How To Install OpenCart with Softaculous

Updated On Mar 13, 2022

In this tutorial, we will show you how you can easily install OpenCart in just 2 simple steps via the Softaculous auto-installer app. Softaculous is a 1-click software installer which is available on all of our OpenCart hosting packages.

Through Softaculous, installing OpenCart for your eCommerce website will only take a few minutes consisting of two easy steps:

  • Step 1: Locating the Softaculous app installer within cPanel
  • Step 2: Running the installation wizard

Ready? Let's get started!

Step 1: Locating the Softaculous app installer

To access the Softaculous auto-installer, you will want to login into your hosting account cPanel and enter Softaculous in the header search box then click on the Softaculous Apps Installer icon.

To get started log in to your website control panel. In this guide, we will use cPanel as the control panel throughout this guide (How to log in to cPanel).

After successfully logging in to cPanel, scroll down until you find the category Software. Within this section, click on the application called Softaculous apps installer as shown in the screenshot below.

Softaculous Apps Installer

You should now be presented with the Softaculous dashboard. On the left sidebar, use the search function to search for OpenCart and click on the respective menu item.

OpenCart Installer

You should now see the OpenCart profile page within Softaculous. Within this profile page you will be able to view a demo of OpenCart, read reviews, screenshots and more. As we are most interested in installing OpenCart, click on the blue Install button located directly under the OpenCart logo.

Install OpenCart Button

Step 2: Running the installation wizard

While we can understand wanting to skip all of the settings and jumping directly to installing, it is important to review the settings and options Softaculous makes available so you can get the most out of your eCommerce store.