Configuring osCommerce shopping cart

Let's start customizing your osCommerce installation. The first thing to do is change the settings of your shop. Login to your store administration area, using the login details you specified during the installation process. To start editing your store settings, click the Configuration icon.

Customizing the osCommerce shopping cart catalog

The next step is to add categories that will contain the products you will be selling through your store. To do this, select the Catalog icon from the administration index page. This will take you to a page where the default categories are displayed. You can edit or delete an existing category, or add a new category after clicking the "new category" button.

osCommerce shopping cart - Setup Payment Module

Next step is to set up payment handling. For this to happen, you will need a merchant account with a payment handler, e.g. 2checkout.com, ClickBank.com or PayPal. The Payment link is located under the Modules icon in the administration index page of your osCommerce installation.

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

osCommerce shopping cart - Currency, Language & Tax Setup

To change the languages and currencies, you will need to visit the Localization section. The currencies that are included in the standard installation will be listed, with the US Dollar being the default one.