Installation of osCommerce

osCommerce can be installed in two ways: First is one click installation and other is manual installation.

One click installation

• Login to CPanel then choose Fantastico. It will display a list of content management system. Select osCommerce from the list.

• Then click on New Installation. It will ask you the location of your store house. If you want to install it directly on your website then leave the directory blank.

• If you want to install osCommerce in some folder then you have to type the name of folder into the text box.

• Then give a username and Password. This username and password will help you in accessing the admin back end.

• Click on Install osCommerce button. Installation of osCommerce requires one additional step. Click on the button to protect the admin area. Now osCommerce is successfully installed on your specified location. This is the most easiest and efficient method of installation.

• At the final page you will get the link of your store and admin area.

Manual Installation


Manual installation of osCommerce is a tricky task but you don’t have to panic. If you will follow the procedure step by step then you can successfully install the osCommerce manually. Before installation make sure that you have full access to MySQL Database. You have to use FTP for initial steps.

• Download the zip folder from the osCommerce site. Connect the FTP and make a folder product in the root directory. Now unzip the folder and upload all the files in the product folder.

• Once you have uploaded all the files change the permission of files: /product/includes/configure.php and /product/admin/includes/configure.php to 777.

• Now run the auto installer by typing following URL in the browser: http://example.com/product/install

• Choose the installation method: Create a new online store.

• Add database name, database user and password. Continue the installation process. At last you can see the message that osCommerce has been successfully installed.

• Now don’t forget to change the permission of the file after installation: /product/includes/configure.php and /product/admin/includes/configure.php to 644.

• Also set the permission of file: /product/images and /product/images/graphs to 777.

• Delete the install folder. Create a new folder in admin directory backups and set its permission to 777.

• Now you can check the store at the URL: http://example.com/product.

• You can access the admin end at the URL: http://example.com/product/admin.