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STANDARD SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Environment	LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP) or LNMP stack
Operating System	Linux X86, X86-64
Web Server	Apache 2.x Nginx 1.7.x
Server Hosting	Ability to override options in .htaccess files.
PHP	PHP 5.6 PHP 7.0 Required extensions: imagick simplexml mcrypt hash Process images and output format. iconv curl SOAP (for Web services API) PHP Oauth Extension if Magento 1.X Additional configuration: safe_mode off memory_limit no less than 256 MB (512 MB recommended)
Database	MySQL 5.6 (Oracle or Percona)
SSL	A valid security certificate is required for HTTPS. Self-signed certificates are not supported. We recommend if possible to run both the storefront and Admin on HTTPS.
Supported PHP Ecommerce
Magento	Integrate into Magento 1.9.x, Magento 2.x both Enterprise and Community edition.
Woocommerce	Available for Woocommerce 2.1.x.

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Please read some notes below so you can prepare all needed things before installation.

Basic steps for installation process

(1) Backup your system first for every new installation.

(2) Check server requirement details to meet PDP required options.

(3) Download and Install PDP with sample data and license key from your purchased account.

(4) Install module connector to sync products from PDP into Magento for checkout and save customized designs.

(5) Make a first test with PDP and your shopping cart to getting started.

Download modules

To download module source code and sample data of PDP, module connector to shopping cart, just login to your account and go to My Orders and My Download page. You can get domain license key from order details. These information are available when order status is COMPLETED. Please watch video below:

Database and Sample Data

- PDP can use same database with live store(Magento, Woocommerce, Opencart ..etc), so you can use the same database access information.

- You can install on separate database by creating new database, PDP will not create database name, database username and password during installation.

- Import the sample data SQL before running installation(You may unzip folder images after installation).

Module connector

You can find our module connector on github from footer links on live site. We have published source code and installation guide on github.

Other Notes

For a list of requirements on your web host, such as PHP library, see the official requirement page.

You will need to know how to use a text editor to edit the main configuration file if you want to run re-install(just turn on/off installed mode). If you are a Windows user, Notepad will do.

You will need to be able to use an FTP program to upload files and set file permissions (optional). You could choose FileZilla for this task, it is free software.

That's it! Now you are all set to go on to Installation steps.

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- Create new database before installation or install into same database with current store if you have integrated with Magento, Woocommerce or other PHP Ecommerce. It will create new database table without effect to your live store.

- You can check the database connection before process install on step 4.

- Empty old PDP database if you want to run re-install to clear entered data.

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- Preview all entered information before process install. - You can change the backend url for security reasons. This field can be empty for default url is /backend.

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This step to connect with ecommerce store and sync all personalized products from PDP into shopping cart and checkout.

Integrate Magento 1.9.x Connector

Download and Installation Guide for Magento 1.x Connector with PDP here https://github.com/magebay99/magento-product-designer-tools.

Integrate Magento 2.x Connector

Download and Installation Guide for Magento 2.x Connector with PDP here https://github.com/magebay99/magento2-product-designer-tools.

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• 1 - Dashboard Page.
• 2 - Quotations Management: Manage request quotations submitted by customers not go through checkout in shopping cart.
• 3 - Manage Products and Categories, Advanced Product Custom Options and Sample Color.
• 4 - Manage Cliparts and Categories + Shapes.
• 5 - Manage Fonts Library.
• 6 - Manage Design Templates, Templates Category and Customer Customized Design.
• 7 - System Configuration - all global config options.
• 8 - Change admin language, user admin profile
• 9 - Quick link to frontend of designer tools.
• 10 - Report about quotations management.
• 11 - Overview of assets management and shortcut to create new item.

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Path: System > General : Store information 

Use for email template when you process a request a quotation from customer without a shopping cart. It is not really important section if you've e-commerce integrated.

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Editor Theme

Select a template: Change default template of designer. We have Default theme. However, you can create new theme by duplicate our default theme. See Create New Theme Guide

Sidebar position: Change the position of sidebar on the left or right of designer.

Logo:  Upload logo for designer tool.

Favicon: Upload Favicon

Logo URL: set link when click on logo.

Header Text(logo as text): If you don't have a logo image, you can use Header text as logo instead of image.

Default Title: Online Product Designer

Meta Description and Meta Keywords are for SEO purpose on the designer page.

Advanced Options

Language: Default language on frontend. (Pending function)

Currency: Default currency on frontend. (Pending function)

Min upload dimension: Required min width/height (in pixel) of upload photo.

Max upload files: max number of files for uploading on frontend.

Quick tour guide: Show/hide the quick tour guide when user start design. You can change the tour guide content in /templates/directives/help.html

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You can setup difference options for each product type. For example if business card will required "Fill background color" and "show grid", but t-shirt will not need, so just create separate designer options set for each product type, name it and use it when setup product.

What is plugin/option?

Available plugins for Options Set

• Enable Add Text
• Enable Add Image
• Enable Product details
• Layers Panel
• Layout Panel
• Upload Photo
• Orientation Switcher
• Fill Background Color
• Share Customized Design
• Text2Art
• Cliparts Library
• Popular Shapes
• QR-Code
• Get Images from Social networks.
• Get photo from URL
• Enable Shopping Cart
• Cropped Photo
• Black/White Photo
• Shape Photo
• Lock in Place
• Replace Photo
• Remove Photo Color
• Fit Width/Height Photo

Create New Options Set

1. From System > Manage Options Set > + New Option Set
2. From Product page > Manage Options Set > Add New Option Set

Example

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Printing Methods & Discount configuration in System > Printing Techniques Price

Setup Printing method and pricing of promotion by quatity, size or color. So you can setup unlimited pricing table for each type of printing type.

Depend on the printing type, quantity and number colors of design so we have difference print pricing profile for each product type.

Please check Printing Price Settings Guide

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Check Manage Default Size List on Github

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Like Magento theme, you can create custom theme for PDP based on default theme.

PDP theme path: /public_html/path-to-PDP-root/public/frontend/skin

Required files and folder for your_theme_name (name of directory is also the label of theme)

• your_theme_name/assets/
• your_theme_name/templates/
• your_theme_name/dev-styles.phtml
• your_theme_name/index.phtml
• your_theme_name/production-styles.phtml

When you make a change of your_theme_name, just make sure you do follow this instruction:

• Do not edit or add new files in default theme or core js files, it will be overwrite when we have new update.
• Only edit file/directory after copied from default theme to your_theme_name.
• You can add new file/directory in your_theme_name such as js, css, html.

Download sample theme: Sample_Theme.zip.

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Watch video for Cliparts Management with PDP:

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This action will allow you to take a backup of database.

1. Backup: Go to System > Backup/Restore then press Backup Database

2. Restore: Go to System > Backup/Restore and then select a backup version to restore by press Restore

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When PDP new version is available, it will show a warming message in backend like this:

1. Backup your system first if any changes

2. Install Update

Just go to System > Backup and Auto Update > Update and then Click on Install Update to update system automatic.