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  1. Installing StoreFront
     

  2. Setting up the database
     

  3. Testing your StoreFront
     

  4. Configuring your path settings

 

 

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Configuring the path settings for StoreFront

The StoreFront application needs to know the Internet address of the web it is operating in and the location of the web's secure location. Follow the instructions below to configure your path settings.

  1. From the Store Builder window, click the Web Manager option. When the Web Manager opens, click on the General tab as shown below:

     

  2. You will see input fields for Web Site Location and Secure Directory Location. These are the two paths you must provide.

    1. Web Site Location:
    This path should be set to the URL of the web or subweb that contains your StoreFront web. This path must begin with "http://" and should end with a forward slash "/", and not a file name. Follow the examples below:


    Correct Paths:
    http://www.yoursfweb.com/
    http://www.yoursfweb.com/yoursubweb/
    http://localhost/yourwebname/


    Incorrect Paths:
    www.yoursfweb.com
    http://www.yoursfweb.com/default.htm
    http://www.yoursfweb.com/yoursubweb/file.asp
     

    2. Secure Directory Location:
    This path should be the complete URL of the process_order.asp file in your SSL-secured location. It is where your customers will submit their shipping and billing information during the check-out process. Make sure that this path is a complete URL with a https:// prefix. (The https:// tells the browser to transfer information in an encrypted form under the Secure Sockets Layer. Follow the examples below:

    https://www.yourweb.com/ssl/process_order.asp
    https://secure.yourhost.com/yoursecuresubweb/process_order.asp


    NOTE: If you're developing a local site you don't need to worry about SSL. So, enter "http://" instead of "https://" for the URL prefix.  Your Secure Directory Location should just be the path to the process_order.asp file in your local web, for example:

    http://localhost/yourwebname/SSL/process_order.asp

     

  3. After you have entered the URLs for the Web Site Location and Secure Directory Path, click File then choose Save to save the changes to these settings.


You are now ready to build and test the product pages. If you're in a hurry, you may want to dynamically generate product pages. If you want as much design control as possible, you may wish to create your own product pages manually. Please refer to your StoreFront manual or help guide for more information on creating pages for your store.

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