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There have been several bug fixes released since Zen Cart Version 1.3.8a was issued in December 2007.  It is recommended that all Zen Cart store owners regularly visit the Zen Cart web site to keep in touch with developments, announcements and information from other store owners. 
The fixes for known bugs are published on the [...]

Zen Cart Version 1.3.8a was issued in December 2007.  Since the release the following Security Patches have been released.  These security patches will need to be installed manually – they are not included in version 1.3.8a. 

Patch for Local File Inclusion vulnerability http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=102802
Patch [...]

The second red security warning displayed on the Zen Cart store front is due to the presence of the Zen Cart Installer.  Once installation is complete, an important step is to delete the /zc_install folder from the server.  This prevents unauthorised attempts to re-run the installer and change your store files or database settings.
Do [...]

On completion of the Zen Cart Installer, the first time you visit your new Zen Cart store you will notice two red security warnings at the top of the screen.  First we will address the warning relating to the configure.php files.  In Step 7 of the Install process we created two configure.php files and set [...]

Now we’ve completed the preparatory steps, here comes the fun part.  The Zen Cart Installer is a special program that guides you through the installation process.  We then remove the Installer when we’re finished.  Let’s get started.

In your favourite browser, enter the URL of your new Zen Cart online store.  This is the address you [...]

Before running the installer, make sure you have the following information at hand:

The physical path to your new Zen Cart directory This will look something like this: /home/kh8475/public_html/catalog
The Virtual HTTP Path (the URL to your domain and directory for your shop) [...]

The next step in Installing Zen Cart is to set file permissions on specific folders.  If you miss any of the required directories and in the case of the /images folder – subdirectories, and try to use them later, you will get an error message that you cannot write to these directories.
Set the required [...]

There are two files that need to be created on the server. These are the configure.php files that identify the settings of your particular server and the location of the files that you just loaded.  There is a configure.php file for Zen Cart Admin and a configure.php file for the Online Catalog (store front).   This [...]

Firstly, you will need a reliable FTP program for uploading the Zen Cart.  If you do not already have a favourite FTP program, you may like to look at What is FileZilla?.  FileZilla offers a free FTP client that is fast and reliable.
Next, you will need to think about where you would like your online [...]

It is recommended that you always download the latest version of Zen Cart from the source.  This way you can be certain that it is a safe and secure version (free from additional and/or malicious code) and that it is the most up-to-date version available.

Visit the official Zen Cart home page at www.zen-cart.com. [...]