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geeeekShop Installation Instructions
COPYRIGHT © 2003, John Hawkins

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1. Unzip the files to an empty directory on your
local machine.

2. Using a plain text editor, open
/php_files/site.config.php

The only settings that MUST be modified to make
the software work are the "site settings" and
"database settings". The rest can be modified to
your liking at your convenience. [save the file
and close it]

3. Using a plain text editor, open
/php_files/admin/index.php
Fill in the database settings. [save the file
and close it]

4. Upload all the files and sub-directories to
your web server. (NOTE: Unless you plan on
modifying the code a lot, the file structure
needs to stay exactly as it is.)

5. Change the permissions on the following
directories to 777:
/images/products_small/
/images/products_large/
/images/products_xl/

6. Protect the /admin/ directory with a
.htaccess file (contact your ISP if you need help
with this step)

(It is assumed that a database already exists on
your server. If not, please contact your ISP to
get a database set up prior to continuing)

7. Open a browser and go to:
http://www.yoursite.com/database_setup.php
This will create the database tables you need for
the site.
NOTE: Once you are done setting up the databases,
you should remove this file from your live server.

8. Open a browser and go to:
http://www.yoursite.com/admin/
(if you have already done step 6, you will be
asked to enter a username/password)

9. Begin adding your categories and products.

PayPal Account Setup
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Before you sell your first product, you need to
set up your PayPal account. Here is what needs
to be done:

1. Turn on Instant Payment Notification
	- Under the "My Account" tab, click the
	"Profile" link.
	- In the "Selling Preferences" column, click
	the "Instant Payment Notification Preferences"
	link.
	- Click the "Edit" button.
	- Click the check-box to activate Instant
	Payment Notification and then put your web
	sites's URL in the box and click the save
	button.

This tells PayPal to post variables back to the
shopping cart at the end of the purchase process
which is how the software gets the information it
needs to write orders to the database.

2. Setup flat shipping rates (optional)
You only need to do this step if you are going to
use PayPal's flat shipping charges
	- Click on the My Account tab
	- Click on the Profile subtab
	- Click on the Shipping Calculations link in
	the "Selling Preferences" column
	- Click Edit
	- Choose the Flat Amount ($) or Percentage (%)
	radio button
	- Enter the Shipping amounts you would like to
	charge
	- Click Save

3. Setup sales tax calculations (optional)
You only need to do this step if you are going to
charge tax on your items
	- Click on the My Account tab
	- Click on the Profile subtab
	- Click on the Sales Tax link in the "Selling
	Preferences" column
	- Click Edit (or Add)
	- Enter the State and Tax Rate you would like
	to charge
	- Click Save