0-Installation of MaxZ using nopCommerce
Monday, December 21, 2009
nopCommerce installation consists of several steps:
Check system requirements
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- Computer: 1000 Mhz Pentium III or higher
- Memory: 1024 MB or higher
- OS supported:
- Windows Server 2003
- Windows Server 2008
- Windows Vista
- Windows XP
- ASP.NET 3.5 SP1
- IIS 5.1, IIS 6.0, IIS 7.0
- Databases supported:
- MS SQL Server 2005
- MS SQL Server 2008
- MS Visual Studio 2008 (required for developers who want to edit source code)
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Install nopCommerce
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You can install nopCommerce using Installation Wizard, or manually (for advanced users).
Installation Wizard. Run the site and follow the Installation Wizard instructions.
Manual Installation. The installation of nopCommerce is quite straightforward. The site can be installed locally on your development server or your production server.
- Unzip the file you have downloaded
- If you’re installing nopCommerce on a remote server then FTP all unzipped files into your remote host web directory.
- Create empty store database.
- Once the database is created , execute the following sql scripts from NopCommerceStore\install\Scripts folder over your database:
- nopCommerce_createDatabase.sql
- nopCommerce_createData.sql
- nopCommerce_createSampleData.sql (optional)
- Open your ConnectionStrings.config file. You have to add the database connection string. If should look like this. "<connectionstrings> <add name="NopSqlConnection" connectionString="your connection string here" /></connectionstrings>" If you’re installing nopCommerce on a remote server then your hosting company will provide you with required connection string.
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Admin area
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| The admin area should be the same URL + /administration/. The default administrator email is admin@yourstore.com. The default administrator password is admin |