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 ![PrestaShop](http://www.prestashop.com/images/banners/general/prestashop_728x90.png "PrestaShop")
 
-PREPARATION
+ABOUT
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-To install PrestaShop, you need a remote web server or on your computer (MAMP), with access to a database like MySQL.
-You'll need access to phpMyAdmin to create a database and to indicate the information in the database in the installer.
+PrestaShop is a free and open-source e-commerce web application, committed to providing the best shopping cart experience for both merchants and consumers.
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+SERVER CONFIGURATION
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+To install PrestaShop, you need a web server running PHP5 and any flavor of MySQL5 (MySQL, MariaDB, Percona Server...).
+You will also need a database administration tool, such as phpMyAdmin, in order to create a database for PrestaShop.
+We recommend the Apache or Nginx web servers.
+
+If your host does not offer PHP5 by default, here are a few [explanations][2] about PHP5 or the .htaccess file for certain hosting services (1&1, Free, Lycos, OVH, Infomaniak, Amen, GoDaddy, etc).
+
+If you want your online store ready to go, visit [http://www.prestabox.com][1]: it lets you create your online store in less than 10 minutes without any technical knowledge.
 
-If you do not host and unable to create your store, we offer a turnkey store, which lets you create your online store in less than 10 minutes without any technical knowledge.
-We invite you to visit: [http://www.prestabox.com][1]
 
 INSTALLATION
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-Simply go to your PrestaShop web directory and use installer :-)
+With your web browser, go to the root of your PrestaShop directory, and the installer will start. Follow the instructions until PrestaShop is installed.
 
-If you have any PHP error, perhaps you don't have PHP5 or you need to activate it on your web host.
-Please go to our forum to find pre-installation settings (PHP 5, htaccess) for certain hosting services (1&1, Free, Lycos, OVH, Infomaniak, Amen, GoDaddy, etc).
+If you have any PHP error, perhaps you don't have PHP5 or you need to activate it on your web host. See the page linked above.
+If you don't find any solution to start the installer, please post on [the PrestaShop forums][3].
 
-English webhost [specifics settings][2]
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-If you don't find any solution to launch installer, please post on [our forum][3]
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-There are always solutions for your issues ;-)
 
 DOCUMENTATION
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-For any extra documentation (how-to), please read our [Online documentation][4]
+The official PrestaShop documentation is available online [on its own website][4].
 
 
 FORUMS
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-You can also discuss, help and contribute with PrestaShop community on [our forums][5]
+You can discuss, help and contribute with PrestaShop community on [the PrestaShop forums][5].
 
-
-Thanks for downloading and using PrestaShop e-commerce Open-source solution!
+Thank you for downloading and using PrestaShop e-commerce Open-source solution!
 
 [1]: http://www.prestabox.com
 [2]: http://www.prestashop.com/forums/topic/2946-pre-installation-settings-php-5-htaccess-for-certain-hosting-services/
 [3]: http://www.prestashop.com/forums/forum/7-installing-prestashop/
 [4]: http://doc.prestashop.com
-[5]: http://www.prestashop.com/forums/
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+[5]: http://www.prestashop.com/forums/