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OsCommerce

Getting Started Guide OsCommerce

August 16, 2021 by Brad Markle

About OsCommerce From oscommerce.com: osCommerce Online Merchant is an Open Source online shop e-commerce solution that is available for free with a feature rich set Read More >

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How to Install osCommerce via Softaculous

August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell

osCommerce is a free open-source for creating an online store. There are two ways to install this program into your hosting account, either manually, or Read More >

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Installing osCommerce Manually

August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor

In the event you cannot install osCommerce through Softaculous, you can download the files and install them to your server manually. This article will explain Read More >

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How to log into your osCommerce Admin dashboard

February 3, 2021 by Scott Mitchell

In order to manage your osCommerce store you will need to know how to log into the administrative dashboard. Below is a quick tutorial that Read More >

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How to Add a Product to osCommerce

February 3, 2021 by John-Paul Briones

After installing osCommerce, one of the first things you will want to do is add a product, which can be accomplished in the Admin panel Read More >

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How to Add a Product Attribute in osCommerce

August 16, 2021 by John-Paul Briones

In this guide we will show you how to add a product attribute to your osCommerce website. This allows you to add additional options to Read More >

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How to add a new category in osCommerce

August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell

Adding categories and subcategories will help you to organize your products for your store. The instructions below will show you how to create new categories Read More >

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How to add a subcategory in osCommerce

August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell

After learning to add categories for your products, you may want to further divide them into subcategories. This article will explain how to create subcategories Read More >

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Deleting categories and products in osCommerce

August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell

As you work with your added categories and products, you may eventually have the need to remove obsolete or discontinued items as opposed to rearranging Read More >

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Rearranging products and categories in osCommerce

August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell

After creating categories and products in your osCommerce, you will want to have them organized. You do not have to worry about the order or Read More >

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Modifying the sort order of categories and products in osCommerce

August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell

When you are working with your products and their categories in your store, you may come across a time when you need to reorganize the Read More >

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Understanding Customer Registration in osCommerce

August 16, 2021 by Arnel Custodio

When customers arrive at your osCommerce site, they may often have a question about your registration process. To become familiar with the perspective of a Read More >

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Managing Customer Details in OsCommerce

August 16, 2021 by Arnel Custodio

Adding new customers in osCommerce is typically done through the new customer registration interface that the customer can see when viewing your osComemrce storefront. Some Read More >

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Managing Customer Information in osCommerce

August 16, 2021 by Arnel Custodio

Customers that register into the osCommerce system may sometimes need to have their data modified by an admin in the osCommerce dashboard. This feature of Read More >

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Adding and Removing Administrators in osCommerce

August 16, 2021 by Arnel Custodio

Not all e-commerce shops have only one manager, so it is sometimes necessary to have multiple logins. Fortunately, osCommerce does provide this option. This article Read More >

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How to change the osCommerce admin password

August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor

Once you log into yoru osCommerce you may want to change your password. This tutorials will teach you how to change the password for your Read More >

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Administrator View of Sales Order in osCommerce

August 16, 2021 by Arnel Custodio

This article explain the order process from the perspective of the Administrator. We will show an order being processed through the administrator dashboard in osCommerce. Read More >

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Adding manufacturers in osCommerce

August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell

This tutorial will explain how to add a manufacturer to your osCommerce shopping cart. Manufacturers are important as they are where the products come from. Read More >

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Adding Paypal to osCommerce

August 16, 2021 by John-Paul Briones

In this guide we will walk you through installing and configuring the Paypal module in osCommerce, which lets you accept Paypal payments. Paypal is one Read More >

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Setting Up Authorize.net with osCommerce

August 16, 2021 by Arnel Custodio

In order to make payments on your products within your store your customers will need to have a way to use their credit cards. Credit Read More >

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Setting Up USPS Shipping in osCommerce

August 16, 2021 by Arnel Custodio

One of the popular methods for shipping used in the United States is the Postal Service. It is typically cost effective and may have an Read More >

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Setting Up Flat Rate Shipping in osCommerce

August 16, 2021 by John-Paul Briones

In this guide we will walk you through the installation and setup of the Flat Rate shipping module in osCommerce. This lets you provide one Read More >

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Setting Up Per Item Shipping in osCommerce

August 16, 2021 by John-Paul Briones

In this guide, we will walk you through setting up the per item shipping module in your osCommerce estore. This creates a standard shipping price Read More >

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Setting Up Zone Rate Shipping in osCommerce

August 16, 2021 by John-Paul Briones

In this article we will walk you through the installation and configuration of the Zone Rates shipping module, which charges a specific price per weight Read More >

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How to setup table rate shipping in osCommerce

August 16, 2021 by Arnel Custodio

Setting up table rate shipping lets you determine shipping cost either by weight or price. Typically this is done with a table by sight, but Read More >

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Setting Tax Rates in osCommerce

August 16, 2021 by Arnel Custodio

Taxes are often a necessary part of your online business. osCommerce has tax section in the Administration back end that allows you to setup taxes Read More >

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How to Secure the configure.php File for osCommerce

August 16, 2021 by John-Paul Briones

After installing osCommerce you will see a message similar to “I am able to write to the configuration file: /home/userna99/public_html/includes/configure.php. This is a potential security Read More >

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Set up SSL with OsCommerce and Zen Cart

August 16, 2021 by Brad Markle

This article will explain how to set up your OsCommerce or Zen Cart shopping cart with either a shared or a dedicated SSL certificate. Dedicated Read More >

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How to Secure Your osCommerce Site with the htaccess/htpasswd

August 16, 2021 by John-Paul Briones

The first time you access the Administrators section in the admin panel for osCommerce, you will see a message stating “This osCommerce Online Merchant Administration Read More >

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Securing your osCommerce contact form with the Simple Captcha Add-On

August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor

When you install osCommerce, you will have a Contact form by default set up for your shop. The Contact form provided works well, except, there Read More >

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Changing the osCommerce logo

August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor

When you are setting up your osCommerce appearance, you will want to upload your own logo to your site. This article will explain how to Read More >

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Installing the osCommerce Theme Switcher

August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor

osCommerce by default only has one theme available. Before you can Change the theme in osCommerce you will need the Theme Switcher module. To switch Read More >

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Changing the theme in osCommerce

August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor

Once you have the osCommerce Theme Switcher configured and you have the jQuery version updated, you can proceed with installing themes to your osCommerce site. Read More >

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Changing the background image in osCommerce

August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor

Once you have the theme changed to your satisfaction, you can add a background image, footer image, and more. In this article, we will learn Read More >

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Changing the content background style in osCommerce

August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor

Once you have changed the background image of your osCommerce site, you will want to customize the body of the webpage. The snapshot to the Read More >

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Removing the branding from the osCommerce footer

August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor

After you get the background styles and the #bodyWrapper styles setup the way you need it. you can set up your Footer styles to match Read More >

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Managing Banners in osCommerce

August 16, 2021 by Arnel Custodio

Using the Banner Manager within osCommerce allows an administrator to manage existing banners, add new banners or delete unwanted ones. The managing portion of the Read More >

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How to change the banner in osCommerce

August 16, 2021 by Arnel Custodio

Banners are typically used for the purpose of advertising in osCommerce. It is a graphic that can also be used for the purpose of identifying Read More >

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Deleting or Disabling a Banner in osCommerce

August 16, 2021 by Arnel Custodio

Sometimes it is necessary to remove a banner that is being displayed within an osCommerce store. This can be done easily using the Banner Manager. Read More >

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How to perform a bulk price change for all products in OSCommerce

August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell

When working with e-commerce programs like osCommerce, there are times when you may want or need to increase your prices. This is fine if you Read More >

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Viewing the Best Viewed Report in osCommerce

August 16, 2021 by Arnel Custodio

In order to assess how your products are being seen by visitors to your site, you will need to review the data of your website Read More >

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Setting up SMTP with osCommerce

August 16, 2021 by Brad Markle

OsCommerce supports the use of SMTP to send email, but does not allow specification of a username and password for outgoing authentication, which is required Read More >

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Adding Google Analytics to osCommerce

March 11, 2022 by InMotion Hosting Contributor

You can track your osCommerce website statistics with Google analytics. osCommerce has a built in function that allows you to add Google Analytics code to Read More >

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How to find your database name in osCommerce

August 16, 2021 by Scott Mitchell

Working with your osCommerce site you will be able to make most changes for settings within the administrative panel. However, you may need to access Read More >

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How to upgrade osCommerce

February 3, 2021 by Brad Markle

The steps for upgrading osCommerce vary based upon which version you’re currently running and which version you would like to upgrade to. Because of this, Read More >

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Fixing the jQuery version in osCommerce

August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor

When installing the Theme Switcher on your osCommerce site, you will encounter errors regarding the jQuery files not being found. Please see the snapshot to Read More >

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osCommerce 404 base href Googlebot error

August 16, 2021 by InMotion Hosting Contributor

This article explains how to correct the Googlebot error below on your osCommerce site: 404 – https://www.example.com/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.example.com%2Fproduct_info.php%3Fproducts_id%3D104&layout=standard&show_faces=false&width=125&action=like&colorscheme=light&height=35 (found at https://www.example.com/product_info.php?products_id=104) You will need to fix Read More >

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OsCommerce register_globals error

August 16, 2021 by Carrie Smaha

When installing OsCommerce for the first time you may receive this error: Server Requirement Error: register_globals is disabled in your PHP configuration. This can be Read More >

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  • OsCommerce
    • Getting Started With OsCommerce
    • Getting Started
    • Install with Softaculous
    • Install Manually
    • OsCommerce for Beginners
    • Logging In
    • Adding Products
    • Adding Product Attributes
    • Adding Categories
    • Adding Subcategories
    • Deleting Categories
    • Rearranging Products
    • Modifying Sort Order
    • Customer Management
    • Customer Registration
    • Managing Customer Details
    • Managing Customer Information
    • Administrative Actions
    • Adding and Removing Admins
    • Change Admin Password
    • Admin View of Sale Order
    • Adding Manufacturers
    • Payments
    • Adding Paypal
    • Setting Up Authorize.net
    • Shipping and Taxes
    • USPS Shipping
    • Flat Rate Shipping
    • Per Item Shipping
    • Zone Rate Shipping
    • Table Rate Shipping
    • Setting Tax Rates
    • Security
    • Secure configure.php File
    • Set Up SSL
    • htaccess/htpasswd
    • Simple Captcha Add-on
    • Customizing OsCommerce
    • Changing Logo
    • Installing the Theme Switcher
    • Changing Themes
    • Changing Background Images
    • Changing Content Background Styles
    • Removing Footer Branding
    • Managing Banners
    • Changing Banners
    • Deleting/Disabling Banners
    • OsCommerce for Advanced Users
    • Bulk Price Change for Products
    • Viewing Best Viewed Report
    • Setting Up SMTP
    • Adding Google Analytics
    • Finding Your Database Name
    • Upgrading osCommerce
    • Troubleshooting
    • Fix jQuery Version
    • 404 Base href Googlebot Error
    • register_globals error

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