PrestaShop 1.6
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  • System requirements:
    • PHP 5.2 or later.
      • Useful settings (in the php.ini file):
        • allow_url_fopen set to On, 
        • register_globals set to Off,
        • magic_quotes_* set to Off,
        • safe_mode set to Off,
        • upload_max_filesize set to "16M" (ou plus).
      • Useful PHP extensions (in the php.ini file): PDO_MySQL, cURL, SimpleXML, mcrypt, GD, OpenSSL, DOM, SOAP.
      • Useful server tools: cron/crontab, Memcached.
    • MySQL 5.0 or later.
    • Better if:
      • Unix/Linux hosting.
      • Apache Web Server 1.3 or later or nginx Web Server.
        • Apache module settings:
          • mod_rewrite enabled, 
          • mod_security disabled,
          • mod_auth_basic disabled.
      • At least 64 Mb of RAM dedicated to PHP. The more the better.
  • Access codes to your FTP server, your MySQL database
    • These should be provided by your web - host if you are not doing a local installation.
  • Any text editor.
  • Any FTP client.
  • Any modern Web browser (if using Internet Explorer: at least IE8).

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Tip
titlePrestaShop Cloud

PrestaShop Inc. can host your online business on its own web servers: our PrestaShop Cloud service was built in order to free merchants from any technical hassle, such as installing or updating PrestaShop.

The service is completely free, for ever and for any kind of store. It is highly recommended for businesses with little to no experience with the Internet or computers.

You can create you your PrestaShop Cloud account directly on http://www.prestashop.com!

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Info

PrestaShop is an application which runs on a web server , and is written using the PHP programming language. It stores its data in a MySQL server.

PHP is an open-source programming language, mainly used for web applications. Created in 1995, it has since become the most used programming language by web developers. It uses a C-like syntax, making it easy for developers to learn it.

MySQL is an open-source database management system. Also created in 1995, it has since become the most used database system by web developers. It is based on the SQL language, the most widely used database language.

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