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Who this is for...
  • Use only if you have direct or remote access to your own web server.
  • Good for Internet Service Providers or if you want to run Cart32 on your local server.

Requirements
  • You must be running a web server on Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Windows 2003 or greater.
  • Microsoft MDAC 2.5 or above must be installed on your PC/server. It is probably already installed, but you are not sure you can download it here in the downloads section: http://www.microsoft.com/data.
  • You must be able to set directory permissions and IIS permissions on your server. These permissions are necessary for the cart to be installed and run.

Instructions
These steps are performed on the server.
  1. Download the file c32full.exe from the Cart32 Download Page. This file may be saved anywhere, including the desktop.
  2. Run the file on your computer to install the program. The installer will ask you for your name and your company name and will let you browse for a directory where you would like to install the Cart32 files.
  3. VERY IMPORTANT. Permissions need to be set now. Improper permission settings are what lead to 95% of problems during the installation process. Please click here to view the permissions required to install and run Cart32.
  4. If you are running a Windows 2003 server, you'll also want to check out these articles on server extensions and DEP settings. Sometimes, if there is a problem with either of these settings, they can cause an error during installation that appears to be a permissions issue, but is not. These two articles don't apply to Windows NT or Windows 2000 servers.
  5. Now run Cart32 Admin by clicking on Start -> Programs -> Cart32 -> Cart32 Administration.
  6. You will be prompted to choose the directory to copy Cart32's CGI program files (cart32.exe and c32web.exe) to the server's CGI directory. (For PWS that is c:\webshare\scripts\ or c:\inetpub\scripts\).
  7. You will be prompted to enter in your email address. Enter it and press "OK"
  8. You will be prompted to enter some information if you have not already entered it in a previous version of Cart32.
    Website Address This is your computer name or website address
    Ex. http://COMPUTERNAME or http://www.yoursite.com
    CGI Directory This is name of your CGI directory on the server
    Ex. /cgi-bin/ or /scripts/
    Admin Password This is a password Cart32 needs to use to give you the ability to add and delete clients.
  9. You default web browser will open up now, and will try to open the Cart32 web administration at the address you specified in the previous step.
  10. When you access the Cart32 web administration for the first time, Cart32 will create and verify its internal databases. Click on the "Click here to continue button" when it comes up. You can watch the database verification progress in your web browser. You may have to click a button to refresh the web admin after the verification is complete.
  11. You're now ready to set your administrator password. Click the button "go to administration" to login as administrator. At first login, the cart will ask you to set the administrator password. The administrator login will be used for adding clients and accessing the global administration area.
  12. Your shopping cart is now successfully installed. To make sure your cart is as secure as possible, please check out this article on setting additional permissions to prevent unauthorized access to your data.


Adding your first client
  • This is something you'll probably want to do immediately after successfully installing the cart. You must be logged into the shopping cart as administrator to do this.
  1. Click the "Add A Client" button.
  2. Next enter in a client code and client password. The client code is just a code or name for the client. Usually you use the domain name. Ex. for abc.com use "abc" as the client code.
  3. You'll now be able to log into the client's individual shopping cart client using (as an example) http://www.yourdomain.com/cgi-bin/c32web.exe and entering the client code and password you specified.


Common Issues
  • Basic permissions settings - Click here for details
  • Windows 2003 server specific - Click here and here for important information