How To Install CS-Cart
This article describes how to manually install CS-Cart, a shopping cart application.Table of Contents
- Installing CS-Cart
- Post-installation configuration
- More Information
Installing CS-Cart
CS-Cart is compatible with all Hostvento Hosting accounts. However, you must install it manually.
While Hostvento Hosting servers can run a large range of software applications, we are unable to assist with application-specific troubleshooting.
To install CS-Cart, follow these steps:
- Download the CS-Cart application at http://www.cs-cart.com/download-cs-cart.html to your computer.
- Use FTP to upload the installation file to the public_html directory of your Hostvento Hosting account. For information about how to access your account using FTP. This step assumes that you want to run CS-Cart from your domain’s document root (for example, example.com). If you do not want to do this, create a directory beneath the public_html directory, and transfer the installation file to that directory. For example, to run CS-Cart from example.com/cart, create a directory under public_html named cart, and then transfer the installation file to it.
- Log in to your account using SSH. For information about how to access your account using SSH.
- Extract the application files. To do this, change to the directory where the installation file is located, and then type the following command:Copyunzip cscart_v4.6.3.SP1.zipThe exact filename may differ slightly, depending on the version you downloaded.
- Set the correct file permissions. To do this, type the following commands in the directory where you extracted the files:
Copyfind . -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \; find . -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \; - Use cPanel to create a MySQL database and database user for the application. You will need this information during the web configuration process.
For information about how to create a MySQL database and user - Use your web browser to go to the installation URL. The installation URL is one of the following:
- If you are installing the application in the domain’s document root directory, use http://www.example.com/install.
- If you are installing the application in a subdirectory, use http://www.example.com/directory/install, where directory represents the path to the application files.
- Select the I accept CS-Cart license agreement check box, and then click Next step.
- Under Server configuration, in the MySQL database name text box, type the name of the database that you created in step 6.
- In the MySQL user text box, type the name of the database user that you created in step 6.
- In the MySQL password text box, type the database password that you specified in step 6.
- Under Administration settings, in the Administrator’s e-mail text box, type the adminstrator’s e-mail address.
The administrator’s e-mail address is used as the administrator username when you log in. - In the Administrator’s password text box, type a password for the administrator.
- In the Main language list box, select the language for the website.
- To install sample data, select the Install demo data check box.
- To send anonymous usage statistics about your installation to CS-Cart, select the Help us improve CS-Cart check box.
- Click Install. The installation process begins.
- After a few moments, the Licensing mode dialog appears. Select the licensing mode that you want:
- If you already have a license number, select Full, and then type the license number in the License number text box.
- If you do not have a license number, select Trial or Free.
- Click Select. When the installation process finishes, the Installation successfully finished message appears.
- To view the dashboard immediately, click the x (close) icon. Alternatively, to set up the application, click Run Settings wizard.
Post-installation configuration
After you finish installing CS-Cart, you should complete a few additional steps to help secure your site:
- Delete the installation file that you uploaded in step 2 of the previous procedure, or move the file to a directory on your account that is not publicly accessible.
- At the command line, type the following command to set more restrictive file permissions:Copychmod 644 config.local.php