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Chapter 5. Installation
Chapter 5. Installation
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Chapter 5. Installation

Table of Contents

Before You Begin
Platforms Supported
Pre-requisites
Install Java
Create a Database
If you already have an osCommerce database
Upgrading the Database between releases of KonaKart
Install KonaKart
Installing KonaKart on Windows
Installing KonaKart on Unix/Linux
Silent Mode Installations
Graphical Installation Wizard
Manual Installation
Starting Up and Shutting Down KonaKart
Starting up KonaKart
Shutting down KonaKart
Default Admin App Credentials
Installation Notes for Databases
Defining the Database Parameters
Notes for DB2 and Oracle
Notes for Postgresql
Notes for MySQL

Please read this section carefully before attempting to install KonaKart.

Before You Begin

Before proceeding, please check that your chosen platform is one that is currently supported and that you have installed the pre-requisite software.

Platforms Supported

Currently KonaKart can be installed on Linux, Unix, or Windows XP/2003/Vista. It has been successfully installed on other platforms including Mac OS using the manual installation .

Please contact the KonaKart team at if you would like to see KonaKart support running on another platform.

Pre-requisites

  • A Java runtime environment

  • A database loaded with KonaKart tables

  • KonaKart itself

Install Java

KonaKart requires the Java 2 Standard Edition Runtime Environment (JRE) version 5.0 or later.

  • Download the Java 2 Standard Edition Runtime Environment (JRE), release version 5.0 or later, from http://java.sun.com/j2se .

  • Install the JRE according to the instructions included with the release.

  • It is not essential for you to set JAVA_HOME, or JRE_HOME globally. The installation wizard will set up KonaKart to run with the selected java location regardless of the global settings of JAVA_HOME or JRE_HOME.

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