Web installation

Web installation is the major stage of installing LiteCommerce ASPE. Follow the instructions below to complete LiteCommerce ASPE installation:

1. The first screen that you will see after launching the Installation Wizard is the software license agreement screen (Figure 1). Read through the agreement, place a checkmark in a box next to 'I accept the license agreement' to acknowledge acceptance of its terms and conditions, and click on the 'Next >' button to proceed to the next screen.

2. The installer examines the server configuration to check that it complies with the server requirements as outlined in 'Section 1.1: Server Requirements' of this manual. When the process is complete, you will see the configuration report screen (Figure 2). If all critical dependencies are in place, you can click on the 'Next >' button to continue. If one or more critical dependencies fail (i.e. have a '[FAILED]' status), the Installation Wizard will describe the problem in details and provide recommendations on fixing it. Once you have corrected the problem, re-run the Installation Wizard.

3. In the next screen (Figure 3) you are requested to provide detailed server information including the hostnames of insecure and secure web servers that you are using, LiteCommerce web directory, hostname of you MySQL server, and credentials to access it. The database name you provide here must be present at MySQL server by the time of installation; this database will be populated with the data pertinent to store setups (store access policies, availability of add-on modules, etc) during the installation process. Click on the 'Next >' button after you have entered the necessary information.

4. In the next screen (Figure 4) you can verify the information you entered in the previous screen and provide additional options to the Installer:

•	whether the database must be left unchanged (this is useful when you already have the database populated with LiteCommerce ASPE data).

Note:

If the database that you entered in the previous screen already exists and contains data tables with the names used by LiteCommerce ASPE, you will see the warning message at the top of the screen.

5. The next screen (Figure 5) shows the progress of LiteCommerce ASPE installation. Review the installation details and click on the 'Next >' button.

6. At the next step you are requested to choose the design layout for a default store (Figure 6). Two predefined layouts are available: 2-column layout and classic 3-column layout. Click on the 'Next >' button to proceed with the installation.

7. After you have specified the desired layout, the necessary template files are being copied to the destination location. Review the details of this operation (Figure 7) and click on the 'Next >' button.

8. At the next step you are requested to provide administrator credentials (e-mail and password) to be used for access to LiteCommerce ASPE Control Panel (Figure 8). Click on the 'Next >' button to proceed with the setup.

9. In order to complete the installation you are requested to present your License Certificate. You can either specify the location of the License Certificate file on your computer by clicking on the 'Browse…' button and selecting the file (as shown in Figure 9), or paste the contents of the License Certificate file into the text box provided at the same screen.

10. Once the installation is complete, the Installation Wizard displays the 'Installation complete' screen (Figure 10).

Carefully read the notes provided in this screen as they contain important information:

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Please write down and keep in a safe place the 'Auth code' provided to you – you will need this code in the future if you decide to use the Installation Wizard ('install.php') to change the store layout, administrator settings or completely reinstall LiteCommerce ASPE. If you forget the 'Auth code' you can find it in the 'etc/config.php' file of your LiteCommerce ASPE installation. This code is used to prevent unauthorized use of LiteCommerce ASPE software.

•	For security purposes you must change permissions on certain files and directories before you can launch your online store.

•	If your server is UNIX-based: Go to the LiteCommerce directory on the server and issue the following shell or FTP commands to change file access permissions (for further details on changing file permissions, see 'man chmod' or your FTP client reference manual):

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If your server is Windows-based: Use file management tools (Control Panel utility or other) supplied to you by your hosting provider to set the necessary permissions (you might want to consult your hosting provider for details on how to do this).The directory, where LiteCommerce ASPE was uploaded (upload directory) and the 'etc/config.php' file must now be configured to be unwriteable and undeletable by the owner user of the web server application while remaining writeable and deletable by the file owner (you). If you do not know how to do this on your server set-up, please consult our installation services for assistance.

From the 'Installation complete' screen you can access LiteCommerce ASPE Control Panel, the main LiteCommerce ASPE component designed for managing client online stores.