Uploading Open. Cart's files. If you haven't already located the Open.
Cart upload folder on the left side, you need to do so now and keep it open. In the Remote Site directory (right side), you need to open the folder that the Open. Cart shop will be located in. The location of shop varies based on whether the you want the shop to be seen on the main page, a sub- folder, a subdomain, etc.
If you want to make Open. Cart the main page, you would need to upload files to the root folder of their website. Be aware that some hosting services require public files to be upload to a public directory, such as public.
You should check with your hosting provider to see where you can upload public files. Once the location of the Open. Cart shop has been determined, all the content within the “upload” folder on the computer's (left) side of Filezilla must be selected, right- clicked, and uploaded. Uploading all the files might take a few minutes on the FTP client.
If you want the shop to be on the main page, for example www. Including the “upload” folder will create a sub- folder, making the shop available only on www.
After Filezilla finishes uploading the files to the location specified, you should see the same files on both the left side(computer) and on the right side (the website); as seen in the screenshot below: The Filezilla window should look similar to the above image (minus some directory details). This means that the Open.
Cart files were successfully transferred the target site. The site now contains the files necessary to setup an Open. Cart shop. Creating a database for the shop. The next step is to create a database on the My. SQL server for Open.
Cart to store a shop's data on. You should log into the site’s control panel and locate My.
SQL Databases. Using My. SQL Databases, you can create a new database by entering a database name and a username/password to access this database.
The user that was just created needs to be added to the database, along with enabling all of the necessary permissions. We will use this database information later when we are configuring Open. Cart using the auto- installer. Launch the auto- installer. With a new database freshly created, we are now ready to install Open. Cart directly onto a website. You should open up a web browser and enter in the web address of where they uploaded Open.
Cart. The following steps will help you complete the installation process for Open. Cart. Step 1. License. You may read through the license, check .
Pre- Installation. This step checks to see if the web server has the technical requirements and correct permissions to setup Open. Cart properly. If red marks are visible on #1 or #2, you need to make sure that these components are properly installed onto the web server. You should contact your hosting service if there are any issues with this.
If there are red marks on #3 or #4, there might have been an issue with uploading the files using the FTP client. If everything is configured correctly and green marks are visible (as seen below), you may press . As of version 2. 3. Step 3. config- dist.
Step 3. Configuration. You need to fill in the spaces below #1 by adding the database connection details (username/password, database name) established when you created the store's database using My. SQL Databases. Under #2, you should create a new username and password for administration access to the Open. Cart shop. When finished, you may press . Finished. Now that installation is complete, the . You should delete the “install” folder in the Remote Site section of Filezilla for security reasons. You now have the option to browse the frontend of your shop or choose to log into the administration side.
After the install, you should make the necessary steps towards improving the security of your server and Open. Cart store directory. These steps are detailed in Basic security practices.
Installing v. Qmodv. Qmod for Open. Cart lets you add modules to your store without modifying the core Open. Cart code. See v. Qmod for more information on how to download and install v. Qmod for your store. Updating Open. Cart.
Open. Cart releases new versions from time to time with updated features and bug fixes. To learn how to update a store from an earlier version of Open. Cart, visit Updating Open. Cart. Uninstalling Open. Cart. Uninstalling Open. Cart is a quick and simple process. Delete the files/folders in the location you uploaded them to in Filezilla.
Once Open. Cart is uninstalled, all product and customer information will be lost. You can save a backup database file in case you want to reinstall Open. Cart at a later time. Adobe Shockwave Player 11 Standalone Installer Revit.
See Backup/Restore for more information. Support. If there are any issues regarding your store's installation or update, please visit the Installation, Upgrade, & Config Support section of the Open. Cart community forum.