osCommerce is a free, open source online shop software available under GNU General Public License. It can be used on any web server that has PHP and MySQL installed. OsCommerce is feature rich online shopping cart that allow easy setup and maintenance with less effort and no limitations.
Advantage of osCommerce :
There are many advantages/features available for osCommerce. I will list few of them.
The MySQL database-based catalog allows of unlimited number of items
Unlimited number of categories
Multiple Languages
Custom Currencies
Custom taxes and shipping modules
Built-in product and manufacturer search engine
Administrator-specified product details and characteristics
Stock Management
Tools for easily editing any part of customer orders
Credit Card Validation
Multiple payment gateways to choose
CSS Style Sheets allow you to determine page appearance
Order Tracking tools
Customer Registration & Login System
Many more........
Except all above written features osCommerce is
well known and widely used that means trusted
cost effective as available under GNU
flexible as suitable for wide range of stores
customer and merchant focused and
Secure.
How to install osCommerce :-
osCommerce can be easily installed via Fantastico with Hostgater. First of all install Fantastico application and then continue with following steps-
#1. From the heading E-commerce select osCommerce link which will take you to osCommerce installation screen.
#2. Scroll down the page and click on new installation. It will show you a form and you have to fill it with proper value.
#3. In installation directory give the path of the location you want to install or leave it blank if you want to install it at root.
#4. In admin access data you can enter admin user name and password.
#5. In base configuration enter shop name, owner name, Email sender address ans rest others are optional so no need to fill those.
#6. Now click the finish button and you are done.
#7. click on the link above to login to your new installation. Now login using the admin username and password you assigned during installation.
#8. Here you can find your new installation under current installation. From here you can visit your store.
