Getting Started Guide

Database configuration
Fill all the fields with the connection information provided by your web-
host, along with the name of the database you chose/created for
PrestaShop, then click the "Verify now!" button in order to check that
everything is fine. If so, the installer will display the following message:
"Database is connected".
Choose the prefix for your tables. "ps_" is the default, resulting in the
PrestaShop SQL table having names such as "ps_cart" or "ps_wishlist";
but if you need to install more than one instances of PrestaShop on the
same database, then you must use a unique prefix for each install.
Installation type
Two modes are available:
 Simple mode: a blank and empty PrestaShop will be installed. It will
have no modules, no theme, and no demo products/categories: you
will have to build it all yourself. This is great if you know what you
are doing.
 Full mode: PrestaShop will be installed with a theme, more than a
hundred modules, and some demo products and categories. This is
great for newcomers, as it helps you learn how to use PrestaShop...
and can of course server as a good basis for your own store, after
removing the demo products and categories!
E-mail delivery set-up
PrestaShop relies heavily on e-mail for notifications, both for the shop
owner and its customers. This form enables you to test whether the
current server configuration lets you send e-mail using PHP's mail()
function. If this is not the case, then check the "Configure SMTP manually"
box in order to configure your own mail server. Note that this is reserved
to advanced users.
Click "Next", and the installer will start filling the database with tables and
data. This might take a few minutes in the slower server.
Step 3: Shop configuration
This is where you can already start customizing your shop: give it a name
and a logo, indicate its main activity, indicate the personal information for
the shop owner (which has legal binding in most countries)...