Question. How to Install Opencart?

Answer. OpenCart is a free open source ecommerce platform. It is PHP-based, using a MySQL database and HTML components. Support is provided for different languages and currencies. It’s freely available under  GNU General Public License. OpenCart was developed in 1998 by Christopher G. Mann for Walnut Creek CDROM and later The FreeBSD Mall. In this blog, we can explain you how to install opencart?

OpenCart provides a professional and reliable foundation to build a successful online store.

There are many reasons to use OpenCart:

• OpenCart has a template system built in so you can easily switch between different templates or migrate the current look of your site into OpenCart.
• It has multi-store ability which allows you to manage multiple stores from one admin interface.
• This allow you to setup multiple tax zones so that the correct taxes are paid depends on which country the goods are going to be paid from or shipped to.
• It supports multiples Payment Gateways.
• This is a module based on system which allows users to easily extend the functionality for their needs.
• Come with a fully functional administrative UI.
• It is search optimize allowing pages to be indexed by all major search engines and includes support for custom product and category META tags.

Installing OpenCart

Step 1: Download OpenCart.

• Download the OpenCart package to your local computer.

Step 2: Setup Wizard.

• Extract the downloaded zip file to your local computer. Rename the folder with the name of your site.
• Upload the OpenCart files and folders to the chosen location on your web server.
• OpenCart requires to store its information in a database. Therefore, create a database for OpenCart on the MySQL server. Using MySQL Databases, you can create a new database by entering a database name and a username/password to access this database. The user which was just created needs to be added to the database, along with enabling all of the necessary permissions.
• With a new freshly created database, we are now ready to install OpenCart directly onto a website. You should open up a web browser and enter in the web address of where they uploaded OpenCart.
• Now, check “I agree to the license”, and press “Continue”.
• Pre-Installation checks to see if the web server has the technical requirements and correct permissions to setup OpenCart properly. If red marks are visible on step1 or step2, you need to make sure that these components are properly installed onto the web server. If everything is configured correctly and green marks are visible, you may press “Continue”.
• Now, you need to fill in the spaces below step 1 by adding the database connection details (username/password, database name) established when you created the store’s database using MySQL Databases. Under step2, you should create a new username and password for administration access to the OpenCart shop. When finished, you may press “Continue”.
• Now that installation is complete, the “install” folder is no longer required. You should delete the “install” folder in the Remote Site section of Filezilla for security reasons. You now have the option to browse the frontend of your shop or choose to log into the administration side.