- Installing osCommerce/Ecommerce Template

1. Download the zipped file, decompress it and extract the contents to an identified folder.

2. The extracted root directory will have a folder named OSC. Rename it to “store”. Copy the store folder to the root catalogue of the web server.

3. Open a browser, and key in the following in the address line:

http://testurl/store/
If you face any problems, retry with this url:
http://testurl/store/install/
Some web servers do not open the requested page if the closing back slash is missing. So, ensure that you have the ending back slash.

4. You will get a pop up window. Click the Install button to proceed.

5. Check both Import Catalogue Database and Automatic Configuration check-boxes. Then click on the Continue box.

6. osCommerce is database driven application and hence requires the details of the database before proceeding. It will import values from the file ROOT/shop/install/oscommerce.sql to the database it is pointed to use. (ROOT is the path to your web server’s root directory).

Database Server: Enter the database server address
Username: the username that has the privileges to create or change databases and tables
Password: password of the corresponding username
Database Name: name of the osCommerce database
Session Storage: any special storage you want to define to keep sessions or values

7. Click Continue to go ahead. osCommerce will try and connect to the database server and inform you of the status. If osCommerce fails to connect, please get in touch with your systems administrator to check the server settings.

8. Click Continue. osCommerce will start adding values to the database. This process would take some time. Be patient.

9. Check osCommerce configuration. It is always recommended to keep the default settings unless you need to change them. After verifying the settings click Continue.

10. It is recommended to save the settings with the form and create a new user account for osCommerce.

11. Press Continue to finish installation.

12. To view your online store, Click Catalogue. You may find a couple of notifications on the top of your browser. If you want to hide them, you can

a) either delete the catalogue install from ROOT/shop folder
b) or mark ROOT/shop/includes/configure.php file as read only

13. In order to make any changes to your on-line store, type http://YOUR_SITE/shop/admin/ within the browser.

Figure: osCommerce Online Store Account Panel