Step by Step Prestashop Installation

In this article you will learn how to install Prestashop on your website. First of All, you should download the latest version of Prestashop Engine at Prestashop's official website. To download Prestashop latest version, you should to Download section.

Step 1. Uploading Prestashop Package
After you have downloaded the Prestashop Package (assume that you had already have domain, hosting), then go to Cpanel and upload the Prestashop Package using File Manager directly on public html or other directory that you desired, for example:

• In case you have uploaded it directly under the public_html folder, it will be accessible directly via your domain name - http://yourdomainname.com
• In case you have used a subdirectory, for example "shop", it will be accessible via http://yourdomainname.com/shop

Step 2. Installing Prestashop
If you are done uploaded the Package, you can access it to through http://yourdomainname.com/ or
http://yourdomainname.com/shop depend on what directory that you had choose before and You will see the Following Page:

Choose language that you prefer, then Choose "I want to install a new online shop with PrestaShop" and don't forget to checklist "I agree to the above terms and conditions." Then Click Next Button. Because Next Page is Check System Compatibility, so I'll skip it to Database configuration.

Assume that you have made a database for your prestashop, if you haven't made the database, you can see the instruction Making MySQL database tutorial.


Input your database name, database user, password then click "Verify my database settings" button. In the Installation type you can choose wether you want a fresh empty copy of prestashop (Lite mode) or Includes all the modules (Full mode). I recommend you to choose Full mode. Because you can decide wether you want to use the modules later. Then Click Next.

You arrived on Shop Configuration Page. On this page, you can set your shop name, shop activity (what do you sell), country, timezone, shop logo, first name, last name, email and password. On this page, you can decide is your website has "add to cart" function or catalog mode only.

Congratulations! You have Prestashop installed on your hosting. Don't forget to delete "Install" Directory and rename "Administrator" directory. 

It seems that you can start to manage your own online shop right now. It's easy right?

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Making online store Easily with Prestashop

Have you ever realized that open an online store is not as difficult as you thought decade ago? If decade ago, sometime it seems impossible to make a website by our own if we are not a web programmeror designer. But today, opening an online store only need a few clicks and not too much coding (if you are not a coding expert/web programmer). All you need is CMS (Content Management System), CMS make it possible for you to make a website, manage a website for only a few simple clicks even if you are not a web programmer. That's the good news, now everyone can open their online store.

So, do you want to make your own online store?

If you do, so I'll introduce you to Prestashop. Simple CMS with powerful features.

Prestashop Front End

These are some Prestashop key Features:

• Allowing you to make unlimited categories and subcategories for your product. Also Product with Accesories Packs
  Prestashop has numerous function that allowing you to make unlimited product categories and subcategories of it's product categories. Includes product parameters (characteristics) setting that represent the product itself. It is also allow you to make product accessories packs, for example a mp3 player product that recommends or suggests you to purchase it's accessories pack (earphones, audio cables, etc)
  
  
• Quantity Discount
  Provide Quantity based discount function that give customer discount based on their purchase quantity. You just set the item's quantity to provide valid discount. So you can always satisfy your "big" customer and helps to keep them happy and keep purchasing item from you.
  
  
• Ability to create customers’ groups
  Everyone is different, and so do the customer. You can not make treat your customer with all the same way that other customer might get. Why?  Logically, do you treat your big customer the same way with your one time customer? Of course not. So that's why you have to make customer grouping, for example : reguler customer, reseller, agent/dealer, etc.
  
  
• Special offers (promotions, coupons)
  This is one of the most effective way to keep your customers happy. Yup, Promotions and Coupon.
  
  
• Unlimited payment means (extensions available on addons.prestashop.com)
  Allowing customer to choose what payment method they prefer. There are many free prestashop modules available on the internet. All you have to do is make sure it's compatible with your themes and other  modules that you've installed before.
  
  
• Email notifications for delivery statuses (configurable)
  Allowing you to send email notification to your customers for their packages shipment / delivery status.
   
• Package monitoring via package number
  Prestashop also allow your customer to track and monitor their package status directly from your website using their shipment number.
  
  
• Delivery fees billing by price or weight
  Prestashop provide customisable price or weight based Delivery fees.
  
  
• SEO optimized
  Prestashop has automatic SEO optimized function, includes customisable meta tags meta title, keywords…) management, regularly updated sitemap. This is one of the most important key to Optimize your store in Google search engine

and many more features that make this Content Management is customizable and powerful. Check the full features HERE

Make an online shop with prestashop is not difficult (I'd rather said easy). first before you install, you can download the Prestashop engine here > Prestashop download.

If you already done with the download, you can continue with the Step by Step Prestashop Installation.

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