Zen Cart(R) - The Art of E-Commerce Welcome to Zen Cart(R) E-Commerce THE FOLLOWING IS A VERY SIMPLIFIED INSTALLATION DOCUMENT. WE SUGGEST YOU USE THE HTML VERSIONS IN THE /docs FOLDER FOR MORE DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS. THE README DOCUMENTS ARE IN THE /docs FOLDER OF THIS DISTRIBUTION. You can find online documentation at: http://tutorials.zen-cart.com Zen Cart has a built-in automatic installation system. However to use this you must first unpack and upload the code to a compatible web server: 1. Extract the Zen Cart ZIP file (and tell the unzip utility to *retain* folder structures) 2. Upload the Zen Cart files and folders to your server using your FTP program 3. You must make some folders writable. The details are in the HTML-formatted documentation in the /docs/ folder 4. In your browser enter the URL to your website where you uploaded the files, specifically to the /zc_install/index.php file. 5. Follow the instructions. You must create your MySQL database credentials before installation, and provide those details when prompted. For more detailed installation instructions, please see the /docs/1.readme_installation.html document in this distribution. (Document Revision: $Id: install.txt 19798 2011-10-12 05:52:54Z drbyte $) ((c)Copyright 2003-2011, Zen Cart(R). All rights reserved.)