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# Installing PrestaShop manually

> Learn how to install PrestaShop on your web hosting account. Just follow our step-by-step PrestaShop instructions.

This article describes how to install PrestaShop manually. You can do this if your account does not include Softaculous or Webuzo, or if you want to install a specific version of PrestaShop.

<Note>
  For more information about how to install PrestaShop using Softaculous, please see [this article](/docs/prestashop1).
</Note>

## Installing PrestaShop

PrestaShop is compatible with all hosting.com accounts.

<Note>
  Although hosting.com servers are compatible with a wide variety of software applications, we cannot provide troubleshooting assistance for application-specific issues.
</Note>

To install PrestaShop manually:

1. Download the PrestaShop installation file at [http://www.prestashop.com/download](http://www.prestashop.com/download) to your local computer.

2. Extract the .zip file on your computer.

3. Use FTP to upload the extracted files to the document root directory of your hosting.com account.
   > 📘 Note
   >
   > For information about how to access your account using FTP, please see [this article](/docs/using-ftp-file-transfer-protocol).

4. Create a MySQL database and database user for PrestaShop. You will need this information during the web configuration process.

5. Use your web browser to go to the installation URL *[http://www.example.com/install](http://www.example.com/install)*, where *example.com* represents your domain name.

6. Select a language for the installer to use, and then click **Next**.

7. Review the license agreement, select the check box, and then click **Next**. The **Store information** page appears.

8. Under **Information about your Store**, fill in the fields with the appropriate information for your store.

9. Under **Your Account**, fill in the fields to set up a username and password.

10. Click **Next**. The **System Configuration** page appears.

11. In the **Database name** text box, type the name of the database that you created in step 4.

12. In the **Database login** text box, type the name of the database user that you created in step 4.

13. In the **Database password** text box, type the password for the database user.

14. Click **Test your database connection now!**

15. If you receive a **Database is connected** message, click **Next**. Otherwise, make sure that you entered the correct database settings, and then try again.

16. The PrestaShop installer creates database tables and configures other settings.
    > 🚧 Important
    >
    > This process takes a few minutes. Make sure you do not interrupt the installation process!

17. After installation is complete, for security reasons you must delete the PrestaShop installation folder before you can log in. For example, if the document root directory is */var/www/html*, you can type the following command to remove the installation folder:

    ```bash theme={null}
    rm -rf /var/www/html/install/
    ```

18. To log in to PrestaShop, go to the URL*[http://example.com/admin/login.php](http://example.com/admin/login.php)*, where*example.com* represents your domain name.

    > 🚧 Important
    >
    > For security reasons, PrestaShop adds a four-digit number to the name of the *admin* folder. Make sure you use the new folder name the next time you log in. If you forget the login folder name, you can check the directory listing of the document root directory and look for the *adminxxxx* folder.

## More information

To view the official online PrestaShop documentation, please visit [http://doc.prestashop.com](http://doc.prestashop.com).