Using osCommerce shopping cart

osCommerce is an open source online shopping cart . If you have an FASTdot hosting account the installation is very simple, log into your cPanel and click on Fantastico which will show you a list of software that can be installed. Select osCommerce and follow the instructions, Fantastico will then install osCommerce for you ... it's that easy.

These are some of the features of osCommerce:

• The MySQL database-based catalog allows of unlimited number of items
• Unlimited number of categories
• Multiple Languages
• Custom Currencies
• Custom taxes and shipping options
• Built-in product and manufacturer search
• Product review option
• Optional secure shop (requires SSL certificate)
• Administrator-specified product details and characteristics
• Stock Management
• Tools for easily editing any part of customer orders
• Credit Card Validation
• Multiple payment gateways to choose from, additional modules available for download
• HTML code allowed in product description
• CSS Style Sheets allow you to change page appearance
• Order Tracking tools
• Custom Packing Slips and Invoices
• Customer Registration & Login System
• Registered users can receive shop-specific newsletter
• 'Best selling items' category
• 'Send to a Friend' option
• Latest News Module
• and much more...

Easy administration makes managing your store less time consuming and more efficient, leaving you more time to concentrate on other aspects of your business.

As osCommerce is open source software there are thousands of people around the world contributing to the osCommerce project and sharing knowledge at the forums. If you have a problem there is a good chance you will be able to find an answer for it there.