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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