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System requirements AShop is a web application that must be installed on a website before you can use it. It is written in the very common script language PHP and uses a MySQL database as its backend, which is supplied by most hosting providers. In addition to PHP and MySQL the web server also needs to be able to run the IonCube loader software. AShop is encoded with the IonCube PHP code protection system in order to protect the copyright of AShop Software as well as make the software itself more secure.
. Enter the ftp host name of your site, usually your domain name but the exact host name should have been given to you by your hosting provider. 4. Change the “Logontype” setting to “Normal”. 5. Enter the ftp username for your site in the “User” field. 6. Enter the ftp password for your site in the “Password” field. 7. Click the “Connect” button to save your site and connect to it.
Uploading files in Filezilla Right click the ioncube folder in the right area and select File permissions. Make sure all the checkboxes are checked in the window that opens and that the Numeric value box contains 777. Click Ok to apply the changes.
The system requirements check is now installed and can be used. Open your favorite web browser, such as Firefox or Internet Explorer. Enter the URL to where the ashoptest.php script is located on your site. For example, if your domain is mycompanyname.com and you put the script in a subdirectory called ashop you should enter the URL: http://www.mycompanyname.com/ashop/ashoptest.
Installation You can download the full AShop V software at: http://www.ashopsoftware.com/dlcounter When it is downloaded, unpack the zip file using a software like Winzip (Windows) or Stuffit (Mac). Make sure you remember where you unpacked it on your hard drive. To install AShop on your website you will need to prepare a MySQL database for your site. This is usually done through a hosting control panel. The steps to create a database will be described using the most common one: cPanel.
2. Scroll down to the section labeled Databases and click MySQL Databases. 3. Enter a name for your new database in the box labeled “New Database”, for example: “ashop”. 4. When you click the button Create Database the new database will be created on the server. A prefix consisting of your hosting account username followed by an underscore will usually be added to the name, for example: mycompany_ashop. Take note of this name. 5.
drop down list and the database in the second. Click Add. 8. On the next page you will get to assign the exact permissions this user should have on the database. You will want to give the user all permissions so you should check the checkbox labeled: ALL PRIVILEGES. Then click Make Changes to apply the changes. Now your database is ready to be used with your AShop.
Editing config.inc.php in Windows Notepad The $databaseserver parameter should usually be left unchanged: “localhost” but in some cases the hosting provider uses a dedicated server for the databases and then you will need to enter the correct host name of the database server here. Check with your hosting provider what the host name is if you don’t already know it. Finally, save the file. Now your AShop files are ready to be uploaded to your website.
Upload all AShop files with Filezilla or another ftp client. When the files are all uploaded to your site you should set full permissions on the following files and folders by right clicking on them in the right hand area of the Filezilla window and selecting File permissions in the menu. Check all checkboxes or enter “777” in the field labeled Numerical value.
The AShop installation guide. Start the installation guide by clicking the button and fill out the form with your name, email and AShop license key: Register your AShop. When you click the Register button your AShop will be activated, if the license key is valid, and your AShop database tables will be created.
Configuration When the installation guide is completed you will be redirected to the login for your AShop administration panel. The administrator username is: ashopadmin but you will not need to enter the username at this stage. It is only required if you have activated the Shopping Mall feature of AShop. The default password is ashopadmin Logging in to the AShop administration panel.
You should start by changing your administration panel password to make sure no one else can access this area. Enter the current password in the box labeled “Old Password” and type in the new password in both “New Password” and “Confirm”. Next you should change the default contact information to the name, email and address of your business to make sure your AShop email notices get to the right address and that your customers will know how to contact you.
Payment configuration. Once you have configured your payment option(s) you will need to add products to your product catalog which your customers can buy from your website. Click Edit Catalog in the left menu. Managing the product catalog. In the left area of the page, just right of the menu, you will find your product categories.
categories by clicking the New category button and edit existing categories through the various options below the category names: Edit, Remove, Move up… You can have an unlimited number of product categories and two levels of subcategories. AShop should have added three example categories for you to help you get started: Category 1, Category 2 and Category 3. You can either edit these and change them to what you want to use or remove them and add new ones instead.
Adding a product to the catalog. On the first page of the New product-guide you will give the product a name, a price and a description. You will also find a number of other settings for the product which may vary depending on the configuration of your AShop. Setting the Sales Tax option to Yes will make your AShop charge a sales tax on the product. The Affiliate Commission Level settings are what you will pay your affiliate for helping you sell this product.
Managing product files. You can upload several product images in jpg or gif format. The top image will be shown as the main thumbnail in the product listing while the other images will be shown in a gallery window that the customer can open by clicking a link. You can also upload several product files, for example multiple mp3 files if you are selling a whole music album or both a software distribution file and the documentation for the software in pdf format.
For example, you can select Flat rate to set a fixed shipping fee that will always be added to the price when a customer buys the product or you can select Zip Zone to define different rates depending on the customer’s zip code. When you select one of the options in the box Shipping Calculation Method, a new set of fields will be shown to configure the method you selected. If you leave the calculation method box at the default “None” there will not be any shipping charges on this product.
View the catalog Your product catalog, which is where your customers will be able to buy your products, can be access by opening the page index.php on the URL where you installed your AShop, for example: http://www.mycompanyname.com/ashop/index.php or just: http://www.mycompanyname.com/ashop if the web server is configured to use index.php as the default home page. You can also open the product catalog directly from your AShop administration panel by clicking View Catalog in the left menu.
