Cookie bear Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 I need help with everything. I printed out the Cart Express users guide and the referance manual, have read it over and over but am not understanding any of it. All I want in my store as I have a website already made is to list my products and let the customers check mark the varieties they want. (is a cookie business) I have not a clue as to how to do this. When I type my flavors they do not come out as a list but rather as a sentence form. I just need help all the way through from how to put in the tabs like the ones on this page, about us, solutions ect. to how to put stuff in the boxes that have pictures and text in them. I need someone with patience please. Anyone up for to help me? Thanks ever so much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhsands Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 Setting Up osCommerce http://support.occhosting.com/setting_up_oscommerce.html BACKUP your current files before editing. Did I mention to BACKUP your current files, first? "I'm not a hero, I'm a firefighter; it is my job to save lives. I'm a Jesus Christ Firefighter saving souls from the flames!" Installed contribs: Almost XP Buttons *** Attribute Sort *** Auto Thumbnail Change *** Column Product Listing (for SPPC v4.0) *** Contact Us Registered *** Country-State Selector 1.3.3J *** CC# Db Mask 1.3 *** Email Order Clickable Link *** Extra Images *** Linkpoint API CVM *** Loginbox Best *** New Spiders *** New Attrib Mgr v.5.0 w/ New Attrib Include *** Multi Product Update *** MySQL Cron *** Pricing per Category *** Product Listing in Columns v2.2 [later upgraded to CPL(SPPC)] *** Product Sort v1.6 *** Seperate Pricing Per Customer v4.15 *** Simple Down for Maintenance [Gokou] *** Ultimate_SEO_URLs_v2.2.2 *** UPS Worldship Export 1.3 *** Welcome Email username & password Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhsands Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 BACKUP your current files before editing. Did I mention to BACKUP your current files, first? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Basics for design, Basics for osc design change --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stylesheet explanation http://www.oscommerce.info/kb/catalogommer...n_and_Layout/54 http://e-pc.com.au/catalogommercestylesheettutorial-a-6.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Change catalog stuff http://www.oscommerce.info/kb/catalogommer...g_Area/Boxes/44 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Want the catalog to be your main page? /home/username/public_html/.htaccess DirectoryIndex catalog/index.php // BOF STOLEN FROM PD_STEVE <?php header("Location: http://www.yoursite.com/shopdirectory/") ?> (where www.yoursite.com is your URL and /shopdirectory is the directory that contains oscommerce) Plonk the above in a text editor, amend the URL and directory to your shop, save the file as index.php and install to your root (check for any other index.php or index.htm/l in your root and remove). Go to your root now via your fave browser and your oscommerce site will now appear. // EOF STOLEN FROM PD_STEVE --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Read your VISA merchant agreement... it is against your agreement to store CVV2 on a website or database. http://www.usa.visa.com/download/business/...a_merchants.pdf Page 16, Data storage, 2nd bullet: Avoid CVV2 Storage. All merchants are prohibited from storing CVV2 data. When asking a cardholder for CVV2, merchants must not document this information on any kind of paper order form or store it on any database. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Securing your admin http://www.oscommerce.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=221453 password protect and sescure windows 2003 IIS running os commerce admin http://www.oscommerce.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=223000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- register_globals = On disable_functions = exec,proc_open,shell_exec,system,posix_kill,popen BTW, That goes in the php.ini file and put it in the install directory. After you get it installed, then put php.ini in all directories. http://www.oscommerce.com/community/contributions,2097 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1064 error http://www.oscommerce.com/forums/index.php?sho...mp;#entry697026 http://www.oscommerce.com/community/bugs,1605 fix at the end of the page http://www.oscommerce.com/solutions/downloads latest package includes all fixes. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- BACKUP your current files before editing. Did I mention to BACKUP your current files, first? "I'm not a hero, I'm a firefighter; it is my job to save lives. I'm a Jesus Christ Firefighter saving souls from the flames!" Installed contribs: Almost XP Buttons *** Attribute Sort *** Auto Thumbnail Change *** Column Product Listing (for SPPC v4.0) *** Contact Us Registered *** Country-State Selector 1.3.3J *** CC# Db Mask 1.3 *** Email Order Clickable Link *** Extra Images *** Linkpoint API CVM *** Loginbox Best *** New Spiders *** New Attrib Mgr v.5.0 w/ New Attrib Include *** Multi Product Update *** MySQL Cron *** Pricing per Category *** Product Listing in Columns v2.2 [later upgraded to CPL(SPPC)] *** Product Sort v1.6 *** Seperate Pricing Per Customer v4.15 *** Simple Down for Maintenance [Gokou] *** Ultimate_SEO_URLs_v2.2.2 *** UPS Worldship Export 1.3 *** Welcome Email username & password Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie bear Posted August 17, 2006 Author Share Posted August 17, 2006 Setting Up osCommercehttp://support.occhosting.com/setting_up_oscommerce.html What do you mean by back up? I have read the namual and the users guide also spent a lot of time and again this morning tyring to make sense out of the stuff that was posted to my question and am completely lost and not understanding any of it. I did check out all the links provided but still am not getting any of it. Is there a way that one can get templates? I did get a website done and used templates that helped but with this by scratch no templates I am not understanding the first thing to do even. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie bear Posted August 17, 2006 Author Share Posted August 17, 2006 Setting Up osCommercehttp://support.occhosting.com/setting_up_oscommerce.html Ok I found tools and found where it says backup. I wasnt sure what to really do so closed my eyes and clicked backup... It says saved succesfully... now what do I do? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheffield_Tiger Posted August 17, 2006 Share Posted August 17, 2006 Ok I found tools and found where it says backup.I wasnt sure what to really do so closed my eyes and clicked backup... It says saved succesfully... now what do I do? Thanks You're backing up your database OK, but it's the files that you are going to edit to change anything, layout wise, that you need to backup. (those files that came in the oscommerce zip file that you uploaded) before editing anything in them. Or if you used fantastico or a similar hosting system to install oscommerce manually, you'll need to download and make backup copies of the files that you will be editing. So that way, if you screw up - and the best most experienced web developers screw up... - you can just upload your backup copy and all is fixed again. Fail to backup at your peril... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie bear Posted August 17, 2006 Author Share Posted August 17, 2006 You're backing up your database OK, but it's the files that you are going to edit to change anything, layout wise, that you need to backup. (those files that came in the oscommerce zip file that you uploaded) before editing anything in them. Or if you used fantastico or a similar hosting system to install oscommerce manually, you'll need to download and make backup copies of the files that you will be editing. So that way, if you screw up - and the best most experienced web developers screw up... - you can just upload your backup copy and all is fixed again. Fail to backup at your peril... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie bear Posted August 17, 2006 Author Share Posted August 17, 2006 You're backing up your database OK, but it's the files that you are going to edit to change anything, layout wise, that you need to backup. (those files that came in the oscommerce zip file that you uploaded) before editing anything in them. Or if you used fantastico or a similar hosting system to install oscommerce manually, you'll need to download and make backup copies of the files that you will be editing. So that way, if you screw up - and the best most experienced web developers screw up... - you can just upload your backup copy and all is fixed again. Fail to backup at your peril... I have gracenet for my web host. They installed the oscommerce for me. I have no idea what you are meaning by downloading and making back up copies of the files I will be editing. What is a zip file? how do I get one? Thanks Mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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