Please Help

[mugube]

right. i am a complete newbie at this php/e-commerce stuff so i hope you will help me if you can.

i want to start a home business using oscommerce, i dont know any good php hosts, i am trying lycos.tripod at the moment so i shall see how that goes, but other than that i havent a clue where to start!

Please Help! :( - [email protected]

 

thanks

[pauldarthvader]

right. i am a complete newbie at this php/e-commerce stuff so i hope you will help me if you can.

i want to start a home business using oscommerce, i dont know any good php hosts, i am trying lycos.tripod at the moment so i shall see how that goes, but other than that i havent a clue where to start!

Please Help! :(  - [email protected]

 

thanks

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Hi

 

I was in your position 3 months ago. I spent hours seraching for hosts and web packages etc. What is best for 1 person may not be best for another. Sometimes its best to decide what you want and try to find it, rather than browsing what is out there.

 

Some hosts have osc pre loaded so saves you having to install it.

 

Paul

[ozcsys]

Well since you seem to be having problems getting osC up and running for yourself You may want to rethink the offering to others idea.

[ozcsys]

right. i am a complete newbie at this php/e-commerce stuff so i hope you will help me if you can.

i want to start a home business using oscommerce, i dont know any good php hosts, i am trying lycos.tripod at the moment so i shall see how that goes, but other than that i havent a clue where to start!

Please Help! :(  - [email protected]

 

thanks

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There are quite a few good hosts but nobody can really suggest one here ( or they should not as commercial posts are not allowed) If you already have one start there and see if you run into any problems.

 

I would try to upload and install osC myself if I were you. Even though it is more difficult than having your host do it you will learn by the experience and it will help you later on.

 

My post above was to a commercial post that seems to have been removed already.

[Simplyeasier]

right. i am a complete newbie at this php/e-commerce stuff so i hope you will help me if you can.

i want to start a home business using oscommerce, i dont know any good php hosts, i am trying lycos.tripod at the moment so i shall see how that goes, but other than that i havent a clue where to start!

Please Help! :(  - [email protected]

 

thanks

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Hi

 

First off - I think a free services like tripod are not going to do your new business venture any favours - For my money :D I would advice you to go for a paid for host. - Need ideas here is one to kick you off -

 

Secondly - as a self confessed newbie (and we all are at some point) learn the basics of e-commerce from web site design (although osC takes care of much of this for you) to marketing. Make sure you get good and tested advice and it will save you time and money.

 

For help with this just lurk on forums such as www.williecrawford.com or www.ablake.net/forum/

 

Charles

[CollectorsCabin]

FYI: I work for Lycos' Web Hosting

 

OsC won't work on Tripod/Lycos/Angelfire

We don't offer PHP or MySQL

 

Don't ask me why, it's not my decision. Though, supposedly it's coming sometime in Q2 2005