fush Posted October 17, 2009 Posted October 17, 2009 At the risk of sounding a bit dim, I have a very basic question which I hope you don't mind me asking. I am thinking of having a dabble with an online store. Is it as simple as downloading the thing and then using the software/admin page to make it happen, or do I need all kinds of other things to host my sites, severs etc. As you can see im new to it, very new, and want to learn, and want to have a play with it all first. also, how much does it cost? Thanks
spooks Posted October 17, 2009 Posted October 17, 2009 You can use the software as is, you don't have to add anything, but there are 1000s of mods u can add to make it as u want. You will need to buy a domain & get hosting that provides php,sql (1 dbase) preferable on a linux based server. It costs nothing!!! Just your time to learn. Read the Docs http://www.oscommerce.info/kb/osCommerce Oscommerce Road Map for the newbies http://www.oscommerce.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=307356 How Do I …? http://www.oscommerce.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=274968&hl= How do I install a contribution http://www.oscommerce.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=343384&st=0#entry1432157 Design Basics http://www.oscommerce.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=139426 And don't forget the Tips section: http://www.oscommerce.com/forums/index.php?showforum=12 quick install guide http://www.oscommerce.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=162231&hl= Please search before you post any questions: Search for contribs with google, put site:http://addons.oscommerce.com then query Search the forum on any queries with google by putting site:http://www.oscommerce.com/forums then query. HTML Tuition http://www.w3schools.com/html/default.asp CSS Tuition http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/learning PHP Tuition http://us.php.net/tut.php SQL Tuition http://www.w3schools.com/sql/default.asp Sam Remember, What you think I ment may not be what I thought I ment when I said it. Contributions: Auto Backup your Database, Easy way Multi Images with Fancy Pop-ups, Easy way Products in columns with multi buy etc etc Disable any Category or Product, Easy way Secure & Improve your account pages et al.
kuai Posted November 2, 2009 Posted November 2, 2009 If you just want to dabble and save yourself some $$ while learning, try downloading xampp at http://www.apachefriends.org/en/xampp.html. There are versions for Linux, Mac, Windows, Solaris, etc. Xampp has the server, database, and everything to get you started. Also, follow Spooks advice. Kuai
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