Need help with a few things please

[StapAutoEng]

I have got a few questions that I was hoping I could get some help with.

 

First,If I do a backup then reinstall os commerce is everything exactly as it was before? Banners,colors,modules,etc. Most of the stuff I have done to create my site the folders on the server are not the same as what I am reading on here. The hosting company that I use installed it first and I'm not sure it is right.I have moticed that if you are at my site (http://www.mysite.com) once you click any link the address goes to (http://mysite.com).It loses the WWW.

 

The next thing is I want to put a fee for shipping COD with UPS.I cant seem to find where I can add that to the checkout,invoice,etc.

 

On the credit card payment module,is there a way to add a place to get the 3 digit security code from the card holder?

 

The last thing is I was wondering if there is a way to put a working copy of oscommerce on my hard drive,make the updates that I want then transfer them to the copy on my server?

 

Any help would be great.

Thanks

Craig

[Guest]

Hi Craig and welcome to the OSC forum,

 

1) BEFORE starting any changes on your site, create a backup. If something goes wrong with the changes, you can restore your back up which will restore to exactly the way it was before you started making changes. ALWAYS DO THIS !!!

 

2) This is a contribution that will allow you to charge a COD fee: http://addons.oscommerce.com/info/3334

 

3) Credit cards are NOT processed by OSC. Authorize.net and PayPal will process your online purchases for you for the typical fee's. However OSC, although it does show a CC module, is not designed to process the cards directly.

 

4) You can install xamp on your local machine (which mimics the environment required by OSC) make all the changes you want and then transfer the completed site to your host when you are ready to go live.

 

 

 

 

Chris

[spooks]

a rule can be added to your htaccess to add or remove www if its there or not, modify that

[StapAutoEng]

Chris

 

Yea I have a good backup if I need it LOL.

 

I added the module you suggested but it does not add the amount I put into it to the total of the invoice for some reason.It shows up as a payment method and has the amount there but doesnt add it in the total.

 

I have a credit card machine in the office.I know OSC doesnt do the processing.If I could get the 3 digit security code from the customer I can punch it in my card machine here.

 

I will try the xamp.Thanks.

 

Thanks

Craig

[Guest]

Craig,

 

 

This contribution allows for the CVV code to be captured.

 

 

http://addons.oscommerce.com/info/2954

 

Please with your order total settings, the COD amount should be BEFORE the sub-total. Read the installation instructions carefully.

 

 

Chris

[StapAutoEng]

a rule can be added to your htaccess to add or remove www if its there or not, modify that

 

This is all that is in htaccess in my install.What do I need to change?

 

# $Id: .htaccess,v 1.4 2001/04/22 20:30:03 dwatkins Exp $

#

# This is used with Apache WebServers

# The following blocks direct HTTP requests in this directory recursively

#

# For this to work, you must include the parameter 'Limit' to the AllowOverride configuration

#

# Example:

#

#<Directory "/usr/local/apache/htdocs">

# AllowOverride Limit

#

# 'All' with also work. (This configuration is in your apache/conf/httpd.conf file)

#

# This does not affect PHP include/require functions

#

# Example: http://server/catalog/includes/application_top.php will not work

 

<Files *.php>

Order Deny,Allow

Deny from all

</Files>

[spooks]

I have a credit card machine in the office.I know OSC doesnt do the processing.If I could get the 3 digit security code from the customer I can punch it in my card machine here.

 

 

I`m pretty sure you are breaking the law if you process cards that way.

 

 

You need to check correct methods, or you could be in sevear trouble & banned from having a merchant account.

 

 

I might be wrong, but I advise you check for certain that I`m not!!.

[StapAutoEng]

I will look into that. Thanks.I can do it over the phone that way.