Installation

To install Shop-Script FREE software you will need a web server, that meet following system requirements:

Installation on your local machine

Express installation with EasyPHP (recommended)

Easiest way to install the software!
Please follow these instructions if you don't have required software installed (Apache/IIS, PHP, MySQL) and/or if you are not familiar with this software.

Download the latest version of EasyPHP from: www.easyphp.org. This package has all the necessary software for correct work of Shop-Script.
After downloading EasyPHP just run the executable file and follow the instructions. We recommend changing Install Folder to “C:/EasyPHP” because a shorter directory name is easier to remember.

  1. Run EasyPHP on your computer.

  2. Create a new database that will be used for your shopping cart system.
    To do this you need to create an empty shop_data folder in “C:/EasyPHP/MySQL/Data” directory.
    After you create this folder you should have an empty folder C:/EasyPHP/MySQL/Data/shop_data, where MySQL database files will be stored.
    By creating this folder you will create a new database with name shop_data

  3. Unpack Shop-Script FREE archive which you have downloaded from www.shop-script.com web site (shop-script-free.zip).
    If you do not have compression software we suggest you to download WinZip software from www.winzip.com and unpack shop-script-free.zip with using this software.
    Copy all unpacked files and folders to “C:/EasyPHP/www” folder.
    Please make sure to unpack and copy all content of Shop-Script FREE archive (else you will not be able to install the software).

  4. Run install.php
    To do this simply point your browser to http://localhost/install.php.

  5. Fill in the installation form:

    Database host: localhost
    Database username: root
    Database password: leave blank
    Database name: shop_data

  6. Administrator login and administrator password are up to your choice. Later you’ll be able to change them both.

  7. Click Install.

  8. Congratulations! Installation is complete.

Have fun!

Manual installation (advanced)

Please use these instructions if you already have HTTP server, PHP and MySQL installed.
Ensure that all required software is installed on your computer (please refer to system requirements mentioned above).

Shop-Script installation steps:

  1. Create a folder or a virtual server where all Shop-Script FREE files will be stored (Shop-Script root folder)
  2. Copy all Shop-Script FREE package content to this folder
  3. Create a new database that will be used for your shopping cart system (if you already have an empty database, use may use it as well)
  4. UNIX/Linux/FreeBSD/MacOS users: set (enable) write permissions for folders products_pictures, templates_c and all content of cfg/ folder
    (usually, a proper value for chmod is 775). Until you make it you will not be able to continue with installation!
  5. Run install.php
    (simply point your browser to http://<Shop-Script URL including folder>/install.php )
  6. Fill in the installation form:
  7. If installation went well you will be shown a screen with "Installation successful" message and a link to Shop-Script FREE front end (shopping cart public part).
    If by clicking this link front end will not be represented correctly, please refer to Troubleshooting page.

Installation on the remote server

    1. Copy all Shop-Script FREE package content except of 'help' folder to the remote server (into a separate folder). Files can be uploaded with your FTP-client, f.e.
    2. Create new database that will be used for your shopping cart system (if you already have an empty database, use may use it as well)
    3. Set (enable) write permissions for folders products_pictures, templates_c and all content of cfg/ folder
      (usually, a proper value for chmod is 775). Until you make it you will not be able to continue with installation!
    4. Run install.php
      (simply point your browser to http://<Shop-Script URL including folder>/install.php )
    5. Fill in the installation form:
    6. If installation went well you will be shown a screen with "Installation successful" message and a link to Shop-Script FREE front end (shopping cart public part).
      If by clicking this link front end will not be represented correctly, please refer to Troubleshooting page.

After installation is complete, remove install.php file from Shop-Script folder!

Problems? Try to find the answer here.

If your questions are not solved on the troubleshooting page, contact technical support.

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