How to Create an Amazon Storefront

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Sign up as an Amazon.com Associate by visiting Join Associates Page;

   First, upload (FTP) the encrypted PHP in BINARY mode: shop.php, admin.php, and aom.php.
   
   Then, upload all of the remaining files and let your FTP software decide the mode to use whether it be ASCII or BINARY. , Normally this can be done by right-clicking on the file or directory from your FTP client.
   
   The permissions are as follows and can vary from web host to web host: shop.php admin.php aom.php /aom directory /aom/cache directory all other permissions should be fine by default. , For example, in a web browser open the address replacing "yourdomain" with your domain name: http://www.yourdomain.com/admin.php , At this point you'll want to make sure you enter your correct Amazon Associate ID and the other information for your site.
   
   Don't be overwhelmed by the number customizations you have at your disposal.
   
   You can actually save your setting at this point just to make sure everything works.
   
   Or go ahead and enter some more of your site details and then save.
   
   In the Control Panel Settings section of our online documentation, we describe in much more detail each of the various settings.
   
   You can login to your Control Panel at any time and update your settings. , For example: http://www.yoursite.com/shop.php
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   Step 2: Download this free Amazon SDK wrapper from Associate-o-matic here.

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   Step 3: Unzip the files contained in the Associate-O-Matic ZIP file to your local hard drive.

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   Step 4: Open your FTP client software (or use the control panel provided by your web host) and upload the Associate-O-Matic files to your server (web host).

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   Step 5: Set the permissions for provided files/directories.

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   Step 6: Now that all of the files are on your server

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   Step 7: it's time to open the Associate-O-Matic Control Panel.

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   Step 8: Once you enter the Control Panel

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   Step 9: you'll see a number of settings.

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    Step 10: Lastly

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    Step 11: view your store from within a web browser.

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