How to Deploy Any Script on cPanel or VPS Server

Deploying your downloaded PHP scripts on a shared cPanel hosting account or a dedicated Linux VPS is straightforward when following these standardized steps.

1. Upload & Extract Files

Access your hosting control panel (cPanel, DirectAdmin, or Plesk) or connect via SFTP:

• Navigate to your document root (usually public_html or a subfolder if setting up a sub-domain).
• Upload the downloaded project archive and extract it.
• Ensure files are directly placed inside your web root so that index.php sits in the root path.

2. Create a MySQL Database & User

• Open MySQL Databases in your hosting panel.
• Create a new database (e.g. u123_marketplace).
• Create a new database user with a strong password.
• Associate the user with the database and grant ALL PRIVILEGES.

3. Import the SQL Schema

• Open phpMyAdmin from your control panel.
• Select your newly created database from the left sidebar.
• Click on the Import tab at the top.
• Choose the database.sql file included with your download and click Go / Import.

4. Configure Database Credentials

Locate the configuration file (usually config/config.php or .env) and update:

• DB_HOST: localhost (or your database server IP)
• DB_NAME: Your database name
• DB_USER: Your database username
• DB_PASS: Your database user password
• BASE_URL: https://yourdomain.com

5. Verify PHP Version

Make sure your hosting PHP version is set to PHP 8.0, 8.1, or 8.2 with pdo_mysql, curl, zip, and fileinfo enabled.