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1. Read README-CPANEL.md.
2. This is an application source package, not a standalone CodeIgniter framework archive.
3. Create a fresh CI4 app with Composer, then merge app/ and public/uploads/.
4. Import database/ecommerce.sql into an EMPTY MySQL database.
5. Configure .env, especially database credentials and Razorpay keys.
6. Point the domain document root to the project's public/ folder.
7. Test in Razorpay TEST mode before using LIVE keys.

Do not expose .env, app/, system/, vendor/, or writable/ through the web.