Quote Originally Posted by Woodymon
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Myself I recommend storeowners avoid the canned script/one-click/Fantastico type installation service and instead install the "Zen Cart way" (via zc_install). With the zc_install step-by-step method you learn about all the configuration details required for installation, basic database configuration information, directory paths, server specifications and many other details you will need to know later to "upgrade" your cart and apply various modifications/customizations. And with such info at hand you will be able to answer many of your own questions that come up later and therefore won't need to rely on your host so much for support, and for that matter the Zen Cart forums. Also throughout the zc_install process you are pointed to webpages with much useful and easy to understand help documentation that is a MUST read. Especially security information!

With the canned script install process you miss all this and more.

"The pros and cons of hitchhiking"

Woody
Woody, your points are well taken. In defense of the one-click install however, it was a low cost way for me to check out zencart and realize what a great product it is compared to my creaking old oscommerce shop. Had it not been for the one-click I probably would not have taken the time to try installing yet another ecommerce system. ;)