I'm a beginner

[gg3558]

I am totally new to osCommerce. I have printed the "manual" for new installation and am wondering if I can get some help before starting this adventure? Please :D

[digbydo]

open a bottle of wine... :thumbsup:

[crash3903]

I am totally new to osCommerce. I have printed the "manual" for new installation and am wondering if I can get some help before starting this adventure? Please :D

 

everyone here will be happy to help - what do you want to know

[gg3558]

everyone here will be happy to help - what do you want to know

 

Well, for starters...is it best to save the download to my local root folder or my server folder? Yup, I'm a real beginner. I appreciate any help I can get.

[Guest]

For developing purposes its good to have the files on your PC as you can make a lot of changes quickly.

 

For starting off though, I would upload everything in the catalog/ folder to your webspace via ftp and start from there, once uploaded, goto http://www.yoursite/catalog/install/

 

and follow the online instructions.

[gg3558]

For developing purposes its good to have the files on your PC as you can make a lot of changes quickly.

 

For starting off though, I would upload everything in the catalog/ folder to your webspace via ftp and start from there, once uploaded, goto http://www.yoursite/catalog/install/

 

and follow the online instructions.

 

YOU are a doll!!! Thank you...okay preparing to launch :blush:

[gg3558]

It seems I uploaded the update not the whole catalog and directory. Am I in the right location on the osCommerce site?

[gg3558]

Can anyone tell me where to find the actual shopping cart catalog directory to download? I can only find the update on this site. I must be missing something.

[crash3903]

If you are on a linux box go here

 

windows go here

 

Thats your server not your PC

 

regards

[gg3558]

If you are on a linux box go here

 

windows go here

 

Thats your server not your PC

 

regards

 

Please bare with me...my server is linux but the only way I can download it is to download it to my PC then upload it to the server. When I download the link you gave me for linux, save it, upload it to the server, I open it and it says can't be found. When I downloaded it for windows, I got the whole folder but that won't work with my lunix server, correct?

[crash3903]

Please bare with me...my server is linux but the only way I can download it is to download it to my PC then upload it to the server. When I download the link you gave me for linux, save it, upload it to the server, I open it and it says can't be found. When I downloaded it for windows, I got the whole folder but that won't work with my lunix server, correct?

 

have you unzipped it and uploaded the files to the server

[gg3558]

have you unzipped it and uploaded the files to the server

 

I unzipped the windows download but the server is linux. Should I upload the files to the server anyway?

[crash3903]

I unzipped the windows download but the server is linux. Should I upload the files to the server anyway?

 

no - what you should do is download the linux package and unzip that locally on your PC then upload the catalog folder to your "linux" server

[gg3558]

no - what you should do is download the linux package and unzip that locally on your PC then upload the catalog folder to your "linux" server

 

That's the problem when I download at the link you gave me and try to open it, it tells me Windows can not open the file. It does not download as a folder as the windows package does.

[gg3558]

no - what you should do is download the linux package and unzip that locally on your PC then upload the catalog folder to your "linux" server

It actually downloads as a document not a folder. I appreciate your help. Sorry for the trouble.

[crash3903]

It actually downloads as a document not a folder. I appreciate your help. Sorry for the trouble.

 

sorry my mistake download the windows package unzipa nd uplaod to your linux server

[gg3558]

sorry my mistake download the windows package unzipa nd uplaod to your linux server

 

No problem I appreciate your help. I thought I was off to a REALLY bad start LOL. I unzipped the folder and am uploading it to the server.