Install the SDCMS B2C e-commerce system

Procedure

1. Obtain host information.

   1. Log on to the Web Hosting console.

   2. Find the Web Hosting instance where you want to install the system and click Manage in the Actions column.

   3. In the left-side navigation pane, click site information.

   4. In the site information section, obtain the required host information.

      Area	Description
      ①	The temporary domain name.
      ②	The FTP host address, FTP username, and FTP password, used to log on to the FTP client.
      ③	The database name, database address, database username, and database password, used to configure website information.

2. Use an FTP client to upload the installation program for the B2C e-commerce website management system.

   The /htdocs directory is the web root directory for Linux-based Web Hosting instances. You must upload the installation program to this directory.

   Choose an upload method based on the size of your installation program:

   • If the installation program is small, you can upload the program files directly. For more information, see Upload website files to a Linux-based Web Hosting instance.
   • If the installation program is large, compress it into a package, upload it to the Web Hosting instance, and then decompress the file in the Web Hosting console. For more information, see Compress and upload website files.

   After the files are uploaded and decompressed, the program files are displayed in the /htdocs directory.

3. Install the B2C e-commerce website management system.

   1. Open a web browser and visit your domain name.

   2. (Optional) If you are using a temporary domain name, enter the required information on the verification page and click Confirm Access.

   3. Read the installation agreement and click Agree to the installation agreement and continue.

   4. Review the automatically detected environment information, and then click Next.

      The environment check includes two sections: server environment (PHP version, GD library, Pdo_Mysql, Openssl, Curl, and Scandir) and directory permission (root directory, attachments [upfile], configuration [data/config], logs [data/log], and plugins [app/plug]). Ensure that all items pass the check, indicated by a check mark (√), before you click Next.

   5. Configure the database and administrator information, and then click Next.

      The default port is 3306, and the default table prefix is sd_. If the database is on the same server as the website, set the database address to 127.0.0.1. If you are using an Alibaba Cloud database, select the 41-character encryption mode.

      The following table describes the main parameters.

      Parameter	Description
      database address	Enter the database connection address obtained in Step 1.
      database name	Enter the database name obtained in Step 1.
      database username	Enter the database username obtained in Step 1.
      database password	If you forget the password, you can reset it. For more information, see Reset the database password for a Web Hosting instance.
      Username	Set the administrator username for logging on to the website backend.
      Password	Set the initial password for the administrator.