TrainingUser Guide

Installation & Hosting


There are two scenarios for the installation of the LightSpeed Web Store. The first is if you have chosen to have Xsilva host your store, the second is if you have chosen to use another host. The instructions for each scenario follow. Note: If you need info regarding hosting a Magento store, please visit http://www.magentohosting.biz/magento-hosting-requirements/.

Hosting Web Store with LightSpeed

If you have chosen to have LightSpeed host your Web Store, installation is a simple, 4-step process. In short, you will receive a link that will install a procedure that allows LightSpeed to communicate with the Web Store. You enter the license information Xsilva has sent you, and then configure the LightSpeed Web Store setup panel with the hosting information provided to you by Xsilva. 

  1. Receive an email from LightSpeed Billing after purchase. 
    Once you have purchased Web Store, you receive an email from Xsilva that includes steps to update your LightSpeed installation. 
  2. Receive an email from LightSpeed Hosting after purchase.
    You will also receive an email from Xsilva Hosting with the information required to point your domain name to Xsilva's hosting environment.
  3. Wait for the domain information to update. 
    Once the domain changes have been completed, Xsilva Hosting will contact you with your Web Store credentials and will provide you with the last steps required to start updating your new Web Store.  

Hosting Web Store with a Third-Party Solution

Customers who are hosting their own web store must verify that their hosting environment meets the minimum requirements as follows:

  • Minimum PHP version 5.2.4 (5.3.x recommended)
  • Apache 2.0
  • MySQL 5
  • A valid SMTP host (the system will use "localhost" by default)

The following libraries and options must be installed and active for Web Store:

  • MySQLi, PHP Session support, cURL support, Multibyte Support, SOAP Library, MCrypt Library and GD Library. 

 

On most default installations, most of these options are already installed and active. MCrypt and GD Library (including GIF, JPG, PNG and FreeType support) may need to be added since they are generally not default options. Depending on your hosting solution, you may be able to activate these through your hosting panel interface, or use the appropriate command line options if you are compiling your own PHP.

Note if you are hosted on GoDaddy 4GH hosting, you will need to set a PHP option to properly upload photos.

 

If you are using a host other than LightSpeed, there are a few additional steps in the setup of your Web Store. 

  1. Receive an email from LightSpeed after purchase. 
    Once you have purchased Web Store, you receive an email from LightSpeed that includes a link to an install file. 
  2. Create a MySQL database on your web host. 
    Before you can complete the installation, you must create a blank MySQL database on your web host. If you are unsure how to complete this step, or step 5, you should contact your web host administrator.
  3. Upload the store files to your web host via FTP.
  4. Complete the web-based installer. 
    Having uploaded your store files to your web host, access them via your browser, which takes you to a web-based installer wizard that will help you enter the configuration info needed to point your Web Store to the correct place on your web host. You will need to have the following information: Document Root, Sub Directory, the MySQL Database Host Server Name or IP, Port, Username, Password, Database Name, and the Store Password you have chosen. Click Install Store on Step 5 of the web-based installer. 
  5. Enter your configuration info into LightSpeed. 
    You will also have received your web host information (web host domain and password). First, for LightSpeed 3.5, make sure under Tools > Setup > eCommerce that the Web Store option has been chosen. Next, select Tools > eCommerce > Setup (Tools > Web Store > Setup for earlier versions) and enter this information into the setup panel of LightSpeed. If the connection is successful, the Web Store version number should appear in the lower left. (If you have an earlier version than 3.5, you will need to close and reopen Tools > Web Store to view the version number.) 

In each scenario, you should now be able to access your Web Store's URL.