The following are instructions for installing the open source shopping cart system PrestaShop on your Hostmonster.com web hosting account:
- Download the full installation file package from prestashop.com
- Unzip or Unpackage the the tar or zip file
- Upload the contents of your PrestaShop folder to your directory of choice via FTP.
- Login to your HostMonster Cpanel and click on the MySQL Databases button on the mainpage of your cpanel.
- Create a new database
- Now create a new user
- Now attach the user and the database you just created together
- Run the PrestaShop Install script by pointing your browser to the base URL of your website (e.g., http://www.example.com)
- Fill out your database connection information
You should now have a perfectly running PrestaShop shopping cart system running on your HostMonster webhosting account. After the installation is complete, be sure to delete the directory called /install/ because you will not need it anymore.