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osCommerce
Guide
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Login
to your account's Control Panel
(http://www.yourdomain.com:2327/) and click on the "WWW
Setup" option. Next, click on the "Install
osCommerce" link and wait while the osCommerce files
are copied into your account. This process might take a few
minutes.
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How
do I setup and configure OSCommerce?
First,
contact Commerce Blvd Technical Support at support@commerceblvd.com
and ask them to enable the MySQL database for your account.
Please provide them with your account's domain name as well
as your Control Panel username and password in the email.
Then,
make sure that you have already installed osCommerce into
your hosting account per the installation instructions (the
osCommerce files should be installed in your account's /htdocs/catalog/
directory).
After
you have installed the files through the Control Panel,
click on the setup link displayed by the Control Panel or
visit the url http://www.yourdomain.com/catalog/install/index.php
See
the steps below to complete the installation script:
1)
Select the 'New Install' button
2)
Next, check the "import catalog database" and
"automatic configuration" checkboxes.
3)
Make sure all the Webserver Information on this page is
correct in section 2
4)
Next, enter your correct database information in section 3
of the install page. The WebXess MySQL database server is
mysql.webxess.net, and you should have specified your
database username and password when you sent an email to
technical support requesting that your database be enabled.
The database name is the same as your database username.*
Click the "Continue" Button.
5)
Next, the script will confirm a connection to your database,
if it all works, click the continue button. If you get an
error, you have made a mistake in your database info. Click
the back button and correct your mistake.
6)
Next, you will get a confirmation of successful database
import. Click the continue button.
7)
Next, the install script will attempt to access your
configure.php files. If the permissions are wrong, you will
get error messages, and a "Retry" button. Set the
permissions correctly and retry.
8)
The next page has more options. This is step 2 of the
installation. Enter the correct web server information (this
should be pre-filled out).
9)
If you want to enable SSL (E-Commerce stores should have SSL
enabled to ensure the security of customers' information),
check the checkbox, and confirm that all info is correct.
You will need to have a Pro or higher account with Webii in
order to have SSL support. If you have any questions about
the correct secure path, please email Webii technical
Support at support@webii.net
10)
If you are on shared hosting, make sure the "persistent
connections" box is unchecked.
11)Choose
to store sessions as files or in the database and click
continue.
12)
In order to complete the setup of osCommerce, click the
"Finalize osCommerce installation" link displayed
at the end of the osCommerce setup process.
13)
You will then see two links, one will take you to your
store's homepage and one will take you to your store's admin
area. You can login to your administration system by
clicking on the "osCommerce Store Admin Login"
link or by visiting the url: http://www.yourdomain.com/catalog/admin/
The default login username is: admin and default password
is: admin.
14)
When you first login to your store's administrative system,
you will want to update your administrative username and
password by selecting the "Configuration" option,
then click the "Administrators" link and then the
"Administrators" link beneath that on the left
hand navigation bar.
15)
Then click on the "admin" user and click the
"edit" button. Update the admin username and
password and click the "update" button (make sure
that the "This administrator has full access"
radio button is selected or you may not have access to some
of the administrative features of your store).
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How
do I set my store's name, owner name, owner email
address, etc.?
Click
on the "Configuration" option on the left hand
navigation bar of your store admin and then click on the
"My Store" subheading. In order to edit any
information, click on that item and then click the
"edit" button on the right hand navigation bar.
Type in the appropriate information and then click the
"update" button.
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How
do I add/remove/update product categories? How do I
create subcategories?
In
order to add a new category, first click the
"Catalog" link on the left hand navigation bar in
your administration system. Then, click the
"Categories/Products" subheading. Click the
"new category" button, specify the category's name
(in multiple languages if desired), image, and sort order
(the order that this category will be listed in the list of
categories in your store) and then click the
"save" button.
To
delete a category, first click the "Catalog" link
on the left hand navigation bar in your administration
system. Then, click the "Categories/Products"
subheading. Click on the category that you want to delete
and then click the "delete" button on the right
hand navigation bar. To confirm the deletion of the selected
language, click the "delete" button again when you
are prompted to confirm.
In
order to edit a category, first click the
"Catalog" link on the left hand navigation bar in
your administration system. Then, click the
"Categories/Products" subheading. Click on the
category that you want to edit and then click the
"edit" button on the right hand navigation bar.
Update the category information and then click the
"save" button.
In
order to create a subcategory, first create the category per
the instructions above. Then, click on the category and
click the "move" button on the right hand
navigation bar. In the "move category to" drop
down box, select the category that you want this category to
be a subcategory of and click the "move" button.
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How do I add/remove/update product and pricing information?
In order to add a new product, first click the "Catalog" link on the left hand navigation bar in your administration system. Then, click the "Categories/Products" subheading. Click the folder next to the category that you would like to place your product into and then click the "new product" button. Type in all the product details into the form and then click the "preview" button. If the product information appears correct, click the "insert" button. Otherwise, click the "back" button and correct the product information.
In order to delete a product, first click the "Catalog" link on the left hand navigation bar in your administration system. Then, click the "Categories/Products" subheading. Next, click on the folder next to the category that contains the product that you want to delete. Click on the product that you want to delete and then click the "delete" button on the right hand navigation bar. To confirm the deletion of the selected language, click the "delete" button again when you are prompted to confirm.
In order to update a product, first click the "Catalog" link on the left hand navigation bar in your administration system. Then, click the "Categories/Products" subheading. Next, click on the folder next to the category that contains the product that you want to delete. Click on the product that you want to update and then click the "edit" button on the right hand navigation bar. Update all the product details into the form and then click the "preview" button. If the product information appears correct, click the "insert" button. Otherwise, click the "back" button and correct the product information.
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Where
can I find documentation for osCommerce?
The
osCommerce documentation can be found on the osCommerce Wiki
here: http://www.oscommerce.com/solutions/documentation
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Does
osCommerce support multiple languages? How do I
add/remove languages that I want my store to support?
Yes,
you can create versions of your store templates, product
descriptions, etc. in multiple languages and visitors to
your website can select the language that they would like to
browse your store in.
In
order to add a new language to your store, click on the
"localization" link on the left hand navigation
bar of your store administration system, then click on the
"Languages" subheading. Click the "new
language" button, type in the new language information
into the form on the right, and then click the
"insert" button.
In
order to remove a language from your store, click on the
"localization" link on the left hand navigation
bar of your store administration system, then click on the
"Languages" subheading. Click on the language that
you would like to remove and then click the
"delete" link on the right hand navigation bar. To
confirm the deletion of the selected language, click the
"delete" button again when you are prompted to
confirm.
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Where
can I find additional modules/features
for osCommerce?
You
can find modules and add-ons for osCommerce on their
community website here: http://www.oscommerce.com/community/contributions
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Is
there a discussion forum for osCommerce?
Yes,
there is a discussion forum for osCommerce on their website
here:
http://forums.oscommerce.com
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Can
I make my own modifications to osCommerce? Is there any
documentation that will assist me with modifying my
osCommerce store?
osCommerce
is an open source project available under the Gnu Public
License (GPL). You are free to make modifications to your
store's code per the license which can be found here: There
is some programming documentation on the osCommerce website
here: http://www.oscommerce.com/solutions/documentation
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