Friday, February 8, 2008

osCommerce set up for PayPal, Authorize.net and 2CheckOut accounts

You can setup merchant account with a payment processor, e.g. PayPal, Authorize.net or 2CheckOut.com. If you already have one, please locate the Payment link under the Modules icon in the administration index page of your osCommerce and click it.

A list of payment options will appear. These are all included in the default osCommerce, but you need to install a module in order to be able to receive payments.

The installation process is very easy. Simply select the vendor you have an account with and click the [Install] button.

When the installation is complete, you will notice that the symbol 0 appears on the row. In the rightmost column two buttons will appear: [Remove] and [Edit].

Clicking the [Edit] button will allow you to insert your merchant account details, set your preference for e-mail notifications, etc.

There are two important choices that have to be made: one is the Transaction Mode and the other one is Sort order of display.

The Test transaction mode can be used for checking whether the payment links are correct or when your storSort order of display refers to the payment handler preference: the lower the number - the higher the preference for the particular module, with 0 representing top choice. When done click the [Update] button to save your changes.e is offline. It is important to switch to Production mode once your store goes live.

Transaction Mode to Production

Transaction Mode

Sort order of display refers to the payment handler preference: the lower the number - the higher the preference for the particular module, with 0 representing top choice. When done click the [Update] button to save your changes.

OsCommerce Shopping Cart

osCommerce is known to be the most widely used Open Source shopping cart application. With the osCommerce system you can easily create and manage an online shop. osCommerce allows you to add products to your shop, set promotions and, above of all, easily accept online payments.

Install Oscommerce
Before starting, you must have domain and hosting.
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To start your shop, you will need to install osCommerce shopping cart through the Fantastico Script Autoinstaller. Fantasticois located in the cPanel for your account.

Look for the smiley face at the bottom of cPanel starting page. When you click the icon, you will be taken to a page that lists all scripts available for installation through Fantastico. Look for the
OS Commerce link and click it. A short description will appear to the right. Follow the New Installation link to start the setup of your shop.

Select the domain name that you wish the shop to be attached to. In the box below type in the folder you would like to have the store in - you can select a name to your preference (e.g. 'store', 'catalog', etc.). Then fill in the administrator username and password, the name of the shop and its owner and the contact e-mail address. Unless you have an SSL certificate already purchased and set up, please leave the Use SSL option to No. The last six options are to your preference.

Click the [Install OS Commerce] button to proceed to the next step.

On the page you are taken to you will see confirmation of the details. Click on the [Finish installation] button to go to the next step.

The third page displays confirmation that the setup and the configuration have been successful. The installation requires one last click on [Click here to protect the administration area] in order to be completed.

On the final page, you will see the addresses of the store and the administrator's panel. Add these to your bookmarks, as you will visit the two addresses often.