Testing

Before you continue, it is important to make sure that the install went smoothly.

If Session Management is not working properly, Squirrelcart cannot function. To test sessions, open the diag_session.php file in your browser. The file is located inside your squirrelcart folder. The normal URL would be:

http://YourWebSite.com/squirrelcart/diag_session.php

You should see the following:

Session test file for Squirrelcart. Last updated 12/4/03.

Waking up session

The counter is now 1

Refresh the page. You should now see something similar to this:

Session test file for Squirrelcart. Last updated 12/4/03.

Waking up session 9471fda174d46f902d858543f6b5c77e

The counter is now 2

Keep refreshing the page, and each time, you should see the counter increment by 1. If it does not, then sessions are not working. If you have a problem with sessions, you will need to contact your web host before for resolution before you can use Squirrelcart.

2. Test Storefront

Open your storefront in your browser. Perform functions that you normally would as a customer. If you see any error messages, document them and open a support request with us before continuing. You can get more info on support here:

http://squirrelcart.com/support.php

If everything tested OK, you should now continue on to the Working With Records section of this documentation to familiarize yourself with the admin interface. Once you have done that, continue to the Configuration section.