In this option of uploading Zen Cart to your web server, we are uploading the one .zip file and extract the file on the server.  This method eliminates the possibility of dropped connections during the massive file upload and also helps eliminate files being corrupted during the FTP process.  It should also be a much faster method for you too.

We will be using a host with cPanel for this example.

1. Log in to cPanel.
2. Click on File Manager.
   
3. Select the correct location of your Zen Cart install and click the Go button.
   
   Note:  Web hosts have their preferences in naming the folders that are your Internet folders. Look for a “www” or “public_html” or “htdocs” or “httpdocs” or “wwwroot” folder. These are some of the common folder names for what is referred to as the “webroot”, which is where all your website content is served from. You need to upload your files to one of these folders. If you want your Zen Cart online store to be in a directory different to that of the webroot, you must create a directory, say shop or store, in the webroot.
4. Select Upload from the menu icons.
   
5. Click on the first Browse… button and locate the Zen Cart .zip file downloaded in the previous step.
   
6. The upload will begin automatically.  Once the upload has completed, click on the link to return to the File Manger.
   
7. Select the uploaded file (zen-cart-v1.3.8a-full-fileset-12112007.zip) by ticking the check box and then click on the Extract icon from the tools menu.
   
8. Click the Extract File(s) button.
   
9. On completion, the Extraction Results will be displayed.  Click the Close button.
   
10. The next step depends on whether your Zen Cart store will be installed in the root directory of your domain (ie www.domain.com) or in a subfolder (ie www.domain com/store or www.domain.com/catalog).
    Option 1:  Root directory of domain
    When the Zen Cart files are extracted you will notice that they are within a folder.  We now need to move the files up a level so that they are in the root directory of the domain.
    Double click on the folder name (zen-cart-v1.3.9c-full-fileset-05162010) then click on the Select All icon from the tools menu.  Now click on the Move File icon from the tools menu.
    
    Using the Backspace key on your keyboard, remove the folder name so that the files will be moved to the root directory.  This may be /public_html/ or /www/ or something similar.  Then click the Move File(s) button.
    
    Once the move has been completed, use the Up One Level icon on the tool bar to view your files.  You can now delete the empty zen-cart-v1.3.9c-full-fileset-05162010 folder.

    Option 2:  Subfolder
    Tick the checkbox next to the zen-cart-v1.3.9c-full-fileset-05162010 folder and select Rename from the menu icons.
    
    Enter your preferred subfolder name such as store, shop or cart.
    

11. Now that your Zen Cart files have been extracted and are in your preferred location, you can delete the original .zip file.
12. That’s it!  Now, in a new browser window you can check your new store’s address:
    For example, www. domain.com/store
    

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