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<div class="btn btn-grey btn-back">{{#fas:arrow-left}} Back</div> <div class="btn btn-grey btn-download">{{#fas:download}} Download & Install</div>
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==='''Before Download'''===
  
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<big>'''BEFORE DOWNLOAD'''</big>
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*Register your domain name i.e. the name of your website.
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*Open a host server account for your domain and website i.e. the company that has the computer where you website will be stored.
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*Ensure the host server and database meet requirements, see - <big>'''https://github.com/CE-PhoenixCart/PhoenixCart#requirements'''</big>
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*Contact your host server company to 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.
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**Some servers offer domain name, host server account, SSL certificate and even email in one package, see - <big>'''https://phoenixcart.org/forum/app.php/hosting'''</big><!--<big>'''[[Open Host Account|How to Open a Host Account & Register Domain Name]]'''</big>-->
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**Make a record of all the host server details needed to log in.
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*Create a database on your host server account.
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**Make a record of the database name, username and password.
  
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#Create a folder/directory on your computer for all website documents - name it, save it and save a back up
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==='''Download'''===
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#Create a text document file to save username/passwords etc. and log website actions - save it in the website documents folder/directory
 
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#Create domain name, host account, SSL certificate - save host name, username and password to text document
 
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#Create a database in host server account - save database name, username and password to text document
 
  
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To download the latest version of Phoenix use the following link to go to GitHub where it is kept updated for public download.
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*To download the latest version of CE Phoenix Cart to your computer use this link - <big>'''https://github.com/CE-PhoenixCart/PhoenixCart/archive/master.zip'''</big>
  
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https://github.com/gburton/CE-Phoenix
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*This will download the latest version of CE Phoenix Cart in a zipped folder/directory named '''PhoenixCart-master'''
  
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Click on the <span class="btn-green" title="">Clone or download</span> button and click <span style="color: #0366d6;>Download ZIP</span> to download to your computer Downloads folder.
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==='''After Download'''===
  
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<big>'''AFTER DOWNLOAD'''</BIG>
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#Unzip the downloaded PhoenixCart-master zipped folder/directory (right click &rarr; '''Extract all...''')
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#Open and read '''README''' file carefully
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#Other Language Packs are available to download - the links to find them are shown in the '''README''' file - download now if required.
  
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#Copy Phoenix zipped folder/directory from the Download folder on your computer to website documents folder/directory
 
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#Unzip Phoenix zipped folder/directory to website documents folder/directory
 
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#Open and read <code>README</code> file carefully
 
  
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Latest revision as of 10:35, 1 September 2024

Back
Download & Install

Before Download

  • Register your domain name i.e. the name of your website.
  • Open a host server account for your domain and website i.e. the company that has the computer where you website will be stored.
  • Ensure the host server and database meet requirements, see - https://github.com/CE-PhoenixCart/PhoenixCart#requirements
  • Contact your host server company to 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.
  • Create a database on your host server account.
    • Make a record of the database name, username and password.

Download

  • This will download the latest version of CE Phoenix Cart in a zipped folder/directory named PhoenixCart-master

After Download

  1. Unzip the downloaded PhoenixCart-master zipped folder/directory (right click → Extract all...)
  2. Open and read README file carefully
  3. Other Language Packs are available to download - the links to find them are shown in the README file - download now if required.


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