Installing Templates for Shopping Carts

osCommerce vs bumblebeeworks & pagebuzz

On pagebuzz, we just make it simple. Build your page using any wysiwyg editor or buy an existing template from any other source then fowllow these steps to install the template, then -

1. Copy and paste html into webform for custom template
2. upload images using the web form
3. Your done

The instructions to install osCommerce template are slightly more complex. In fact, we had to read the several times just to begin to understand them. We will let you decide which is easier for you.

How to install osCommerce Templates 

1. Once you have downloaded a ZIP file, you should unpack the archive and save the unpacked files to any folder on your computer.
2. You archive manager will create OSC folder inside your unpacked root directory. You should rename it using shop as the new name. Then copy it to the root catalogue of your web server.
3. Type http://YOUR_SITE/shop/ in your browser (YOUR_SITE – is an address of your web server).
   If you have any problems with your browser, try http://YOUR_SITE/shop/install/. Check for the closing slash at the end of the URL, as some of the configurations of the web servers may not process URLs without the closing slash.
4. Click Install to get the next step.
5. For the correct installation check in both matchboxes (Import Catalogue Database and Automatic Configuration) and press Continue.
   As osCommerce uses database to store data, you should fill in all the fields to provide the information on your database server. osCommerce installing script will import values from the file WEB_ROOT/shop/install/oscommerce.sql to the database you point to (WEB_ROOT is the path to your web server's root catalogue).

   Database Server – your database server address
   Username – the name of the user who has rights to create and change databases and tables
   Password – password of the user
   Database Name – the name of your osCommerce database
   Session Storage – special storage to keep sessions’ values

6. Press Continue for the next step. osCommerce will process the test connection to the database server now. You will be informed about the results. If osCommerce fails to process the connection, you should get in touch with your administrator to check your server settings.
7. Press Continue now. osCommerce will add the values to the database now. This process may take several minutes.
8. Check osCommerce configuration settings. It's recommended to keep these settings unless you have to change them. After checking the settings press Continue.
9. We recommend that you save the settings with the form but create a new account (user) for OsCommerce.
10. To finish the installation press Continue. You will be shown a notification about successful installation.
11. To have a look at your on-line shop, press Catalogue.
    You will have 2 or 3 notifications at the top of your browser. To hide them you should
    1. delete the catalogue install from WEB_ROOT/shop folder
    2. mark WEB_ROOT/shop/includes/configure.php file as read only
12. To make any changes to your on-line shop, you should type http://YOUR_SITE/shop/admin/ with your browser.
    We recommend that you rename your admin folder with any other secret name
    (secret_name) and enter the admin section using this name
    http://YOUR_SITE/shop/secret_name/