Installing

[GinasGiftShop]

Hi I was wondering if there is anywhere that has detailed instructions for installing? I can't find any and I am not familiar with it. Thanks in advance.
~Gina~

[Merlinpa1969]

look in the docs folder of the zip file

[LostSheep]

I want to install zen from the beginning. Please help where can i find the latest installation package?

[seethrou]

The following link with large download image appear at least in two places.
1. in the home page of this site
2. in the first page of the download area.

Download the Zen Cart Program

[LostSheep]

thank you seethrou
i downloaded zen1.3.5 from here but cant install it yet. unfortunately in my old version of zen it came with easyPHP /with whole package of apache+php+mysql/ and when i uninstalled it all of them gone together.
when i tried to install new one it requires dozen of things which i havent. i browsed php.net, and apache.org but there plenty of types that which one suits for me in my case i dont know.
*i have windows2k and i dont have domain yet. first i want to run them on my localhost and after making my estore i'll purchase for domain name and host*
sounds silly enough, yeah

[barco57]

for setting up on local host go to: http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html

after install of the server, install zen cart in the htdocs folder in the xampp directory.

[Merlinpa1969]

Unfortunately in my old version of zen it came with easyPHP /with whole package of apache+php+mysql/ and when i uninstalled it all of them gone together.

Where did you get a copy of zen cart with all this stuff in it

[seethrou]

Sorry, I don't have experience with EasyPHP.
May be you can trace the directories to see if there are still files left for your Zen Cart installations and the MySQL database.

Also, I am running Xampp in my local pc for the testing.

The installation for me is within 5 minutes and it ready to run.

Before that, I had used AppServ, also package similar to both above, at that time it contained less with compared to Xampp.

And personally, I prefer test and develop in local before upload to the site. This save a lot of times and I can open, run, modify, test and trace with unlimited windows and browsers, until I get lost.

.

[LostSheep]

I took it from my friend on CD and it is with exapmles on it and ready to install.

[LostSheep]

Thank you barco57 and seethrou for you kind advises. i will browse those progs right immediatelly. see ya