Welcome to NivoCart!
This quick guide is designed to help you through the installation process. The installation process
contains 4 steps: 1-Agree to the License, 2-Validate server settings, 3-Install the database,
4-Confirm successful install. In order to perform a smooth installation it is recommended to prepare
a few things before clicking the “Continue” button below, as follow:
Creating a new empty database
To create a new database, open PhpMyAdmin from your Hosting Provider's dashboard. In PhpMyAdmin,
the first page should be the one with the option to create a new MySQL database. However, it is advised
before creating your new database, to create a new database user with all the privileges,
then create the database. NivoCart uses “utf8mb4_general_ci” collation by default.
Make sure to write down your user and MySQL database details before leaving PhpMyAdmin,
as they will be required during the rest of the installation process.
Renaming the config-dist files
Rename both “config-dist.php” to “config.php” using
your Hosting Provider's File manager. The first one is at the root of the NivoCart's package,
while the second one is up one level, inside the “admin” folder. Both files are empty
at this time but the installation routine will write essential information into them, such as your
website root and your database credentials, therefore they should be writable (chmod 644 minimum).
Ready to Continue with the Installation?
To start the Installation, click the continue button below. Enjoy NivoCart!
