Language • • Installation Installing OpenCart This guide will walk you through how to successfully install and uninstall OpenCart. Downloading and unzipping OpenCart archive The latest version of OpenCart (v.3.0.2.0) can be downloaded from the (recommended for end user) or directly from github (recommended for web developer).

The download page also offers access to previous versions of OpenCart. Under the Downloads column, locate 3.0.2.0 and press the 'Download Now' link directly across from it under the Action column.

This will download the compressed archive of that version of OpenCart in a zip file. For OpenCart version 3.0.2.0, a file named '3.0.2.0-compiled.zip' will be downloaded.

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If you don't have a program on your computer that can extract files from a zip file, can be downloaded for free. Unzipping the zip file will uncompress the OpenCart archive so the files can be accessed by a web server. When opening the zip file, the following files will be visible: • 'upload' folder • 'license.txt' file • 'readme.txt' file The 'upload' folder contains all the files needed to upload OpenCart to a web server. The 'license.txt' file contains the license agreement regarding the use of OpenCart on your site. The 'readme.text' file provides links to the current install and upgrade instructions on the OpenCart website.

When you are ready, you can extract the files from the zip file to a location of your choice on your computer. Uploading OpenCart At this step you should have a web server established and the OpenCart archive extracted. We will now use File Transfer Protocol (FTP) client to upload these uncompressed files to a web server. Project Completion Bonus Program.

Installing and configuring the FTP client We recommend using Filezilla as your FTP client. Filezilla is a free FTP client that will transfer the OpenCart files to any web server specified. The FileZilla client (not the server) can be downloaded from and installed onto a computer. When you open Filezilla you should see your computer's file directory on the left side. The next step is to locate where you saved the uncompressed OpenCart archive and click on the 'upload' folder, and the files should appear below it.

The directory needs to be left open as we continue. The right hand side is blank at the moment because the target website hasn't been connected to. When connected it will display the file directory of the web server. Before we continue, we need to make sure that you have the following information about your website: • the host name • username • password This information can be obtained by contacting your hosting provider. Connecting to the Site Manager Under the “File” menu, “Site Manager” should be opened in Filezilla. A window will pop up with the General tab open.

You should fill in the information gathered above regarding hosting information, and press “Connect”. The right “Remote Site” side will now display the file directory of your website. Uploading OpenCart's files If you haven't already located the OpenCart upload folder on the left side, you need to do so now and keep it open. In the Remote Site directory (right side), you need to open the folder that the OpenCart shop will be located in.

The location of shop varies based on whether the you want the shop to be seen on the main page, a sub-folder, a subdomain, etc. If you want to make OpenCart the main page, you would need to upload files to the root folder of their website. Be aware that some hosting services require public files to be upload to a public directory, such as public_html, if they are to be visible on the website. You should check with your hosting provider to see where you can upload public files. Once the location of the OpenCart shop has been determined, all the content within the “upload” folder on the computer's (left) side of Filezilla must be selected, right-clicked, and uploaded. Uploading all the files might take a few minutes on the FTP client. If you want the shop to be on the main page, for example www.shopnow.com, you must upload the contents of the “upload” folder, but not the “upload” folder itself.

Including the “upload” folder will create a sub-folder, making the shop available only on www.shopnow.com/upload. After Filezilla finishes uploading the files to the location specified, you should see the same files on both the left side(computer) and on the right side (the website); as seen in the screenshot below: The Filezilla window should look similar to the above image (minus some directory details). This means that the OpenCart files were successfully transferred the target site. The site now contains the files necessary to setup an OpenCart shop. CPanel If your Web Server provider is using cPanel, you can try with this method without FileZilla. Go to the “Upload” folder and select all the files inside and zip it to a new zip file. Login your cPanel and click the “File Manager” to open a new tag in the browser.