Installing CS-Cart on a host with cPanel is a relatively straightforward process. Here are the steps to follow:
- First, log in to your cPanel account and navigate to the "File Manager" section.
- In the File Manager, create a new directory where you want to install CS-Cart. You can name this directory anything you like, but make sure it's easy to remember.
- Download the latest version of CS-Cart from their official website. You can download the installation files as a zip archive.
- Upload the zip archive to the directory you created in step 2 using the "Upload" feature in cPanel's File Manager. After uploading the archive, right-click on it and select "Extract" to extract the installation files.
- Once the files are extracted, navigate to the directory where you uploaded them using your web browser. For example, if you created a directory called "mycart" in your public_html directory, you would navigate to http://yourdomain.com/mycart.
- Follow the installation wizard to configure CS-Cart. You'll need to enter your database information, create an admin account, and choose some basic settings for your store.
- After completing the installation, delete the installation directory and rename the "config.local.php" file to "config.php". This file contains your store's configuration settings and should be kept secure.