When using an ftp program to
change the permissions navigate to that specific file, right-click on it, and
there will be a chmod (or change attributes) listing which is where the
permissions would be changed to 777 for the catalog/includes/configure.php files
... 777 = read/write/execute.
If these permissions are not set correctly
you will get an error when installing telling you the permission setting on
catalog/includes/configure.php is not set correctly.
Once you have uploaded the site and set permissions, you
should use your browser to call the install program. The URL will depend on what
directory you uploaded the files in. If you used the catalog directory it would
be http://www.yourserver.com/catalog/install . Follow the directions. You will
have to have your database user ID and password. Other values will be filled in
with values detected by the install program. If in doubt about the 'persistant
connections' setting, do not select it. Choose mysql for sessions. If you do not
have a cert installed for SSL (or your Host doesn't provide you with SSL), do
NOT select SSL support. Select YES when asked if you want to upload the test
database. Follow the prompts and you should soon be up and running with a basic
store that simply needs configuring to your particular needs and populatoin with
your products in before you can open.
Set permissions on the configuration files you changed
above to 644. You should change the permissions on other files and directories
as follows
catalog/images chmod 777
catalog/templates/ chmod
777
catalog/admin/images chmod 777
catalog/includes/languages/mainpage.php
chmod 777 (for each language in use)
admin/backups chmod
777
admin/images/graphs chmod 777
The default login for the Admin Tool is and the default
password is admin. You'll need to set your name, email address, physical address
and other parameters in the Store Configuration menu, setup a shipping and
payment modules, and your tax structure at a minimum before you open. You will
also want to set up your Tax structure. Your main page can be set via the Admin
Tool - look in the Catalog menu and select Define Mainpage.
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