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Installation Instructions For ShopCMS:
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1) Unzip the .zip file on your local hard drive, keeping the folder structure intact.
2) Upload all files to your web server according to the existing file structure in ASCII text mode.
3) The 'htdocs' folder may or may not exist on your server, if it doesn't, substitute this for your document root (where your server serves the primary index.html for your site).
4) Edit the config.txt file, and make sure all values are correct.
	tips:
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	cookie_domain		make sure to put a period in front of the domain, ie: .expertwebinstalls.com
	path variables		make sure to use the unix or windows file path, ie: /usr/web/myaccount.com/htdocs/templates/top.html    Use find_document_root.cgi to assist you.  But delete it when you're done with it!  Also, use find_sendmail.cgi to find the sendmail_path.  Delete find_sendmail.cgi too when you're done with it.
5) Chmod these three files to 755: public, admin, install.
6) You may need to change the path to perl at the top of those three above mentioned files.  On *nix, if it doesn't work like it is with #!/usr/bin/perl -w then try #!/usr/local/bin/perl -w
On windows, try #!c:/perl/bin/perl.exe -w
If you're still stumped, ask your sysadmin or web host, or visit us for help at http://expertwebinstalls.com/r/shopcms.html
6) Run http://yourhost.com/cgi-bin/shopcms/install.  This will create all the necessary database tables for the software.
7) Delete /cgi-bin/shopcms/install, as it is no longer needed if you ran it and it did not create an error.
8) Run http://yourhost.com/cgi-bin/shopcms/admin to set up your database and catalog, etc.  Use the username and password you set in the config file.
9) Run http://yourhost.com/cgi-bin/shopcms/public to see the public section of your online catalog.
10) You will need a paypal account ( http://www.paypal.com ) to edit the paypal_email variable in the config file.
11) Important!  Use http://yourdomain.com/cgi-bin/shopcms/public.cgi?mode=home  as the root url of the application.  Only by using ?mode=home do you enable the text entered in the admin for home page text, and the most popular products feature to work right.
12) If you need help, visit http://sourceforge.net/projects/shopcms and use the bulletin boards, bug tracker and/or feature request tools

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Customization Instructions For ShopCMS:
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1) /htdocs/pics/shopcms includes several pictures that you can edit, for instance the checkout and add to cart buttons.  Keep them the same size (width x height) that they are though.
2) /htdocs/shopcms/forms contains a file called home_page.html, which is the first screen visitors see when they enter your site.  Put any html you want in this page, but don't include the html, head, or body tags.
3) /htdocs/shopcms/forms also contains a file called contact.html, which you may wish to edit to alter the look of the contact form for your site.  Keep the html form field names the same however.
4) /cgi-bin/shopcms/shopcms.css is a cascading style sheet file you may wish to edit to alter the look and feel of your site.
5) /cgi-bin/shopcms/config.txt is the config file you MUST edit to make the program work right.  Not a customization, I just thought I'd mention it again to make it extra clear.
6) /cgi-bin/shopcms/templates/top.html and /cgi-bin/shopcms/templates/bottom.html control the look and feel of the public area of your site, and should be edited to include your logo and any other fancy html and graphics you use on your site.
7) It's generally a great idea to make backups of all files before you edit them too, in case you don't like the edit you made or the edit breaks something.

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PHP Installation Instructions:
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1) Edit line 485, and change the path to the real path on your *nix server that you store the config file you use for the shopcms admin app.
2) Access the php version of shopcms from http://<yourdomain.com>/shopcms/public.php?mode=home
