Cómo instalar un módulo de PrestaShop

Install a module from the administration panel

This is the easiest method, but it may not work in certain cases. If it does not work, use the manual installation method presented further below:

• In the modules tab, click on add a new module

• If a file of the module exists online, specify its URL in the Module URL field and then click on Download this module

• If the file is on your computer, click on Browse to open the dialogue box letting you search your computer, select the file then validate the dialogue box.

• Finally click on Upload this module.

• If the following error message appears:
  
  This means that the PHP extension php_zip is not installed on your serve. You will need to install it or have it installed by your webhost.

• If the installation is successful, the following message will appear:
  
  The module will then appear in your list of modules under the Module tab.

• Click on the install button to install the module.
  

• If the Configuration note appears in the module insert, click on it to configure it.
  

Warning
If the store is open while the module has not been fully configured, it might be a good idea to deactivate it, especially if it’s a payment method module, by clicking on the green check. Once the module is configured, click on the red X to reactivate it.

Install compression software

A PrestaShop module is supplied as an archive file in ZIP format. An archive consists of grouping several files and folders into one file, compressed or not compressed. An archive is created with the help of compression software, and such software is necessary to perform the reverse operation, that’s to say to remove the content of the archive in order to run it. There are many varieties of compression software, some free, and some not. In order to run the content in our module, we will use the free 7zip ("sevenzip.")
To download this program, go to http://www.7-zip.org/ and download the version that corresponds to your computer. If you use Windows, you will probably need the .exe 32 bits version. Once the installation file is downloaded, double-click below to launch the installation wizard.
Follow the installation wizard’s steps until the very end. You might need to reboot your computer at the end.

FTP Transfer

Transferring your module onto your hosting server is done using a protocol specially designed for transferring files over networks, called FTP (File Transfer Protocol).
To do this, you have two options:

• Your webhost offers you, in the webhost administration panel, an interface allowing you to perform FTP transfer of your module. If this is the case, you must connect to it and complete the transfer of the module in your store’s folder/modules.

• Your webhost give you the access codes to your webhost’s FTP account, and you must use software called “FTP client” to finish the transfer. That is what we will see below.

Certain webhosts can propose both solutions simultaneously. It’s up to you to choose which one works best for you.

Transfer Module

To transfer the module to your webhost, you must have the FTP connection identification keys supplied by your webhost. They are normally sent to you by e-mail. They can also be found in your administration panel.
To use the FileZilla software, we suggest that you follow the steps in the detailed guide supplied by OVH webhost support, found at http://guides.ovh.com/FtpFileZilla.
The module must be placed in the folder /modules in your PrestaShop store, as shown in the image below.