This install quide has been copied from another forum and is thanks to
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Here's the quick install guide.

1. Create a blank database via your web hosting control panel.

2. Download the osCommerce 2.2 MS2 zip file from the downloads section of www.oscommerce.com, unzip it and extract the 'catalog' folder.

3. If you want your shop to be available at http://www.yourdomain.com/catalog then upload the whole of the catalog folder to the root directory of your website via FTP. If you want the site to be available at http://www.yourdomain.com then just upload all of the contents of the catalog folder, but not the folder itself.

4. Make sure that the permissions on all of the folders are set to 755, and if that does not work then set them to 777. Make sure that the includes/configure.php file and the admin/includes/configure.php file are set to 777 for the duration of the install. Once the install is complete reset to 644, 444, or 400 depending on your server setup.

5. Then go to http://www.yourdomain.com/install and begin the install procedure. Your DB Server will probably be 'localhost', your db user name and password (for mysql access) will have been provided to you by your web hosting company. The name of the database you already know - because you just set it up. Do not enable SSL, elect to store sessions in the database and not files (untick the box), and do not enable persistent connections.

6. After the install create a folder called 'backups' inside the 'admin' folder (via FTP), and delete the install folder. Reset permissions on the two configure.php files.

7. Password Protect your 'admin' folder using the Password Protect feature in your web hosting control panel.

Away you go!

It really is as simple as it sounds

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That guide just about covers everything you need to know to install OSC, the only things I will add to it is if you have an SSL cert then enable SSL.

You won't have your own SSL cert unless you have a dedicated IP and have paid for a cert which isn't particularly cheap, but your host may have a shared cert that you can use so check with them first. If they don't offer the use of a shared SSL cert and you don't have a dedicated IP and you want to take card payments onsite instead of sending your customers to a 3rd party site to complete payment then consider moving hosts. If you're serious about getting involved in ecommerce then SSL is a necessity for both security and your website's image

Most control panels have the ability to allow you to password protect directories.but not all of them do. If you have such a control panel then you will need to use .htaccess and .htpasswd to do so.

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