notes for install prestashop on ubuntu7.10

env:
apache5 + php5 + mysql + phpmyadmin

extract prestashop to /www/var/ folder

#apt-get install php5-gd

#chmod 777 ./config

#chmod 777 ./tools/smarty/compile

# chmod -R 777 img mails modules translations/

# chmod -R 777 ./themes/default/lang/

make sure :::

System and permissions

The following settings are required. Please make sure the following checklist items are true.

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• PHP settings (modify via your PHP admin software):
• PHP 5.0 or later is installed
• Allowed to upload files
• Allowed to open external URLs
• Allowed to create new files and folders
• GD Library is installed
• MySQL support is on
• Write permissions on folders (do not apply recursively/to subfolders):
• /config
• /tools/smarty/compile
• Write permissions on folders and subfolders/recursively:
• /img
• /mails
• /modules
• /themes/default/lang
• /translations

Optional set-up

• PHP settings (modify via your PHP admin software):
• PHP register global option is off (recommended)
• GZIP compression is on (recommended)
• Write permissions on folders (do not apply recursively/to subfolders):
• / (root of this application)
• /admin

create database named prestashop