Setting Tax Rates in osCommerce

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 from most anywhere in the world, and if it’s not listed, you can also create new zone. The following tutorial shows how find then setup a tax within the osCommerce Read More >

Changing the osCommerce logo

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 upload a custom logo to your osCommerce site. Below is the default logo for osCommerce. To upload a logo that will fit correctly, the store logo must be in PNG Read More >

Changing the theme in osCommerce

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. The default theme is shown in the snapshot to the right. OsCommerce is different from other ecommerce software in that you use the jQuery Theme Roller theme builder from jQuery. Read More >

Deleting categories and products in osCommerce

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 them. Follow the instructions below as we discuss how to remove them from within the osCommerce admin interface. How to remove categories and products in osCommerce Log into your osCommerce Read More >

Managing Banners in osCommerce

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 interface includes being able to view the banners outside of the store interface, view existing banner statistics and edit the details of the saved banner. The following tutorial describes these Read More >

Fixing the jQuery version in osCommerce

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 the right. This is because when the osCommerce was released, the version was changed. This article will explain how to update your osCommerce to the newest version of jQuery. The Read More >

Deleting or Disabling a Banner in osCommerce

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. Follow the instructions in the following article to learn how to remove any banner setup through the osCommerce Administrator dashboard. Removing a Banner from an osCommerce Store There are two Read More >

Installing the osCommerce Theme Switcher

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 themes, there is quite a few steps. You will need the Theme Switcher module so the themes can be changed within the osCommerce Administrative Dashboard. First the Theme switcher module Read More >

How to change the banner in osCommerce

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 a website’s brand, or to pass on announcement. However you use it, the banner is a useful element that can be controlled from the osCommerce interface. The following article explains Read More >

How to add a subcategory in osCommerce

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 in osCommerce via the admin interface. Adding subcategory in osCommerce Log into your osCommerce admin interface. Under the left hand menu find and click the Catalog button. Click on the Read More >

How to Add a Product to osCommerce

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 of osCommerce. In this guide we will walk you through adding a product to your osCommerce store. Adding a Product: Login to the Admin Section of osCommerce. Click the Catalog Read More >

How to add a new category in osCommerce

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 (and subcategories) from within your osCommerce admin interface. Adding a new category in osCommerce Log into your osCommerce admin interface. Under the left hand menu find and click the Catalog Read More >

Adding manufacturers in osCommerce

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. To add a manufacturer in osCommerce, simply follow the steps below. How to add a manufacturer in osCommerce Log into your osCommerce admin interface. Under the left hand menu find Read More >

How to Secure Your osCommerce Site with the htaccess/htpasswd

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 Tool installation is not additionally secured through htaccess/htpasswd means. Enabling the htaccess/htpasswd security layer will automatically store administrator username and passwords in a htpasswd file when updating administrator password records.” Read More >

Installing osCommerce Manually

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 how to install osCommerce 2.3.3 on your server manually. Visit the link below to get to the download page. https://www.osCommerce.com/Products Once you download the files you should have a zip Read More >

How to change the osCommerce admin password

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 osCommerce Administrator. Steps to change your admin password Log into your osCommerce Admin dashboard. Go to Configuration > Administrators. Select the Edit button on the row where your Administrator user Read More >

How to Secure the configure.php File for osCommerce

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 risk – please set the right user permissions on this file.” In this tutorial I will show you how to modify the permissions of the configure.php file, so it is Read More >

How to Install osCommerce via Softaculous

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 via the softaculous installation tool. This article will guide you on the method of installing osCommerce with the Softaculous tool. Installing osCommerce via Softaculous Log into your cPanel interface. From Read More >