Subdomain and subfolder installs

Run Sellora on a subdomain (recommended) or alongside another site, and what to know about subfolders.

Subdomain (recommended)#

A subdomain such as shop.your-domain.com behaves exactly like a normal domain, so every instruction in the install guides applies.

1. Create the subdomain in your hosting panel (cPanel: Domains or Subdomains). The panel proposes a folder, for example public_html/shop or shop.your-domain.com.
2. Upload the contents of the sellora folder into that folder - see Install on shared hosting.
3. If the panel lets you choose the document root, point it at the public subfolder (best). Otherwise leave it: the root .htaccess forwards requests to public.
4. Open https://shop.your-domain.com and run the wizard.

On a VPS, create a separate Nginx server block or Apache virtual host for the subdomain - see Install on a VPS.

Subfolder (example: your-domain.com/shop)#

If you have no alternative:

• Prefer an Alias (Apache) or location /shop block (Nginx) that serves Sellora's public folder under the /shop URL, rather than uploading files into a folder of the other site.
• Enter the full address including the folder (https://your-domain.com/shop) as APP_URL in .env.
• Re-test every page type: home, shop, product, cart, checkout, the account area and the admin panel (/shop/admin).

Two Sellora stores on one server#

Each store needs its own files, its own database and its own purchase code (one licence covers one live site). Put each in its own folder with its own domain or subdomain.

Staging copy of your store#

Install a second copy on a subdomain such as staging.your-domain.com with its own database, and use a separate purchase code only if you intend to run it as a live store. Do not enable real payment credentials on a staging site.