How to Install

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NEW INSTALLATION OF PHOENIX

This how we have installed Phoenix on our host server with success.
Some actions will depend on host server - host servers may slightly differ.

You will need some software freely available to download from the internet :

• FTP (file transfer) software to connect to your host server and transfer files between your computer and your host server.
• File editing software to edit .php files.

See Must Have Tools for details.

You must have already:

• Registered your Domain Name (the name of your website).
• Opened a Host Server account (this is the company that has the computer where you website will be stored).
• Contacted your Host Server company to buy and assign a SSL certificate to your Domain. The SSL certificate shows that padlock seen in the browser address bar and encrypts all information that your customers might enter on your website.
• Created a Database on your Host Server account.

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BEFORE INSTALLATION

1. Create a folder/directory on your computer for all website documents - name it, save it and save a back up.
2. Create a text document file to save username/passwords etc. and log website actions - save it in the website documents folder/directory.
3. Create domain name, host account, SSL certificate - save host name, username and password to text document.
4. Create a database in host server account - save database name, username and password to text document.
5. Download Phoenix (zipped folder/directory) ensure you have the latest version.
6. Copy Phoenix zipped folder/directory to website documents folder/directory.
7. Unzip Phoenix zipped folder/directory to website documents folder/directory.
8. Open and read README file carefully.
9. Other Language Packs are available to download - currently Spanish, German, Dutch and Russian - the links to find them on GitHub are shown in the README file - download now if required.

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INSTALL

NOTE: Ensure domain name, host account, SSL certificate and database have been created.

1. Open FTP software - connect to host server using FTP Server Address, FTP Username and FTP Password - ask your host server if you cannot find these details in your account. After connecting, the folder/directory on the host server, where your website will be stored, will appear in right window pane.
2. In right window pane open root folder/directory htdocs - dependent on server may be named public_html or httpdocs - NOTE: This procedure installs Phoenix in the root folder/directory so the website home page will show as yoursite.com/index.php in the web browser - some users may wish to install in a sub-folder/directory so the website home page will show as yoursite.com/subdirectory/index.php in the web browser - if this is required a sub-folder/directory must be created in htdocs, named and opened before the next step.
3. In left window pane, this is your computer, navigate to and open unzipped Phoenix folder/directory.
4. Lasso (hold down left mouse click and drag cursor) to select all folders and files in unzipped Phoenix folder/directory.
5. Drag and drop all files from the left window pane into the right window pane to transfer all files from your computer to host server.
6. FTP software will indicate progress - it can take several minutes to complete transfer.
7. Open web browsing software - enter the web address of your website in the address bar - e.g yoursite.com
8. The first Phoenix installation Welcome page will open - click Start the installation procedure
9. The second Phoenix installation page will open - complete the form
10. For Database Server enter localhost - enter database username, password and database name - choose Import sample data so sample products will show in your shop - they can easily be removed later - click continue
11. The third Phoenix installation page will open - this will automatically show your website address and root - save them to text document - click continue
12. The fourth Phoenix installation page will open - enter the email address customers will see - create Administrator Username and Password - enter a secure/random name for Administration Directory Name - select a Time Zone
13. Save Administrator Username and Password to text document - click continue
14. The final Phoenix installation Finished page will open

Two buttons will show on this page - one takes you to the Administration index page where you will need your Administrator Username and Password, this is the Admin also known as the back end of your website, it is not visible or accessible to the public - the other button takes you to the Catalog index page also known as the Shop or front end of your website, this is visible and accessible to the public.

Have a look around the new shop and you will see that everything is already working - you can even make a test purchase.

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