Installing 6.4 for the first time



Procedures For Installing A New Install

Before you begin Make sure you have set up a database in your web hosting control/plesk panel, and assigned a user with all privledges to that database.
STEP 1: Click the Rapid PCI New Store

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STEP 2: Your server has to pass the required php and server settings. Then all files listed in the below directories need to be CHMOD 777 (file permissions)

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STEP 3: Database settings and configuration. Your database server may be "localhost" or on a "ip address" Then you will need to copy your database name, user name, and password from when you set up the database in your hosting control/plesk panel.

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STEP 4: Once the server has established connection to the database, it will then grab the schema sql file to begin the install

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STEP 5: After the database import is successfull, press continue.

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STEP 6: This page should be pre filled out with information already for you, make sure and check the SSL configuration settings. Some sites have a SSL installed using the full URL including the www, some site do not have there SSL installed for the full domain

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STEP 7: Enter your admin settings, including your first name, last name, valid e-mail address, and password. Caution, please remember these settings, because they are needed to log into the admin section of your site.

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STEP 8: Once installation is complete, you can access your catalog, or admin from this page (refer to step 7 about passwords) Also you can goto the Cre Secure site to get connected with the new PCI compliant payment module, or you can also goto apply for a merchant account from this page

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STEP 9: Once installation is complete, you will need to change the chmod permissions on a few files, from step2 above. The ONLY files that need changing after install is done is the configure.php files. They are the path below;

/admin/includes/configure.php CHMOD 444
/includes/configure.php CHMOD 444