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How To Install OpenCart CMS In Local Host Computer

17/2/2014

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As all we know, opencart is a open source eCommerce CMS solution available in the market. We usually find its installation in Softaculous AutoInstaller available in Linux and Windows web hosting. We are able to install it from there, but we are not familiar to install this opencart on our localhost computer. To know its installation read on.
Opencart CMS Solution
To install Opencart on our computer, we need the following things on our computer similar to a web server. They are:
  1. Apache Web Server
  2. PHP 5.0 & above
  3. MySQL Database
  4. Curl
  5. OpenCart Kit

All these prerequistics can be achieved using a single bundled software called the Xampp. Please follow the procedure below to install the opencart on localhost.

How To Install OpenCart CMS In Local Host Computer

  1. Download & Install XAMPP. It is a bundled software for Apache Http web server, PHP, MySQL, Apache Tomcat 5.5, FTP Client FileZilla and Mercury Mail.
  2. After installation, open Xampp Control Panel and start Apache web server, MySQL server.
  3. Now, Download the opencart and extract the zip.

Linux Install

  • Upload all the files and folders to your server from the "Upload" folder. This can be to anywhere of your choice. e.g. /public_html or /public_html/store
  • Rename config-dist.php to config.php and admin/config-dist.php to admin/config.php
  • For Linux/Unix make sure the following folders and files are writable.
chmod 0755 or 0777 image/
chmod 0755 or 0777 image/cache/
chmod 0755 or 0777 cache/
chmod 0755 or 0777 download/
chmod 0755 or 0777 config.php
chmod 0755 or 0777 admin/config.php
If 0755 does not work try 0777.
  • Make sure you have installed a MySQL Database which has a user assigned to it
  • DO NOT USE YOUR ROOT USERNAME AND ROOT PASSWORD
  • Visit the store homepage e.g. http://www.example.com or http://www.example.com/store/
  • You should be taken to the installer page. Follow the onscreen instructions.
  • After successful install, delete the /install/ directory from ftp.

Windows Install

  • Upload all the files and folders to your server from the "Upload" folder. This can be to anywhere of your choice. e.g. /wwwroot/store or /wwwroot
  • Rename config-dist.php to config.php and admin/config-dist.php to admin/config.php
  • For Windows make sure the following folders and files permissions allow Read and Write.
image/
image/cache/
cache/
download/
config.php
admin/config.php
  • Make sure you have installed a MySQL Database which has a user assigned to it
  • DO NOT USE YOUR ROOT USERNAME AND ROOT PASSWORD
  • You should be taken to the installer page. Follow the onscreen instructions.
  • After successful install, delete the /install/ directory from ftp.

Author : Shoeb Ahmad Fareed

Shoeb Ahmad Fareed
Designation: Founder & CEO
Bio: A Technology Leninist who believe success can be only be achieved if one has a practical implementation knowledge. He is a Computer Science Engineer, a professional blogger and a debugger.


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