SSantaClaraStore installer

Install your store

This takes about a minute. Create an empty MySQL database first (Hostinger: hPanel → Databases → MySQL Databases).

1. Server check

PHP 8.1 or newer (8.3.36)OK
PDO MySQL extensionOK
GD image extension (with WebP)OK
cURL extensionOK
mbstring extensionOK
OpenSSL extensionOK
fileinfo extensionOK
JSON extensionOK
Store folder writable (to create .env)OK
Folder writable: /storage/logsOK
Folder writable: /storage/sessionsOK
Folder writable: /storage/cacheOK
Folder writable: /uploads/productsOK
Folder writable: /uploads/categoriesOK
Folder writable: /uploads/reviewsOK
Folder writable: /uploads/bannersOK
Folder writable: /uploads/galleryOK

2. Store

Store URL no trailing slash Store name Customer support email

3. Database

Host Port Database name e.g. u123456789_store Username Password

4. Owner account (admin panel)

Your name Email Password 10+ characters, letter + number Confirm password

5. Email sending (optional — can be added to .env later)

Use a Hostinger mailbox (hPanel → Emails). Leave username blank to skip; emails will be logged instead of sent.

SMTP host Port Encryption Mailbox username Mailbox password "From" address defaults to username

6. Demo catalog

Install 47 demo products with images, variants and reviews so you can see the store working. Remove them before launch with database/demo-remove.sql.