OSCommerce Installation and Confuguration

Welcome Page

Once you have successfully uploaded the "catalog" folder, open your web browser and visit the "install" folder within the "catalog" folder or public_html folder, for example:

http://www.yourdomain.com/install

or

http://www.yourdomain.com/catalog/install


When you enter above url, you will see Welcom Page, click on "Install a new online store".



New Installation

In this step you will found 2 option 1) import catalog Database 2)Automatic Configuration, check both options and click on "Continue" Button



Database Import Configuration

This step required oscommerce database information as follows

  • Database server address
  • Database server username
  • Database server password
  • Database name



Figure 3. Database import page


The database is automatically created on the server if the database does not exist and if the user account provided has the access privileges to do so. As such super access privileges are not required for the normal operation of osCommerce, the user account can be safely changed later in the web based configuration procedure during the database server configuration step.



Database Table Prefix

This option helps to avoid any possible conflicts with the use of table names that may already exist on the server.

Persistent Connections

Persistent connections may improve the performance of dedicated servers that experience high loads.

Session Storage

The session data osCommerce uses on a per customer basis can either be stored in the database or on the web server as files.
I recommend you should store sessions in database for security reasons.

Once you add information correctly, then click on "Continue" button.

Successful Database Connection

If you added database information correctly, then you will see this screen.


Clickon "Continue" button to proceed next step



Successful Database Import

Then you will will see this screen, it means you database import was successful.




OsCommerce Configuration

This step show you OsCommerce configuration
  • Webserver address
  • Location of the osCommerce installation
  • Secure webserver address (optional)



add information correctly, you can also use by default information.

Successful Configuration

When the webserver has been configured, you will see this screen that say OsCommerce Configuration was successfully completed.


Secure Webserver Configuration

This step is used for secure SSL connections have been enabled in the (normal) webserver configuration step.



Successful Installation

When you see this screen, it means you have installed osCommerce successfully.


If you see shopping cart then click on Catalog, if you want to enter admin section, then clock Administration Tool.

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