# INSTALL

* This is for __new installation only__
* These instructions are for a manual installation using FTP, cPanel or other web hosting Control Panel.


## Linux Install

1. Upload all of the files and folders to your server from the "Upload" folder, place them in your web root. The web root is different on some servers, cPanel it should be public_html/ and on Plesk it should be httpdocs/.
2. Make sure your web user has the permission to read, write and execute all directories under the web root.
3. For Linux/Unix make sure the following folders and files are writable.

		chmod 0777 config.php
		chmod 0777 admin/config.php

4. Make sure you have installed a MySQL Database which has a user assigned to it
	* do not use your `root` username and root password
5. Visit the store homepage e.g. http://www.example.com or http://www.example.com/store/
6. You should be taken to the installer page. Follow the on screen instructions.
7. After successful install, delete the /install/ directory from ftp.

## Windows Install

1. Upload all the files and folders to your server from the "Upload" folder. This can be to anywhere of your choice. e.g. /wwwroot/store or /wwwroot
2. For Windows make sure the following folders and files permissions allow Read and Write.

		config.php
		admin/config.php

3. Make sure you have installed a MySQL Database which has a user assigned to it
	* do not use your `root` username and root password
4. You should be taken to the installer page. Follow the on screen instructions.
5. After successful install, delete the /install/ directory.

## Local Install

There are many all-in-one web servers out there and most of them should work with OpenCart out of the box.

Some examples...

* http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html
* http://www.ampps.com/
* http://www.usbwebserver.net
* http://www.wampserver.com/en/
* http://www.mamp.info/en/windows/