Adding New Products to OpenCart 1.5

Now that you have removed the default products in OpenCart and added product categories, you can start adding your own products. This is done through your OpenCart dashboard. You’ll need to add each product individually. Log into your OpenCart Dashboard Go to Catalog > Products To add a new product, click “Insert” in the top Read More >

Listing your Product’s Manufacturers in OpenCart 1.5

At this point, you should have already installed OpenCart. OpenCart provides you the ability to list the manufacturers or brand names for your products and link these to your product pages. This is important because it will allow your customers to search by brand or manufacturer when looking for a product. The footer section of Read More >

How to rate limit emails sent in phpList

In our previous article, we installed phpList. Before we continue with creating a mailing list that users can subscribe to, there are some default settings that we must change within the phpList configuration. By default, phpList will attempt to send out as many emails as fast as possible. To prevent possible issues with spam, accounts Read More >

Editing the Information Pages in the Footer of OpenCart

You can customize your site further by editing the individual pages listed in the information section of the footer of your OpenCart site. By now, you should have already ;started to set up your categories for your products. The default installation of OpenCart already created 4 pages for your site (About Us, Delivery Information, Privacy Read More >

How to import a CSV file of email addresses into phpList

During our testing of phpList and the rate limiting feature it has available, we had the need to import a large number of email addresses into a mailing list. Just like us, if you already have a list of email addresses and you need to import them into phpList, you’ll need to also know how Read More >

Removing Products from OpenCart 1.5

At this point in the tutorial, we’ve removed the default product categories and added new categories in OpenCart. We’ll want to remove the default products so we can begin adding our own. Removing the default products in OpenCart can be done via the Dashboard. Log into your OpenCart Dashboard Go to Catalog > Products To Read More >

How to send a message to your phpList mailing list

If you’ve been following along in our tutorial series, we have already installed phpList, created a mailing list, and created a way for users to subscribe to our mailing list. At this time, we now want to send a message to our mailing list! To send a message to your mailing list: Log into your Read More >

How to create a subscribe form for your phpList mailing list

If you’re following along in our phpList tutorial, we previously have installed phpList and created a mailing list that users can subscribe to. The next step is to actually create a form that allows users to subscribe to your list. For example, in the right sidebar of your website, you may have an area where Read More >

Adding Product Categories in OpenCart 1.5

In the last tutorial, we showed you how to remove the current categories so you can add your own. Categories allow you to group products together so your shopping cart visitors can find products that are related to one another. It’s best practice to plan out your product categories ahead of time but you can Read More >

How to create a Mailing list within phpList

Welcome to our multi article on installing and using phpList to manage newsletters. If you have not already, please review our How to install phpList article first. After you have installed phpList, your next step is to create a mailing list that your users can subscribe to. For example, you may have a mailing list Read More >

Removing Categories for Products in OpenCart 1.5

By now, you should have your basic shoping cart built with OpenCart installed and customized with a theme. Categories are ways to group similar products together so your visitors can find them easier. It’s unlikely that you’ll use the default categories, so they’ll need to be removed. This can easily be accomplished in your OpenCart Read More >

How to install phpList

Master phpList Installation and Usage on PHP Web Hosting: A comprehensive tutorial series for powerful mailing lists. In this phpList tutorial series, we will: Install and configure phpList Create a form which users will subscribe to our lists Place a “Subscribe to our Mailing List” form to our testing site, phplist.inmotiontesting.com. This testing site is Read More >

What are OpenCart 1.5 Extensions and Modules?

What is an Extension? At this point, you’ve started to customize your OpenCart shopping cart by adding your store logo and installing a theme. You can further customize your store by using Extensions. Extensions are add-on programs that provide extra functionality to your website. What is a module? Modules are boxes of information on your Read More >

Installing an OpenCart 1.5 Theme

By now, you should have found a theme to use on your OpenCart site. If you have not yet found a theme, please read our article on finding an OpenCart Theme. Once you have downloaded the theme, you can begin to install it. Not all themes can be installed using the same steps. This is Read More >

Finding a theme for your OpenCart 1.5 Site

After you have installed OpenCart, you may want to further personalize the way your shopping cart looks and feels. One way to accomplish this is to add a theme to your cart. Themes change the way your shopping cart looks. In this tutorial, we’re going to show you how to find a theme to install Read More >

Adding your store logo to your OpenCart 1.5 website

Now that you have installed OpenCart and configured the general system settings, you may want to add your store logo to the website. Adding a store logo can help with branding your business and add personalization to your eshop. Uploading your store logo is easily accomplished from the OpenCart Dashboard.  How to Add your Store Read More >

Configuring the general settings in OpenCart 1.5

Once you have installed OpenCart, the next step is to configure the basic General Settings. These settings contain general information such as your store name, address, phone, and e-mail. Please see our article on installing OpenCart if you have not installed OpenCart and wish to do so. How to configure Open Cart general settings Log Read More >

How to Log in to WebHost Manager (WHM)

WebHost Manager (WHM) allows server administrators to manage cPanel accounts. When you want to modify settings for multiple cPanel accounts, Below we cover: WHM is only available with Managed VPS Hosting, Managed Dedicated Hosting, and Reseller Hosting. What is my WHM Username and Password? Since cPanel is tied into WHM, you use the same cPanel Read More >

How to Monitor Disk Space and Bandwidth Usage

Within your WHM (Web Host Manager), you have the ability to monitor WHM disk usage and bandwidth usage for the cPanel accounts that you manage. This can help you determine the specific accounts that are using up most of your server resources. This guide will show you how to monitor cPanel disk space and bandwidth Read More >

Editing the lib.php file in Moodle

Editing the lib.php file is one possible work around for resolving an issue with a Moodle installation completed through Fantastico in cPanel. Once the installation is complete and an administrator logs into Moodle, a blank white screen appears instead of the expected administration error. This error, caused by a PHP version mismatch can be resolved Read More >