Uploading Is Easy!

You will need an FTP capability like the one built into your browser or the Ipswitch, WsFTP utility. Notice in your MyStore folder that there are numerous folders and two bare files. One of the files is mystore.htm. This is the YourStore opening page. The index.htm is a browser test page which will only display momentarily if the client's browser supports the Script needed to make YourStore work. It opens the mystore.htm page.

  1. Make the customization changes that make MyStore...YourStore by following the directions in the Setup Instructions. Be sure to review the "readme.txt" file in the MyStore folder.
  2. Now decide how you want people to get to YourStore. That is, you may have a home page that you want to people to visit first or you may want people to go directly to YourStore.
  3. In the first case, create a folder at your site called, MyStore. Upload all the store folders and the two bare files to the MyStore folder. You don't have to upload the Viewer folder though, since it's not used by anyone but you. This structure is the same as on your hard drive. Create a relative link to YourStore in your opening page (MyStore/index.htm)
  4. If you want visitors to your site to go directly to YourStore, then Upload all folders (except 'Viewer') and the two bare files directly to your root directory.
  5. If....or rather when you make changes to your database, you only need to upload the relevant database document to the specific database folder.
  6. That's all there is to it!
One note though, and this is important! Make sure when uploading that your FTP utility supports the maintenance of directory structure. That is it will upload all files and create folders to keep everything in its rightful place. Also, do not change any file or folder names. The operation of YourStore is critically dependent on these names, including upper and lower cases.