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When you hire a Hosting one of the first things you consider doing is the installation of the content manager, in this case PrestaShop to launch a store that works under the Main Domain of your hosting account This guide explains how to do it safely and quickly!

There are several ways to install PrestaShop in a Hosting, and in this article I focus on the use of the PrestaShop Packs installer from , which works with the WePanel theme called paper_lanternand what will it serve you for install PrestaShop in the Main Domain of the Hosting in a few minutes.

Of course you could, something that you would have to do manually, but I want to remind you that PrestaShop 1.6.x will still have official support until the end of 2018 which gives it a margin of 1 year to continue being the most used version to create Online Stores And the one we recommend you use!

Requirements to install PrestaShop on your Hosting

This e-commerce-oriented content manager is quite versatile and can be installed on Apache servers with PHP and MySQL without too many demands, but there are always some issues to consider.

These are the basic requirements and other aspects to consider so that the installation of PrestaShop under the main domain of your Hosting account is possible.

Web server: Apache 1.3, Apache 2.x, Nginx or Microsoft IIS.
PHP 5.5 or higher version (7.x recommended) installed and enabled.
MySQL 5.0 or higher installed with a database created.
memory_limit = 128M (or higher value)
upload_max_file_size = 128M (or larger value)
PHP extensions: GD, cURL (updated), SimpleXML, SOAP
Have a domain that is the main of your Hosting.
That the main domain point the DNS to the Hosting. 1
Correct DNS propagation of the domain.
That the /public_html folder does not have another website installed previously.

What PrestaShop Packs can you install?

In , for some time now, all the PrestaShop Packs are developed internally, so that the themes and customizations are carried out by our programming team to offer modern Stores, which meet the RWD (Responsive Web Design) standards, with payment gateways already installed and successfully tested and a lot of functions that you can consult in more detail if you want.

All our PrestaShop packs use the latest stable version of PrestaShop 1.6.x which is still the officially recommended version for creating e-commerce stores.

Below you can see the demonstrations (demos) of the PrestaShop packs currently available in the WePanel pack installer, so you can see them in action and thus better decide which one you want to launch your store with.

PrestaShop Megacycle Pack –
Carme PrestaShop Pack –
Elara PrestaShop Pack –
Pack PrestaShop Cylene –
Himalia PrestaShop Pack –
Maple PrestaShop Pack –
Amalthea PrestaShop Pack –
Lisitea PrestaShop Pack –
Pack PrestaShop Callisto –
Standard PrestaShop Pack (bootstrap).

Tests are constantly carried out on all these packs, verifying that they are updated correctly and the “Modules” included by default in these packs are not affected, the products work and are displayed normally and the different sections of the store have a correct performance.

Installation of PrestaShop

The PrestaShop Packs are installed from your WePanel, Packs, Create PrestaShopwhere you can select the desired one from the available packs.

Access your WePanel, Pack.
Click Create PrestaShop.
Choose the Pack to install from those you have available.
Click on the green “Install” button of the chosen pack.
Fill in the installer fields:

Name of the site: The name of your website.
Select the main domain from the dropdown.
Route: Leave it empty (main domain installs to /public_html).
Administrator email: It will be the backoffice access user.

Video of the installation process of PrestaShop

In the following video I show you in detail and in simple language how install PrestaShop in the Main Domain of the Hosting using a Pack of .

Uninstalling PrestaShop

For whatever reason you may need uninstall PrestaShopgood because you want to have the installations in separate folders that hang from the main folder /public_html or simply because you are going to change the CMS, there are issues that you must observe in order to correctly eliminate an installation.

The usual thing is to delete the files and folders of the main installation manually and then delete the database, but the truth is that this is not always done correctly and it is very common to see abandoned installations because it is not clear how eliminate them or leave remains of files or databases because they do not know that they belong to a certain website.

PrestaShop uninstall process

Access your Hosting Panel (WePanel).
Go to the Files, Packs, Home section.
Right click Plus
Click on the red button uninstall
Click the confirmation Yes to uninstall.
You have successfully uninstalled the PrestaShop Pack.

This action removes the installation files and folders and the database created automatically in the installation process.

Note If you have other installations in your Hosting in folders that hang from /public_html and PS 1.6.x you installed it in /public_html be careful! when selecting files and folders to delete do not go to select the folder of another installation. 😉

Conclusions

As you have been able to see in this guide, install and uninstall PrestaShop in your Hosting, using the Main Domain, it is easy and quick to carry out, it is a matter of choosing the appropriate installer and following the 3 or 4 steps required and then enjoying a website ready to start registering your products and selling.

In recent months there has been a lot of talk about whether or not it is recommended to use PrestaShop 1.7.x to set up an online store and that it works normally without problems, incompatibilities or bugs by the way.

The recommendation made by PrestaShop.com is that for stores that want to work in a stable way, they do so under PrestaShop 1.6.1.17 (current version) and not with PrestaShop 1.7.x as they will continue to support 1.6.x until October 2018.

As you can see, installing WordPress under the main domain of your Hosting, or using the temporary url if your domain still does not point the DNS to the contracted Hosting, is a very simple process that can be done from your WePanel.

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