03 Sep 10 Installing osCommerce

Follow the below mentioned process to install the osCommerce Power Tool on your website:

1. Login to your Control Panel and search for the domain name for which you have purchased a Linux hosting package. Click here to know how >>

2. In the search results view, click on the domain name. This will take you to the Order details view.

3. Click on the Manage Web Hosting Service button in the lower toolbar.

4. Go to Manage Website -> Power Tools. This will present you with a list of Power Tools offered.
 

5. In order to install osCommerce, click on Install link under the Status column.

6. In order to install the osCommerce Power Tool you would need to simply input the following details -

i. Database Name – select the database from the drop-down list.
 

IMPORTANT

osCommerce is a database-driven Power Tool. Hence, your hosting package needs to include at least one database. If a database is not included in your current hosting package, the following steps need to performed -

1. You need to upgrade your package by adding a database. Click here to read how to upgrade your package >>

2. You need to configure your database. Click here to read how to configure your database >>

ii. Database Username – select (one of) the Database User(s) whom you have associated with this database, from the drop-down list.
 

iii. Database User’s Password – provide the password of the Database User, you selected above.
 

IMPORTANT

The Database User’s Password you input above has to match the Password you entered while adding this User in the Database Manager interface. In the event that you can not recall this Database User’s Password, you need to reset the same before continuing. Click here to find instructions on how to reset the Password of a Database User >>
 

iv. Directory Name – you need to input a new sub-directory name where you want the osCommerce Power Tool to be installed on your website. This sub-directory will be directly under your web directory. You need to provide the directory name without any trailing forward-slash (/).
 

IMPORTANT

Confirm that you have sufficient Web Space and Database Space before continuing the osCommerce installation, by referring the information provided in the interface.

Should you not have enough Web and/or Database Space, you would need to upgrade your package. Click here to read how to upgrade your package >>
 

7. Click on the Install button to complete the osCommerce installation.

Besides the above information, you need to provide a few details about the osCommerce Administrator:

1. Admin Name – This is the name of the person who will be administering the osCommerce installation.

2. Password – This is the Administrator’s Password.

3. Confirm Password – Re-enter the Administrator’s Password to confirm the same.

4. Admin Email – Mention the Administrator’s Email Address where important notifications will be sent by the osCommerce Power tool.

Once osCommerce is installed, you can click on the View link under the Details column, to view the details related to osCommerce.
 

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