So you want to learn more or test PrestaShop but don't want to pay for the hosting to test it out. I've got a solution for configuring or installing PrestaShop locally, so that you can test it out without spending a single penny for it.
Solution for installing PrestaShop on your computer locally would be
XAMPP is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP and Perl
XAMPP is a pretty good package for beginners, it has everything you need to get Prestashop or any other PHP based program up and running on your local system.You are going to need to download the full version with the installer.
Once you download XAMPP just right click and run as administrator. Go through the setup process leaving all of the default settings.
Now open XAMPP
Solution for installing PrestaShop on your computer locally would be
XAMPP is an easy to install Apache distribution containing MySQL, PHP and Perl
XAMPP is a pretty good package for beginners, it has everything you need to get Prestashop or any other PHP based program up and running on your local system.You are going to need to download the full version with the installer.
Steps for installing and configuring XAMPP
Once you download XAMPP just right click and run as administrator. Go through the setup process leaving all of the default settings.
Now open XAMPP
Start all the processes If you have a red on to Apache or MySQL click strart and they will turn into a green
Xampp Running
Alright now is the time to test and see if everything is working right. In your browser type localhost or 127.0.0.1
XAMPP Splash screen
If you see that screen, celebrate a little bit and then choose your language. When you do that, it will take you to the welcome screen, it should look like this.
go to the left menu and under tools click phpMyAdmin it will open up where you can create a database for your shop. Once the page opens, click Databases on the left, like in the picture below.
phpmyadmin Prestashop
On the next screen you have to name your database, I named my prestashop, then click create.
phpmyadmin Prestashop Database
Installing Prestashop
Navigate to the public folder on your computer and extract Prestashop to it. My directory is located at c:xampphtdocs. Below is what things should look like after you have copied Prestashop to the directory.
When you get to the database settings, these are the settings that you should use. Verify the connection of the database and you should get the success message.
Now it is time to test it out. Happy Learning.
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