I did ask rrf this question and if the demo/play site is on the www then an extra licence is required.
Totally agree that template changing to a live site are dangerous so would recommend setting your local PC up as a server. Not as difficult as it sounds really - you can download any number of programmes that load, PHP, MySql, PHP Myadmin, Apache etc for your PC platform. (try
http://php.e-novative.de/}
I did this for Win XP pro and in ten minutes (give or take) I had a fully operational server as an almost exact copy of the real webserver. Fully configured and ready to run xcart.
Then put a copy of the raw untampered site to the the c:/program files/apache group/apache/htdocs/[your xcart] directory on your pc.
You will need to go through the normal install procedure first (as per proper site) so will need to set up a dbase in PHP myadmin first. It is best to set it all up as a complete mirror of your www server so that tests/ experiment replicate the real thing and that the config files done get confusing.
Once the raw site is there get a backup from the www site and 'restore' this into the local test version. Then finally copy across all the files/templates/graphics to the htdocs/[xcart dir] directory that have been amended or added.
If you manage this with dreamweaver mx or the like you can set up an application server (your test server) and the ftp server so that it makes this process easier.
All in all about 45 minutes and you ready to play/test.
Parrot - you're right totally lost
