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You need to make sure you have Ubuntu 14.10 LAMP server installed
Download osCommerce and Installation
Download osCommerce using the following command
wget http://www.oscommerce.com/files/oscommerce-2.3.4.zip
Unzip and copy files under webserver
unzip oscommerce-2.3.4.zip
mv oscommerce-2.3.4 /var/www/html/
Change directory permissions using the following command
sudo chmod 777 /var/www/html/oscommerce-2.3.4/catalog/includes/configure.php
sudo chmod 777 /var/www/html/oscommerce-2.3.4/catalog/admin/includes/configure.php
Now you need to create database before starting your web installation
sudo mysql -u root -p
At MySQL prompt use:
CREATE DATABASE osc;
CREATE USER osctest@localhost IDENTIFIED BY ‘osc';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES on osc.* to osctest@localhost ;
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;
exit
Now you can start the web installation using the following URL
http://server-ip/oscommerce-2.3.4/catalog/install/index.php
Once it opens you should see similar to the following screen and click on start
Enter your DB details and click continue
Webserver details and click continue
Enter Online store details
Installation completed
Online store page
Store Administartion page
