I need some help getting started.....

[Guest]

I've been looking at osCommerce for quite some time now, and I have tried a couple of different times to set my site up with their catalog. I will be honest by saying I have no experience with programming or anything, I just know html stuff.

 

I just need some help setting up the databases and some other things, and someone to help me if and when I have questions. I don't need any graphics or any appearance help, just setting up osCommerce's catalog and admin catalog.

 

Please drop me an email if you're willing to help me out. Send me a PM or an email at: [email protected]

 

Thanks,

[Guest]

Matt,

 

I was the same way, so I will be happy to help.

 

You need to download "phpMyAdmin" and upload it on your web hosting area. This will make things a lot easier with the database stuff.

 

Let me know if you gotten this far.

[Guest]

Where do I get that from, phpmyadmin? I currently get an error when I error in the test connection area of setting up my database.

[Guest]

http://www.phpmyadmin.net/

[Guest]

Okay, I finally got to step 2, but now I don't know how to change the permission levels.

[Aodhan]

Okay, I finally got to step 2, but now I don't know how to change the permission levels.

 

If you are using a graphical FTP client, then there should be a menu option for that. I don't know myself how to do it from a command prompt.

 

Aodhan

[Guest]

I'm using WS_FTP Pro as my FTP client, I haven't found how to change the permissions yet with it.

[Guest]

Okay, I think I figured out how to change the permissions, I had to set the folders to 777, is that okay?

[Guest]

When I open up my catalog, I have these warnings on the top of my browser, how do I change them?

 

* WARNING_INSTALL_DIRECTORY_EXISTS

* WARNING_CONFIG_FILE_WRITEABLE

[rseigel]

Looks like you could really benefit from this:

 

http://oscdox.com/

[Guest]

Do I have to change the header image, header_top_title, etc... manually? Also, what do those errors mean?

 

http://www.tricityperformance.com/catalog/default.php

[Guest]

How should I change all of the text and images? I don't want to start screwing with the code if there is an easier way. Also, how come none of the names are coming up, instead they are coming up; TEXT_GREETING_GUEST, BOX_HEADING_CATEGORIES, HEADER_TITLE_CATALOG, HEADER_TITLE_TOP, etc. Did I do something wrong when setting up, or did I not do something?

 

Thanks for all the help so far.....