Confused..

[acummins]

Hi zenners,

I feel a bit confused from what I have read in the docs in zancart folder. Currently, zencart is installed in my computer for testing and learning purposes only and I am almost finished. The following may sound a bit weird so please bear with me:

1. Once I finished all testing and learning, do I have to first install a fresh copy of zc to my local pc, configure it, add products, images, installing SSL certificates - in short prepare it for a live server and then upload it to the server? OR,

2. Unzip zc to my local pc and upload it to the server and then configure everything from scratch (on the server) like what I have said just above? OR,

3. Install zc to both my pc and live server, once I finished designing it in my local pc as I wish, upload it to the live server on the existing files?

Just one thing more. Once my live store is up and running, do I have to php, Apache and MySql installed in my computer or will be just sufficient for the server to have these?

Many thanks for the support...