what is catalog in oscommerce?

The catalog section is divided into categories and sub-categories to make it easier to find
different areas.
Catalog : Boxes
Add/Remove Boxes:

New boxes can be easily added to the left or right side column by editing the appropriate
includes/column_left.php or includes/column_right.php file.

For this example, the new box will be based on the Information box:




BOX_HEADING_INFORMATION );
new infoBoxHeading ($info_box_contents , false, false);
$info_box_contents = array();
$info_box_contents [] = array('text' => '' .
BOX_INFORMATION_SHIPPING . '
' .
'' .
BOX_INFORMATION_PRIVACY . '
' .
'' .
BOX_INFORMATION_CONDITIONS . '
' .
'' .
BOX_INFORMATION_CONTACT . '
' .
'' .
BOX_INFORMATION_SITEMAP . '');
new infoBox ($info_box_contents );
?>

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How to configure your store in osCommerce

Assuming you’ve already logged into osCommerce application, let’s now learn how to configure your store in osCommerce. In the screen choose Configuration action, click on My Store,

You will get a screen like this below, this is the configuration page for your store, lets now learn how to edit the settings. Each row item can be edited, now first click on the store name ie; the first line item and click on the edit button on the right side of the page.

It will prompt you to edit the store name from My Store to say John’s store, click update button to update the store name

You can see the Store name has been changed from My Store in Pic2 to John’s Store in Pic3.
Pic2 are the rest of the settings we can configure. To edit any of these settings, simply click on the current value and by clicking on the edit button on the right.
In addition to the store setting, there are many other settings we can configure from the left margin as seen below.

That’s it, you now know how to configure your store in osCommerce.

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oscommerce Tutorials

osCommerce is a free, open source online shop software. The default installation includes a large number of features that you can easily enable and configure. With SiteGround hosting you can use all osCommerce features.

Advantages of the osCommerce shopping cart:

• Easy installation of osCommerce;
• Unlimited number of items;
• Unlimited number of categories;
• Multiple Languages;
• Custom Currencies;
• Custom taxes and shipping modules;
• Optional secure shop (requires usage of SSL certificate);
• Multiple payment gateways to choose from, additional modules available for download;
• 'Best selling items' category;
• Ability to add Search engine friendly (SEF) URL's;
• Option to backup and upgrade the osCom system;
  

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MySQL Tutorial

MySQL is currently the most popular open source database server in existence. On top of that, it is very commonly used in conjunction with PHP scripts to create powerful and dynamic server-side applications.
MySQL has been criticized in the past for not supporting all the features of other popular and more expensive DataBase Management Systems. However, MySQL continues to improve with each release (currently version 5), and it has become widely popular with individuals and businesses of many different sizes.
What is a Database?
A database is a structure that comes in two flavors: a flat database and a relational database. A relational database is much more oriented to the human mind and is often preferred over the gabble-de-gook flat database that are just stored on hard drives like a text file. MySQL is a relational database.

In a relational structured database there are tables that store data. The columns define which kinds of information will be stored in the table. An individual column must be created for each type of data you wish to store (i.e. Age, Weight, Height).

On the other hand, a row contains the actual values for these specified columns. Each row will have 1 value for each and every column. For example a table with columns (Name, Age, Weight-lbs) could have a row with the values (Bob, 65, 165). If all this relational database talk is too confusing, don't despair. We will talk about and show a few examples in the coming lessons.
Why Use a Database?
Databases are most useful when it comes to storing information that fits into logical categories. For example, say that you wanted to store information of all the employees in a company. With a database you can group different parts of your business into separate tables to help store your information logically. Example tables might be: Employees, Supervisors, and Customers. Each table would then contain columns specific to these three areas. To help store information related to each employee, the Employees table might have the following columns: Hire, Date, Position, Age, and Salary.

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SQL Tutorial

SQL - (pronounced "sequel")
SQL stands for Structured Query Language, and it is a very powerful and diverse language used to create and query databases. Its loose syntax makes it easy to learn, but mastering its intricate architecture may take a bit longer.

Arming yourself with a firm understanding of its structure and mechanics will allow you to build simple, dynamic applications for the web or to create robust applications using data and databases.

The loose structure and flexibility of this language make it an ideal candidate for the web, especially since there are more than a handful of database applications available for developers o use for free, such as Microsoft's SQL Server Express and MySQL.

SQL - Fundamentals
Some of the basic functions of SQL are inputting, modifying, and dropping data from databases. In this tutorial, we use command line examples to give you an idea of what SQL is capable of. Coupled with the use of web languages such as HTML and PHP, SQL becomes an even greater tool for building dynamic web applications.

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JavaScript Tutorial

How To Write JavaScript
If you have ever used CSS before, you will find the whole part about including JavaScript will be a lot simpler to grasp. Here are Tizag's three important steps you should always follow when creating or using someone else's JavaScript code:
1. Use the script tag to tell the browser you are using JavaScript.
2. Write or download some JavaScript
3. Test the script!

There are so many different things that can go wrong with a script, be it human error, browser compatibility issues, or operating system differences. So, when using JavaScript, be sure that you test your script out on a wide variety of systems and most importantly, on different web browsers.
HTML & JavaScript Code:







To follow the classic examples of many programming tutorials, let's use JavaScript to print out "Hello World" to the browser. I know this isn't very interesting, but it will be a good way to explain all the overhead required to do something in JavaScript.
Our first step was to tell the browser we were using a script with the

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What is HTML?

HTML is not a programming language, but rather a markup language.
Preparation for HTML:
Creating an HTML document is easy. To begin coding HTML you need only two things: a simple-text editor and the dedication to follow our tutorial! Notepad is the most basic of simple-text editors and you will probably code a fair amount of HTML with it.
HTML Background:
HTML has not been around for many years. November 1990 marks the day of the first web page and back then there were little to no HTML standards to be followed. A group called the World Wide Web Consortium was then formed and have since set the standards that are widely accepted and we will base our teachings around them.
Web Pages
Web pages have many uses. Here are some important facts about why web pages are so useful.

• A cheap and easy way to spread information to a large audience.
• Another medium to market your business.
• Let the world know about you with a personal website!

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What is PHP?

Taken directly from PHP's home, PHP.net, "PHP is an HTML-embedded scripting language. Much of its syntax is borrowed from C, Java and Perl with a couple of unique PHP-specific features thrown in. The goal of the language is to allow web developers to write dynamically generated pages quickly."

This is generally a good definition of PHP. However, it does contain a lot of terms you may not be used to. Another way to think of PHP is a powerful, behind the scenes scripting language that your visitors won't see!

When someone visits your PHP webpage, your web server processes the PHP code. It then sees which parts it needs to show to visitors(content and pictures) and hides the other stuff(file operations, math calculations, etc.) then translates your PHP into HTML. After the translation into HTML, it sends the webpage to your visitor's web browser.

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