Local PC Installation?

[rpipher]

Can Zen Cart be installed on a local pc to be used only on the pc before being uploaded to an online server? I have students who would like to use the software to create a store for a competition, but would like to keep it on the local machine instead of going live. These would make the load times quicker when they are presenting the site at competitions.

Thanks!

[stevesh]

Lots of people install test installations on a local machine. There's a wiki entry here:

http://www.zen-cart.com/wiki/index.php/LocalCopySite

and The Book (link above) has (I think) complete instructions.

You can also search the forums for XAMPP.

[rpipher]

Thanks for your help!

[janissaire]

this may help you too - works with a lot of versions of the cart

http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=161795

but since you're doing it in a school environment - please print it off and then give it to your students.

Yoe might also find this one helpful

http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=135954