Build Up osCommerce Development Server on Local Computer
(osCommerce Video Tutorials Series)
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Why build up an osCommerce development server on local computer?
The main reason is that you can set up, customize and test with your new osCommerce shop on your local computer before renting a web hosting account. This can save you money to rent a web hosting to set up and customize your osCommerce online shop.
The other reason is for modifying existing osCommerce online shop. You really don't wish your customers to see you modifying or test installing features on a real osCommerce shop. What if the new modification crash your osCommerce shop? Therefore this is better to modify and test osCommerce shop on a development server. |
| Many TAS users are always asking if TAS can works with osCommerce shop installed on local development server. The answer is absolutely YES, YES, YES. Actually a local development server works almost the same way as a web hosting server. In this tutorial series, a video tutorial is showing how to configure TAS with the FTP and MySQL database on a local development server. Once the configuration is setup, the customization process is the same as the web hosting account. |
| Build Up osCommerce Development Server |
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Install Server on Local Computer
We use XAMPP to build up the osCommerce development server on local computer. XAMPP is a free application and very easy to install. XAMPP include Apache server, MySQL and FileXilla FTP server. |
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Check Status of XAMPP Server
After installation of XAMPP server, this is always a good idea to check if the services are running normally. |
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Web Document Root of XAMPP Server
The Document Root is the directory from which your XAMPP Web server will be serving the Web pages. When you setup a local web server, access to localhost will return the index file of this directory. Therefore the URL of your osCommerce shop on local server will related with this path.
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Set Up FTP Account for User on XAMPP Server
You need to set up a FTP account if you wish to use FTP client to upload and download files, and use TAS for osCommerce customization. |
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Add New User of MySQL Database on XAMPP Server
Before install osCommerce shop, this is a good idea to add a new user to admin the MySQL database. Therefore this new user has the right to install osCommerce shop. |
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Install osCommerce Shop on XAMPP Server
Everything has been set up on XAMPP server, it is time to install osCommerce shop. |
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| The following video tutorials show how to use TAS to customize osCommerce shop on development server on local computer. Since the customization on a local server is exactly the same as on a web hosting account. Please see the TAS customization video tutorials on TAS section. |
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TAS Configuration
The FTP and MySQL database configuration on a local server is exactly the same as on a web hosting account. On a web hosting account, we use domain name while we use localhost on a local server. |
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Using TAS to Customize osCommerce Shop
Video tutorials show how to use TAS to customize osCommerce shop install on a local development server. Please read more TAS customization video tutorials on TAS section. |
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