PrestaShop is a free e-commerce shopping cart application. Initially released in 2007, It is now one of the widely used e-commerce application powering from over 100,000 webstores.
Its e-Commerce Solution was specially designed to take advantage of essential new Internet innovations like dynamic AJAX-powered features and next-generation ergonomy.
The application simply guides users through your product catalog intelligently and effortlessly, turning intrigued visitors into paying customers.
In this tutorial we will be showing you how you can easily install PrestaShop website and start an online store easily on your domain.
How To Install PrestaShop?
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So first thing you need to do is get a website hosting plan, a free domain name then login to your SANGKRIT.net account and launch Installatron, one click website installer.
Select Application Browser tab:
Scroll down to ‘Apps for e-Commerce and Business’ section and click ‘PrestaShop’:
Clicking ‘PrestaShop’ opens up it installation page showing you details and features of a PrestaShop based eCommerce website. From here you can take application demo, check other websites using the same application etc.
To start PrestaShop installation process, click ‘+install this application‘ button:
This asks you to select a domain/subdomain/directory for installing your new PrestaShop website. If you are already running a website on your main domain then you can either go for a subdomain or use a subdirectry for installation.
Scroll down to ‘Settings’ section and type in your new website a username, password, admin email and then click ‘Install‘ button.
It takes a few seconds and then provides you your new website address & admin section URL from where you can login and start managing your e-Commerce website.