This tutorial is part of the Install scripts that are present in fantastico tutorials category

osCommerce is an online shop e-commerce solution that offers a wide range of out-of-the-box features that allows online stores to be setup fairly quickly with ease, and is available for free as an Open Source based solution released under the GNU General Public License.

Main Website: http://www.oscommerce.com/

Demo Website: http://www.oscommerce.com/shops/demonstration

Support Forums: http://forums.oscommerce.com/

Installation

Step 1: Go to the osCommence download center and get the latest release.

Step 2: Upload the files from the catalog/ folder on your webserver using a ftp client (e.g. SmartFTP)

Step 3: Create a fresh new database name.

Spte 4: Make sure that the includes/configure.php file is writable.

Step 5: Go to yoursite.com/insall/index.php and click Continue to begin the installation.

Step 6: Enter your database info and click Continue.

Step 7: Enter your www address and your web server root directory. Click Continue.

Step 8: Enter your name, your site’s name, email, username and password. Click Continue.

Cogratulations. You’ve succesfully installed osCommerce. You can se your site at yoursite.com/index.php or you can go to your admin pannel: yoursite.com/admin/index.php.

Don’t forget to delete the install directory and make the configure.php file not writable.

Did you find this information helpful? Buy me a coffee.