Table Of ContentPrestaShop 1.5 Beginner's Guide
Build your own attractive online store with this fast and
flexible e-commerce solution
Jose A. Tizon
John Horton
BIRMINGHAM - MUMBAI
PrestaShop 1.5 Beginner's Guide
Copyright © 2013 Packt Publishing
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system,
or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the
publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embedded in critical articles or reviews.
Every effort has been made in the preparation of this book to ensure the accuracy of the
information presented. However, the information contained in this book is sold without
warranty, either express or implied. Neither the author, nor Packt Publishing, and its dealers
and distributors will be held liable for any damages caused or alleged to be caused directly or
indirectly by this book.
Packt Publishing has endeavored to provide trademark information about all of the
companies and products mentioned in this book by the appropriate use of capitals. However,
Packt Publishing cannot guarantee the accuracy of this information.
First published: June 2010
Second Edition: April 2013
Production Reference: 1120413
Published by Packt Publishing Ltd.
Livery Place
35 Livery Street
Birmingham B3 2PB, UK.
ISBN 978-1-78216-106-6
www.packtpub.com
Cover Image by Asher Wishkerman ([email protected])
Credits
Authors Project Coordinator
Jose A. Tizon Anugya Khurana
John Horton
Proofreader
Reviewers Samantha Lyon
Bart Sallé
Bryan Shaw Indexer
Tejal R. Soni
Acquisition Editor
Andrew Duckworth Production Coordinator
Pooja Chiplunkar
Lead Technical Editor
Susmita Panda Cover Work
Pooja Chiplunkar
Technical Editors
Saumya Kunder
Ishita Malhi
About the Authors
Jose A. Tizon studied computer engineering at the University of Huelva and Czech
Technical University in Prague.
He started developing websites as a hobby in the year 2000. It then became a profession, as
he is now a Software Development Engineer at Amazon.
In this way, he has developed e-commerce websites for small and big companies in Spain,
Czech Republic, and the UK, finding a new experience in every single one.
Jose spends his spare time with his love, Yolanda, and in developing new ideas.
Yolanda, for standing me every day and not getting angry when I spend so
much time developing some of my ideas. I love you! Mua.
My parents Antonio and Paqui; brother, Francisco; and my dog, Simba who
give me all the support in the world and inspire me.
Ivan (Kaly), for being himself, and friends from Huelva and Prague, who
were with me in every significant moment of my life.
Cesar Mariel, for pushing me in the startup world.
The open source community, because without them, this world would be
completely different.
And of course, you, for reading this!
John Horton is a fan of most things digital and particularly enjoys the growing mobile
industry. He has published books, apps, and websites.
He spends his working hours helping people make a success out of their web/ e-commerce
enterprises through his design business, www.HadronWebDesign.com.
He is encouraging the pursuit of mathematics through the free Android app, MathLegends.
www.MathLegends.com.
In his spare time, he likes shooting Zombies with his two sons.
To the other author, who must take the credit for this book!
About the Reviewers
Bart Sallé is a web developer from the Netherlands specializing in HTML5, CSS3, PHP,
MySQL, JavaScript, and jQuery.
He loves open source software and works with TYPO3, WordPress, Joomla!, PrestaShop,
WooCommerce, osCommerce, and VirtueMart.
Bart Sallé was one of the first people in the Netherlands who started building his webshops
using PrestaShop as a base.
He is still as excited about PrestaShop now as he was back when the first stable version of
PrestaShop was released.
His company website can be found at www.os-evolution.com.
His personal website can be found at www.bartsalle.nl.
I would like to acknowledge Jolanda, my wife, and my beautiful kids, Noa
and Fenne.
I would also like to acknowledge my mother Lies, and my father Theo, who
passed away in January this year.
www.PacktPub.com
Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more
You might want to visit www.PacktPub.com for support files and downloads related to
your book.
Did you know that Packt offers eBook versions of every book published, with PDF and ePub
files available? You can upgrade to the eBook version at www.PacktPub.com and as a print
book customer, you are entitled to a discount on the eBook copy. Get in touch with us at
[email protected] for more details.
At www.PacktPub.com, you can also read a collection of free technical articles, sign up
for a range of free newsletters and receive exclusive discounts and offers on Packt books
and eBooks.
TM
http://PacktLib.PacktPub.com
Do you need instant solutions to your IT questions? PacktLib is Packt's online digital book
library. Here, you can access, read and search across Packt's entire library of books.
Why Subscribe?
Fully searchable across every book published by Packt
Copy and paste, print and bookmark content
On demand and accessible via web browser
Free Access for Packt account holders
If you have an account with Packt at www.PacktPub.com, you can use this to access
PacktLib today and view nine entirely free books. Simply use your login credentials for
immediate access.
Table of Contents
Preface 1
Chapter 1: Getting Started 7
Know your business 7
Downloading PrestaShop 8
Technical requirements 8
Time for action – transferring files to your web host 9
Making a database 10
Time for action – creating a database 10
How to install PrestaShop 12
Time for action – the PrestaShop auto-installer 12
Post-install security 18
Deleting the install folder 18
Time for action – how to delete the install folder 18
Renaming the admin folder 19
Time for action – renaming the admin folder 19
Your shop front explained 20
Your shop-back explained 22
Time for action – logging in to your PrestaShop control panel 23
Control panel guided tour 24
Before we continue 25
Summary 27
Chapter 2: Back Office 29
Dashboard 30
Catalog 30
Orders 31
Customers 31
Price rules 31
Shipping and localization 31
