Installing Zen Cart

Instructions for moving your categories and products over from an OSC database to the Zen Cart® Database.
-by networkdad

Ok, a few things before we start:

• Backup your databases first before doing this!
• This only copies over your categories and products..!
• I'm not a coder, or an expert. However, I've done this multiple times now, and it works every time for me. I walked another user thru how to do this, so I thought I'd share with others.
• This instructions are dependent upon you having or using PhpMyAdmin, probably the most frequently used MySQL Database management tool. If you don't have this, sorry, I cant help! (phpMyAdmin can be downloaded from Source Forge, it is GPL)
• These instructions assume you have some sort of file comparing utility. If you don't have one, I highly recommend you buy one. The one I use is Beyond Compare. It costs a little bit of money, but it is absolutely worth its weight in gold. There are many others ...