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PrestaShop is a web application: it needs to be installed on a web server in order to run, and it needs a domain name that your visitor will use to access your store.
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Registering a domain name
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Now that you have a domain name, you need to have it lead to PrestaShop. This means that the PrestaShop files need to reside on a web server. You might have a web server of your own, but it is more likely that you have or will have your store hosted by an Internet hosting service (see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_hosting_service), which provides you with an online home for a monthly or yearly fee.
If you have never had a web host, here are some that you can trust:
- InMotion Hosting: http://www.inmotionhosting.com/
- OVH France: http://www.ovh.com/
- OVH UK: http://www.ovh.co.uk/
Before starting an online store, you will first need to select a hosting provider. Just about every webhost can effectively handle the PrestaShop solution. However, only a few Hosting providers offer optimized servers for PrestaShop:
- 1&1 worldwide: 1&1
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