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Tips
on setting up your e-store:
1)
Get the following webhost (or a comparable one)
http://tinyurl.com/9gkeo
You can pick up a free ftp
tool that does everything you will need for this installation by going
to:
It is imperative that when you open the files, you will right click
on each file and use the Zip Genius to open it. It will open the
files in a big panel. You will then need to extract them to a
file where you can find them later.
2) The easiest way is to set this up on a separate domain. which will
only cost you between $8 and $10 to get a separate domain for a year.
(You can use
http://www.godaddy.com
or
The
latter lets you use PayPal, and gives you anonymity for free.)
By setting it up on its own domain, you won't have the headache of
adding the extra folder name in the configurations listed below.
3) Create a mysql DB
Login into your hosting control panel and create a database called
ebookstore. You can use a different name for the ebookstore if you
would like. Just keep the name in mind
This is very easy in the above webhost, as it has a wizard with
it. Just remember to write down the name of the database and
the username and the password, you will be entering them in the step 4.
4)Populate the MySql Tables
Log into myPHPadmin (inside of the admin area) and import the contents
of
\sql\storetabels.txt into your database. MyPHPAdmin manages the database
When you go into MyPHPAdmin, select the database that you just
created. Then from the SQL file in the files that you
downloaded when you purchased this program, you can locate the file and
import it. This will populate your tables automatically.
5) Before you upload the files to your webhost, change the config files:
Includes/configure.php
Admin/includes/configure.php
These lines in the file need to be edited so that the server knows how
to connect to
the website. Edit all the variables above the line "don't edit"
There will be a blank '' where you can place the variable. If it asks
for username,
put in your username etc.
When adding your information to the above files, remember to add your
webhost username and an underscore in front of your database and your
datbase user name. For example, if your webhost username was:
user1 and your database was: db1 your database to be entered in your
config files (both in the includes folder and the admin/includes
folder) would be:
user1_db1
Using the same webhost username, if you chose a username for the above
db of: myname, the username to be entered in the config files would be:
user1_myname
Remember to change username to your webhost's username that you were
assigned when you got your webhost and not the username that you just
created for your database in the following spots on the configuration
for:
admin/includes/config.php:
define('DIR_FS_ADMIN',
'/home/username/public_html/admin/');
// replace username with your web server username
define('DIR_FS_CATALOG', '/home/username/public_html/');
define('DIR_FS_DOCUMENT_ROOT', '/home/username/public_html');
and on includes/config.php:
define('DIR_FS_CATALOG', '/home/username/public_html/');
If you have put it all into a separate folder, you will need to add
that folder name after each spot listed: public_html. If you had a
webhost username of: myhost and a folder that you put it into named:
mystore, it would look like so:
define('DIR_FS_ADMIN',
'/home/myhost/public_html/admin/mystore/');
// replace username with your web server username
define('DIR_FS_CATALOG', '/home/myhost/public_html/mystore/');
define('DIR_FS_DOCUMENT_ROOT', '/home/myhost/public_html/mystore');
Hopefully you get the idea. Also, when you are listing your
HTTP server, after you put your domain name in, you would also need to
add the folder you put it into. Using the above example, on
the /includes/config.php, you would put the following in the
appropriate spot (this is for both the admin/includes/config.php and
the includes/config.php:
define('HTTP_SERVER', 'http://www.mywebsite.com/mystore/');
define('HTTP_COOKIE_DOMAIN', '.website.com/mystore/');
// do not include the www
6)Upload Your Files To Your WebServer
You now need to upload the contents of the folder called
“files to upload” to
your webserver. You can use any ftp program
Also, here's where you need to unzip all your products. The
Suite that has the FTP tool also has a great tool for opening
RAR files. Extract them all. Now, copy all of the files in
the separate download files from the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th zips
into the first ebook file marked download. Once that is done,
you can then copy that download file into the file marked
"files to upload."
7)Change Permissions
You can change the permissions using the file manager within your hosting
control panel. You need to change the permissions (chmod) on the following
files: -
Admin/backups – 777
Admin/images/graphs – 777
Admin/includes/graphs – 777
Download – 777
Pub – 777
Images – 777
Images/banners – 777
Stylesheet.css – 777
If you are using FTP Genius, which Miz Kathy recommended, you can
right click each file listed above and just check all the boxes.
Download and Stylesheets.css are just files, and are not file folders
or located inside a file folder.
8) Password Protect Your Admin Folder
From within your hosting control panel you need to password protect
your
admin folder so that only you can access it.
9) If you get the error register_globals is disabled, then contact your
webhost, and ask them for the php.ini file that they use. You
may have to go into the file and find register_globals and change them
from: off to: on. You need to upload this file to the main file and the
admin file.
10) If you come up with a warning about the includes/config.php needing
to be CHMOD to 444, it is easier to do this in your file manager of
your webhost, than by using the FTP Genius for some reason.
11) Change your settings
Browse to http://yourdomainname.com/admin, (or if you put it in a
folder: http://yourdomainname.com/folder/admin)
and click on Click here for admin, then click on every link on the left
hand side and change the settings
as required, check the settings on EVERY page, full instructions are
detailed
at the bottom of each page.
You will see an error when you click on Orders – this is
because there are
none, orders will appear here when you have sold items.
You will need to add the € symbol and the £ symbol
on the currencies page to
be able to sell to certain countries.)
12)Upload your own Logo
To replace the default logo you need to create a logo of your own and
save it
as oscommerce.gif. You then need to upload the file to the images
folder.
13) Making Money with Paypal Referrals
Paypal Will pay you for Paypal Referrals. If you refer a new customer,
you are entitled to a percentage of the money that they send. You can
find your affiliate link in your paypal account and add it into the
store
by modifying the line https://www.paypal.com/us/mrb/pal=4AP36DE6U547E
to your own paypal referral link in the file \includes\boxes\paypal.php
14) Making Money with Amazon Referrals
Amazon will pay you a portion of the sales for a book if someone clicks
on your affiliate link from your site to amazon and then goes on to buy
a book on amazon. You can generate the affiliate link after you sign up
for
an free account on Amazon. To edit the amazon code to your own
affiliate link,
edit the link <iframe
src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=discplac-20&o=1&p
=8&l=as1&asins=0743224892&fc1=000000&IS2=1<1=_blank&lc1=0000FF&bc1=0000
00&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="width:120px;height:240px;"
scrolling="no"
marginwidth="0" marginheight="0"
frameborder="0"></iframe>'
inside of \includes\boxes\amazon.php to the code generated
15) Make Money With Referrals to Other Sites
You can also refer new customers to other sites and make money when
customers buy from the site that you referred to if you join an
affiliate
program for that site. There are programs on the web which will give
you
40-50 percent of the sale price if you refer a customer to their site.
You can add the affiliate banner and link in the Banner Manager Area
of the Admin Area
16) Don't forget to put your Google Adsense code in the right spot to
make Google dollars.
17)I'm not an expert in PHP, but I'll help where and when I can.
As weekends are usually best for me, expect a reply then for any extra
help.
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