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A CONVENIENT METHOD TO INSTALL A
SHOPPING CART APPLICATION
The shopping cart application is a
software program that helps to maintain
an ecommerce resource such as adult or
dating resource, software download
resource, online shop, etc. It provides
many features that are necessary for the
ecommerce merchant and also the
cardholders who are the customers.
This article explains the ecommerce web
resource administration application
which is more than a shopping cart.
There are several open source packages
available in the market like OsCommerce.
These packages are provided for free and
have several functions to manage your
entire ecommerce business. Make sure
that your shopping cart application can
be integrated completely with your
merchant accounts, online gateways and
credit card processing services.
Several merchants think that installing
a shopping cart application is very
difficult. However, it is not true. The
installation process of any good
shopping cart application mostly has
three major sections:
1)
The Pre-Installation
Process: First, the merchant should find
out whether the online shopping system
is supported by his ecommerce merchant
account and hosting server. There are
few prerequisites for each type of
shopping cart application. Most of the
shopping cart applications need MySQL to
run.
2)
The Installation Process:
The applications will have a simple web
– based installation script that allows
even amateur merchants to install the
application without having to break
their heads. The merchants should stick
to the pre-configured settings, unless
they have an in-depth knowledge about
the software. Also, the application will
connect to its company’s servers to
complete the installation process.
3)
The Post-Installation
Process: After the completing the
installation procedure, the ecommerce
merchant should lock a few of the files
situated on the server so that the
server is secure from hackers.
Once the 3 steps given above are
complete, then go to the Administration
Panel of the application and set up and
customize the shopping area as your
customers would like it. You should also
fill in the catalogue with your services
and products and enter the right prices
against each of them. Then, integrate
your payment gateway with your new
shopping application by installing
another module that will be provided by
the shopping cart provider.
Once all this is complete, your
customers can use the shopping cart
application for a better shopping
experience. When the customer enters
your online source, he will be able to
see all the products and services that
are available. When he selects any one
of them by clicking on the image or the
name the item will be added into his
shopping cart application. Then, the
customer can surf your website and add
any number of products to his shopping
cart. In the end, when he clicks the
finish button, the application will
display a page that contains all the
products that are selected by the
customer together with the total cost.
The total cost will also contain the
shipping charges and the taxes. Then the
customer can choose to pay in any one of
the ways available to him. |
