Install Prestashop with Softaculous

If you want to install a fresh instance of Prestashop on your cPanel account, you can do so easily with Softaculous. Softaculous is an auto-installer for cPanel that can auto-install over 266 useful scripts.

Note: If Softaculous isn't currently available in your cPanel account (Shared hosting customers get it by default), you can request that our friendly and helpful support staff install it! It's a mere $3 a month, and one of the best features of Softaculous is that you can set it to auto-update your WordPress version! As each new version of WordPress includes valuable security patches that keep your site safe and secure, we think Softaculous is a worthy buy.

To get started:

1. Log into cPanel for the domain.

2. Navigate to the Software section and click Softaculous App Installer.

3. Hover your mouse over the Prestashop icon and click Install.
   

4. On the Install screen in the Software Setup section:

   • Select the version you'd like to install (newest preferred).

   • Protocol can be left unchanged unless you have an SSL certificate installed on the domain or prefer the 'www' prefix to exist for the site address.

   • Choose your target domain from the dropdown menu.

   • If you want the software installed in the root of your domain, leave the In Directory section empty; otherwise, input the directory name relative to the domain's folder.

   • Leave the Database name as is unless you'd like a different name. 
     
     

5. In the Site Settings section:

   • Modify Store Name, Description, Owner, and Address as desired (these settings can be modified in the Prestashop dashboard later).

   • Important! Change the administrative username to something other than 'admin' to minimize the risk of someone guessing it. 
     
     

6. The Database Settings can be left with defaults unless you'd like a different database table prefix.

7. In the Admin Account section:

   • Choose a strong password for Admin Password or click the Key icon to generate a random password.

   • Enter a working email address for the Admin email.

   • Fill out the First Name and Last Name fields.
     
     

   • Click the arrow to the left of Advanced Options and alter the configurations as you choose; you can also email the installation details to a chosen email address.

   • Click the Install button.

     The login address will be displayed once the installation is complete.