Make sure you have enough allocated MySQL databases<\/strong><\/em>. Depending on your hosting package, if you already have a CMS website like WordPress installed, you may need to check your available allocation. One install of Prestashop will take up one additional database if you have that in your allowance. You can check this under your cPanel left-hand sidebar for Database allowances.<\/p>\n

Add a subdomain<\/strong><\/em> if you want to separate your shopping area from your main URL. For example, shop<\/em>.domain.com. You can do this through cPanel in the Domains Module; select Subdomains<\/strong><\/em>, and complete the form prompts in the frame when you click through.<\/p>\n

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How To Install Prestashop:<\/h2>\n

In your cPanel<\/strong><\/em>, open Softaculous<\/strong>,<\/em> which you\u2019ll find in the Software\/Services<\/strong><\/em> module near the bottom.<\/p>\n

In Softaculous<\/strong><\/em>, select the Prestashop<\/strong><\/em> application. Prestashop is one of the more popular applications, so it will likely appear in the homepage of your Softaculous. In case you don\u2019t recognize their logo, it should also be filed from the left-hand sidebar of categories under eCommerce<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

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Once you click Install<\/strong><\/em>, you\u2019ll be prompted with a single page input form. Check each form field. Make sure you check where you want Prestashop installed; it will give you subdomain or folder<\/strong><\/em> options. You do not need to create a folder, Softaculous will create one for you if you choose. Make sure you update your Admin Account<\/strong><\/em> settings to your correct email.
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<h2style=”margin-top: 10px;=”” height:=”” 15px;”=””>Now Let The Self-Install Commence:<\/p>\n

If you tried and failed once, Softaculous will prompt you with a list of existing files that are duplicated with the following error message:<\/p>\n

\u201cInstallation cannot proceed because the following files already exist in the target folder :\u201d<\/p>\n

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Simply scroll to the end of the list of files, and check the box that says \u201cOverwrite Files.\u201d<\/p>\n

It is likely that your first attempt to install may have failed if you didn\u2019t have any remaining MySQL database allocation. If this is the case, you will see \u201cThe MySQL databases could not be selected\u201d come up as an error message.<\/p>\n

Hopefully the installation should go smoothly and all within 4 minutes. Softaculous will display a completion message and send you an email of your installation notes.<\/p>\n

How To Administrate Prestashop:<\/h2>\n

To access your \u201cBack Office,\u201d go to yourdomain.com\/admin123 as prompted by your Softaculous installation notes. Upon your first visit to the back-end, Prestashop will prompt you to change folder names for security reasons. To do this, leave the Softaculous application and return to cPanel Home<\/strong><\/em>; then go to your File Manager<\/strong><\/em> in your cPanel, which is located under the File<\/strong><\/em> module.<\/p>\n

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Once in the File Manager, finding the correct file is easy under the visual folder tree. Renaming a folder is as simple as right-clicking to bring up a drop down menu.<\/p>\n

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Your new Prestashop install should now give you \u201cBack Office\u201d access with these momentary security precautions in place. Simply go to yourdomain.com\/admin123XXX, and upon completing the password prompts you will now have access to the Prestashop admin:<\/p>\n

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That\u2019s it! You\u2019re done. The back-end access is full of intuitive modules to add and navigate around. Honestly speaking, it probably would have taken you longer to read this article than complete the install itself! I managed to run through this install myself in just about 10 minutes with Softaculous and cPanel running. It\u2019s more likely that you\u2019ll manage a smooth install without bumping into any database errors as long as you follow the checkpoints I made at the beginning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In a previous article, I introduced you to what Softaculous was all about: A utility software in your control panel which automates the installation of website applications. Today I\u2019m going to demonstrate how to install Prestashop, an eCommerce Content Management System. Below is a screenshot of the user view of the Prestashop shopping channel installed without any modification. You can see there is plenty of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1161,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[36],"class_list":["post-1116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-software","tag-prestashop"],"yoast_head":"\n