How To: Install CS-Cart or Multi-Vendor via ConsoleΒΆ

To install CS-Cart or Multi-Vendor via console, complete these steps:

  1. Download the latest version of CS-Cart or Multi-Vendor.

  2. Put the downloaded archive into the web-accesible directory.

  3. Extract the archive.

  4. Open the config.php file in the install directory.

  5. Find the following code:

     return array(
     // Add-on names to be installed
     // If empty will be installed only addons included by default
     'addons' => array(),
    
     'cart_settings' => array (
         'email' => 'admin@example.com',
         'password' => 'admin',
         'secret_key' => 'YOURVERYSECRETCEY',
         'languages' => array (
             'en', 'da', 'de', 'es', 'fr', 'el', 'it', 'nl', 'ro', 'ru', 'bg', 'no', 'sl',
         ),
         'main_language' => 'en',
         'demo_catalog' => true,
         'theme_name' => 'basic',
         'license_number' => 'CART-1111-1111-1111-1111'
     ),
    'database_settings' => array(
         'host' => 'localhost',
         'name' => '%DB_NAME%',
         'user' => '%DB_USER%',
         'password' => '%DB_PASS%',
         'table_prefix' => 'cscart_',
         'database_backend' => 'mysqli',
         'notify' => false,
         'allow_override' => 'Y',
     ),
     'server_settings' => array (
         'http_host' => '%HTTP_HOST%',
         'http_path' => '',
         'https_host' => '%HTTP_HOST%',
         'https_path' => '',
         'correct_permissions' => true,
     ),
     );
    
  6. Replace the values of the variables in the code above with your values. To do this, replace the example values (admin@example.com, admin, etc.) between the ‘ ‘ simbols with the administrator’s e-mail, password, etc.

    Note

    If you want to install the trial version of CS-Cart, leave the ‘license number’ field empty.

  7. Set the proper file permissions.

    • On a UNIX-based server, run the following commands one by one:

      chmod 666 config.local.php
      chmod -R 777 design images var
      find design -type f -print0 | xargs -0 chmod 666
      find images -type f -print0 | xargs -0 chmod 666
      find var -type f -print0 | xargs -0 chmod 666
      
    • On a Windows-based server, you may need to give full permissions for the files and directories to the user with the IUSER_ComputerName account.

  8. In a console terminal, open the install directory and run the following comand:

    php index.php
    

    The standard installation process will be launched.

    Learn more about setting permissions, extracting an archive, choosing the installation directory, etc. in other installation scenarios.