Magento is one of the most popular e-commerce software applications that powers thousands of online stores. It is an open-source platform which runs from the cloud and is written in PHP and MySQL. In this guide we are sharing the step-by-step process of installation of Magento in cPanel using an automatic script installer Softaculous. If you’re looking for an eCommerce Solution for your business, It might be a daunting task to install Magento in cPanel but installing Magento using cPanel is much easier than you think after reading this guide.
What Is Magento
Magento is a third-party content management system (CMS) software application designed for ecommerce websites that manages your website's look and content. cPanel neither designs nor maintains but only provides limited support for its installation. You can install Magento manually by downloading its latest release from magento.com website. However, if your server supports cPanel, the procedure is quite simple and straightforward.
Prerequisites
A domain name e.g. www.leasepacket.com
Web server account that supports Cpanel, PHP and MySQL
Cpanel account
account on magentocommerce website
FTP client to upload files
How to install Magento
Step 1: Open cPanel Account
Login to your cPanel account from your web browser using your cPanel username and password.
Step 2: Navigate to Softaculous Apps Installer
Once you are on the cPanel dashboard, navigate to the “Softaculous Apps Installer’ by searching and then click the Softaculous icon as shown below:
Step 3: Locate Magento from Softaculous dashboard
You can install web-based software applications right from the Softaculous dashboard. The add-on library automates the process hence eliminating the need for manual installation. In Softaculous, Find Magento under the E-Commerce category on the left pane. Then click on ‘Install Now’ button on the right pane as shown below:
Step 4: Magento Software setup
On the next page, you will see a software setup page for customizing your Magento Installation. First, you need to select the software version that you want to install. Use the highest number on the drop down box so that you can have the latest release.
Now choose protocol, ‘https://www’ is the best because in almost all cases, you will need an SSL certificate to encrypt customers information on your web store.
- Then choose a domain name from the list. If you are installing Magento on a sub-directory (e.g. www.leasepacket.com/magento), enter the name of the directory on the ‘In Directory’ field. Leave the CRON job settings intact as shown below:
On the site settings, enter your preferred admin path. This is the path for accessing the Magento administration area from your browser. For instance, if you want the admin path to be found on www.leasepacket.com/magento-admin, just enter the word ‘magento-admin’ in that field.
- Enable test data by tick the check box ‘Sample Data’. Then, choose your desired username, password (use both number, symbols, lower and upper case characters for added security), names and email address and click on ‘Install’ button as shown below:
Softaculous will check the submitted data and final the installation
Finally, you can visit your Magento e-commerce website or visit the admin page to start adding products.
Conclusion
This is how to install Magento in cPanel using these simple steps. You can now start selling products to your customers. Remember, you should add or import all products including categories to your web store. We hope this guide will help you in installing Magento although if you have any queries feel free to contact our Magento Server Management 24x7 support Team.
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