How to install osCommerce MNK Edition

System requirements:

The software necessary for work of osCommerce MNK Edition Premium and osCommerce MNK Edition :

Operational system: Linux, Solaris, BSD, or Microsoft Windows.

Web server: Apache 1.x, 2.x and others.

PHP: version 4.3 and above.

Database: MySql 4.1 and above.

Please follow the installation instructions below to get osCommerce MNK Edition installed properly:

1. Extract the files from within the package

unzip oscmnkedition.zip

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tar -xzf oscmnkedition.zip

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use your favourite graphical application to extract the files, such as
WinZip (http://www.winzip.com)

2. This creates a directory called 'packagexxx'. Enter this directory
and copy the 'catalog' directory to the webroot path of your webserver:

cd oscmnkedition
cp -R catalog /usr/local/apache/htdocs/

For this example, '/usr/local/apache/htdocs/' is used as the webroot path
of the Apache webserver.

Do the same for the 'admin' directory but rename the directory to a
unique and secret name. This directory does not have to reside inside the
catalog directory, though may need to be manually configured.

3. Upload the catalog folder into your "public_html" on the server.

4.Change the file permissions on the following files and folders:
/catalog/includes/configure.php to 777
/catalog/admin/includes/configure.php to 777
/catalog/images to 777
/catalog/admin/images/graphs/ to 777
/catalog/temp/ to 777
/catalog/includes/header_tags.php to 777
/catalog/includes/languages/english/header_tags.php to 777
/catalog/sitemaps.xml to 777
/catalog/smcats.xml to 777
/catalog/smmain.xml to 777
/catalog/smmfg.xml to 777
/catalog/smproducts.xml to 777
/catalog/smspecials.xml to 777

5. Using your favourite browser, go to the following address:

http://[your site]/catalog/install

6. Installation Wizzard:

On the next screen make sure both check boxes on the next screen are checked and click "Continue

STEP 1

Enter the following settings:
Database Server: your MySql server (Replace with the location of your MySql database as indicated in the e-mail "From MacHighway: Your MySQL access is set up".)
Username: your MySql username (usually your MacHighway ftp username)
Password: your MySql password (usually your MacHighway ftp password)
Database Name: YourUsername_db (replace YourUsername with your MacHighway username)
Click "Continue"

STEP 2

Enter the following settings: (replace "examplesite.com" with your website name, and "YourUsername" with the ftp username for your site.)
WWW Address: http://www.examplesite.com/catalog
Webserver Root Directory: /Library/WebServer/WebSites/YourUsername/public_html/catalog
Click "Continue"

STEP 3

Here you can define the name of your online store and the contact information for the store owner.
The administrator username and password are used to log into the protected administration tool section.

STEP 4

The configuration was successful!!!

7. Delete the install folder from your webspace. /public_html/catalog/install/

8. Change the file permissions on the following files and folders:
/catalog/includes/configure.php to 644
/catalog/admin/includes/configure.php to 644

9. Create a new folder called backups and upload it in the public_html/catalog/admin/ directory. Set 777 for "backups" directory.