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How to install PrestaShop

What is PrestaShop?

PrestaShop is professional ecommerce shopping cart software that is available as a one-click install in your Ecenica cPanel.

Installing PrestaShop using Ecenica cPanel

  1. Login to your Ecenica cPanel.
  2. Click Softaculous.
    Softaculous button in control panel
    Softaculous button in control panel
  3. Click on PrestaShop.
    PrestaShop install
    Click PrestaShop from the Sofaculous List.
  4. Click ‘Install’ tab.
    PrestaShop in Softaculous
    Click the Install Button for PrestaShop in Softaculous.
  5. Fill in your details for your online shop:
    Custom settings for PrestaShop
    Default settings for PrestaShop in Softaculous.

    In Directory:
    Leave this empty if you do not want to install in a folder. Enter any folder name to install in a folder. We recommend ‘shop’.
    Database Name:
    Leave this set as the default.
    Store Name:
    This is what your shop is called.. We recommend entering your company name.
    Admin Folder:
    This is where the PrestaShop backend is located. We recommend setting this to ‘admin’.
    Table Prefix:
    Leave this set as the default.
    Admin Email:
    Enter your full email address
    Admin Password:
    We recommend using the password generator (the yellow key) to generate a secure password. Keep this safe as this is your admin login.
    First Name and Last Name:
    Enter your name.

How to get help for my PrestaShop

Please see How-to get help for my PrestaShop.

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