View source for X-Cart:FCommerce Go Manual Installation

'''To install the fCommerce Go module manually:'''

1. Copy the distribution package you have downloaded to the X-Cart root directory on your server or hosting account.

* If you use a Windows-based server or a UNIX-based server without terminal access:

: a) Extract the contents of the archive with the fCommerce Go module files to a directory on your system using your favorite compression program (WinZIP or any other archiver that supports  TAR files).

: b) Use an FTP client to upload all the files extracted from the archive (retaining the directory structure) to the X-Cart root directory on your server or hosting account.

* If you use a UNIX-based server with terminal access:

: a) Use an FTP client to upload the archive with the fCommerce Go module distribution package to the X-Cart root directory on your server or  hosting account.

: b) Decompress the package by typing the following command:

<pre>tar -xzvf fcommerce-xcart-x.y.z.tgz</pre>

{{Note1|Important: Make sure to maintain the directory structure while unpacking and uploading the distribution package; otherwise, some critical files can be overwritten! }}

2. Apply the SQL patch via [http://help.qtmsoft.com/index.php?title=X-Cart:Applying_Patches#Applying_SQL_Patches Patch/Upgrade center]:

Go to the "<u>Apply SQL patch</u>" form and apply the SQL queries from the "XCART_ROOT_DIR/fcommerce/sql/fcommerce.sql" file.

Then, in the same way, apply the SQL queries from the "XCART_ROOT_DIR/fcommerce/sql/fcommerce_lng_US.sql" file.

3. Installation completed.