Upload the files or copy them to the web server.

NOTE:  Make sure you place the catalog in the root of your website.  If you do not do this then you will need to edit a variable in the application.cfm file located in the /admin/ folder.  Change the AdminPath variable to the virtual path of your admin directory.

Once you have the files uploaded, create a datasource name to the included MS Access Database in the CF admin (or check with your web host provider on how to setup a datasource name for the included database).

Note:  You can import to mySQL if you know how, the shopping cart should work with it.

Now edit the Datasource.cfm files located in the root directory and the 
(secure) folder.  Put your datasource name in here.

login to the control panel (this should be http://www.yourdomain.com/admin/). 

Click on Store Setup then Advanced Settings.  Make sure you set all your paths correctly!  If, after setting all your paths, you experience error messages accessing the front end, uploading images, etc, check these variables.  The most common mistake is mispelling directory names!

Feel free to send comments about this free version of CF Shopkart to comments@cfshopkart.com

The full version of CF Shopkart is Donationware (minimum $2.00 donation required to download).  To get the full version see the website at www.cfshopkart.com.