mrblond Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Hi, everybody talks about configuring servers and some advanced things. I'd like to know, is it possible osCommerce to be installed on a personal computer (OS windows 7, for example)? I'd like firstly to learn, experiment with and develop my online shop and after it is completely ready then to put it on a hosting server. I've just created my store as a static html site and I'd like to recreate it as a CMS store. So? How to proceed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPhil Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 If you already have commercial hosting (on the Web), I strongly recommend that you make your test install there, in a private directory (it can even be password protected until you're ready to go live with your store). There are two advantages to this: 1) the configuration is exactly the same, so you won't get any nasty surprises when you try to migrate your store from your PC server to a real server, and 2) you won't be tempted to host your store yourself (on a PC), which is an engraved invitation to hackers to mess with you. The only time you should think about a *AMPP server on a PC/Mac is if you don't yet have commercial hosting, and want to play a bit before laying out the money, or you require a PHP version for development and testing that your hosting service doesn't yet provide. Either way, never put a live website on a self-hosted server. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack_mcs Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 mrblond Yes, it is possible. There are a number of packages that make setting up a local server easier, like XAMP, WAMP, EasyPHP and so on. Support Links: For Hire: Contact me for anything you need help with for your shop: upgrading, hosting, repairs, code written, etc. Get the latest versions of my addons Recommended SEO Addons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanjayrub Posted December 27, 2017 Share Posted December 27, 2017 You can do it by installing XAMP on your pc and on internet , there are many software same as XAMP. if you do want to install XAMP and then you can install separate server software to do that :- Apache server ( Required ) PHP server - Perl Comes with it. ( Required ) FTP server - (optional ) Mysql Server ( Required ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josevall Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Hi sanjayrub. I will try to follow your advice. Thanks for sharing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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