We are currently still building up the English documentation; not all sections have been translated yet. Please note that there may still be German screenshots or links to German pages even on pages that have already been translated. This guide mostly addresses English speaking users in Germany.
Running JTL-Shop on a 1und1 or Strato server
Your task/initial situation
Step 1: Replacing the .htaccess rewrite base
With 1und1 and Strato servers, it is usually necessary to set Rewrite_Base to /. To do this, open the .htaccess in the shop root directory, search for
#RewriteBase /
and replace this part with
RewriteBase /
The INSTALL directory requires the same adjustments as .htaccess.
If your JTL-Shop is installed in a subdirectory, e.g. mydomain.com/mydirectory, you must adjust the code line to the directory name.
RewriteBase /mydirectory/
Step 2: Activating PHP 7.3
The minimum requirement for JTL-Shop 5 is PHP 7.3. If you notice during the installation that PHP 7.3 is not installed, please contact 1und1/Strato.