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Setting up the database and web
server
After PrintShop Server has been setup you can launch your web browser and navigate to the
PrintShop Web web site. You can reach the web site using localhost in your web browser's address
bar. The first time you visit the web site the First Run page will be shown. This web page will initialize
the PrintShop Web web site and database and guides you through this process step by step.
First Run wizard
1 Open your web browser and enter localhost in the address bar. The First Run wizard appears.
Choose your language
The wizard will first allow you to select a language to use.
2 Select a language and click Next to proceed to the Database server connection page.
Specify your MySQL host, user name and password
Provide the host name of your database server and enter the login and password. If both the web
server and database server (typical installation) are running on the same machine, you can use
localhost as the host and use root as the user name.