IslandTradingCo Posted December 4, 2007 Posted December 4, 2007 HI - I am a newbie who is quite computer literate, but new to e-commerce. I have been doing what I consider to be "due diligence" in reviewing hosting providers and *free* shopping cart options. I have almost locked in my decision to use osCommerce. After starting with 10-12 and then narrowing it down to 4-5 hosting providers, I was ready to pull the trigger with "1and1." I came here to the osCommerce forums to confirm compatibilty and see what experienced users might have to say about the combination. I am surprised to read about what seems to me to be a lot of negative comments or usability errors. THE REASON I AM REALLY SURPRISED is that osCommerce is one of *only 2* shopping carts even mentioned on "1and1's" FAQs. I *assumed* [re-stress that word] that was a good thing; i.e. they "formally" acknowledge osCommerce. So I guess this is not a question, per se, but any additional insight would be appreciated. Looking forward to getting my stores up and running - DAN
Guest Posted December 4, 2007 Posted December 4, 2007 You did order php hosting and not asp hosting right ???? Linux vs Unix one can't read php. \\ HI - I am a newbie who is quite computer literate, but new to e-commerce. I have been doing what I consider to be "due diligence" in reviewing hosting providers and *free* shopping cart options. I have almost locked in my decision to use osCommerce. After starting with 10-12 and then narrowing it down to 4-5 hosting providers, I was ready to pull the trigger with "1and1." I came here to the osCommerce forums to confirm compatibilty and see what experienced users might have to say about the combination. I am surprised to read about what seems to me to be a lot of negative comments or usability errors.THE REASON I AM REALLY SURPRISED is that osCommerce is one of *only 2* shopping carts even mentioned on "1and1's" FAQs. I *assumed* [re-stress that word] that was a good thing; i.e. they "formally" acknowledge osCommerce. So I guess this is not a question, per se, but any additional insight would be appreciated. Looking forward to getting my stores up and running - DAN
Jack_mcs Posted December 4, 2007 Posted December 4, 2007 HI - I am a newbie who is quite computer literate, but new to e-commerce. I have been doing what I consider to be "due diligence" in reviewing hosting providers and *free* shopping cart options. I have almost locked in my decision to use osCommerce. After starting with 10-12 and then narrowing it down to 4-5 hosting providers, I was ready to pull the trigger with "1and1." I came here to the osCommerce forums to confirm compatibilty and see what experienced users might have to say about the combination. I am surprised to read about what seems to me to be a lot of negative comments or usability errors.THE REASON I AM REALLY SURPRISED is that osCommerce is one of *only 2* shopping carts even mentioned on "1and1's" FAQs. I *assumed* [re-stress that word] that was a good thing; i.e. they "formally" acknowledge osCommerce. So I guess this is not a question, per se, but any additional insight would be appreciated. Looking forward to getting my stores up and running - DAN There are oscommerce sites on 1 & 1 that work but they require some changes to get going. You can search the forums here to find those posts but I would suggest not to bother with them since you have not signed up yet and find a host that actually supports the package. Jack Support Links: For Hire: Contact me for anything you need help with for your shop: upgrading, hosting, repairs, code written, etc. All of My Addons Get the latest versions of my addons Recommended SEO Addons
Guest Posted December 4, 2007 Posted December 4, 2007 There are oscommerce sites on 1 & 1 that work but they require some changes to get going. You can search the forums here to find those posts but I would suggest not to bother with them since you have not signed up yet and find a host that actually supports the package. Jack Actually, I host at 1and1 and everything went smoothly. You have to configure your configure.php to point to the database, but not a big deal. Sure you would have to do that with any hosting.
porpoise1954 Posted December 4, 2007 Posted December 4, 2007 Actually, I host at 1and1 and everything went smoothly. You have to configure your configure.php to point to the database, but not a big deal. Sure you would have to do that with any hosting. Been hosting at 1and1 for 6 years with only one or two minor issues (no-one is perfect!) and have had osC hosted with them for over a year. I don't think they set it up for you (never asked) but it's no big deal. Getting everything to work the way you want it to is a bigger deal - but only you know what contribs you want to use or what customising you want to do. They also have PHP4 & 5 set up, so you have either option. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Porpoises are most happy when wet! \ _ \ _ \ _ \ _ \ _ \ _ \ _ \ _ \ _ \ _ \ _ \ _
Ronaldinho53 Posted December 5, 2007 Posted December 5, 2007 Been hosting at 1and1 for 6 years with only one or two minor issues (no-one is perfect!) and have had osC hosted with them for over a year. I don't think they set it up for you (never asked) but it's no big deal. Getting everything to work the way you want it to is a bigger deal - but only you know what contribs you want to use or what customising you want to do. They also have PHP4 & 5 set up, so you have either option. I have had no problems with them either (linux package). My biggest complaint would be their lack of a gui for setting up a CRON job..."Putty" is a pain! "Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read." GROUCHO (1895-1977)
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