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- Download the PrestaShop archive and unzip it on your computer.
- Create a database for PrestaShop on your server.
- Using an FTP client, upload all the files from the unzipped archive to your web server, in the desired location:
- If you want to integrate PrestaShop into the root of your domain (e.g.
http://myownshop.com/
), upload all the files into the root directory of your web server. - If you want to have PrestaShop in its own subdirectory on your web site (e.g.
http://mywebsite.com/shop/
orhttp://shop.mywebsite.com/
), create the shop directory/sub-domain on your server and upload all the files into that directory.
- If you want to integrate PrestaShop into the root of your domain (e.g.
- Open the files' location in your browser; you should be redirected to the
/install/
folder. - Using your MySQL access codes, follow the instructions from the installer's screens.
- Once installed, delete the
/install/
folder and rename the/admin/
folder into something unique to you (for instance,/4dm1n/
) – if PrestaShop hasn't already done if automatically. - Check that everything works:
- Visit your website
- Connect to your back-office (the admin folder that you renamed), using the access codes you set during the installation process.
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