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Tutorials/FAQs
The ability to upload files to your Zen Cart site (via a browser, such as Firefox) is affected by several factors:
PHP Limits on your Server
Your hosting company has configured your server with certain capabilities and limitations. The default configuration for PHP uploads ...
Quick Summary:
HTTP_SERVER and HTTPS_SERVER are the domain name of your site. Visiting this URL will take customers to the "webroot" ...
NOTE: Doing a backup of your Zen Cart site requires TWO components: (1) A copy of all the files in your Zen Cart folder on your server ... via FTP, ...
by: Ajeh - Linda McGrath
A product owns 1 filename ...
Note: the base image name is the original image name loaded for the product.
The concept of multiple images is best explained using an example: ...
There are settings in in Admin->Configuration->Maximum Values to determine "what" New Product means ...
New Product Listing - Limited to ...
Limit the New Product Listing to
0= All Products
1= Current Month
7= 7 Days
14= 14 Days ...
Yes you can! (please be sure to look at the server requirements)1- Install Zen Cart on your test server make all the tweaks and changes there.
2- Create a backup of your database using either phpMyAdmin (from your hosting company's control panel) or via your admin panel (if you have a backup option)
3- Simply take all the files the way they are and upload them to your new host. BE SURE TO INCLUDE THE "zc_install" folder.
4- Create a database on your new server, so that you have a place for your Zen Cart data to be stored.
5- Use your browser to access the zc_install folder on your NEW host. Install Zen Cart by walking through all ...
Thanks to AnonyPuss for posting the specific areas of the classic stylesheet.
Open the includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/css/stylesheet.css and change the ...
NOTE: CHECK OUT THE IMPORTANT FACTS ABOUT DOWNLOAD SETTINGS, near the bottom of this article ...
Downloads are handled as product attributes.
So, FIRST you should familiarize yourself with: setting up attributes.
NOTE: Download files must be loaded (usually by FTP) to your store's /download directory before trying to link those files to products/attributes .
Click here for a Video Tutorial covering many of the points in this article
To add a Download Attribute to a product
- Go to Option Names ... and create an Option Name that is either Radiobutton or Dropdown ...
Call it something like: ...
First, check your store from another browser, preferably on another PC. Perhaps there may be a cache/session issue which will take care of itself by flushing cache or letting sessions expire.
Then ...
- Check all your currencies in Admin-> Localization-> Currencies.
a) Make sure you have a default currency set properly. Even if it looks right, click on it, ...
The database is a collection of tables. Tables are like spreadsheets, storing data in rows and columns, related to whatever the structure of that table is for. For customers, it means email addresses, passwords, etc. For address books, it means all the address info for each customer. For orders, all the order details. For products, the details of each aspect of each product. And so on. You could ...
Zen Cart has referral-tracking functionality built-in, using coupon codes. This can be ideal for tracking commissions for specific salespeople, crowdsourcing, ...
REQUIREMENTS
- Authorize.net Account (naturally) Support Zen Cart by Clicking Here to Sign Up for an Account now
- CURL is required and MUST be compiled into PHP with TLS/SSL support
- Your Username and Transaction key (generated in your authorize.net account area)
- You need to have HTTPS/SSL active on your site to protect your customers' sensitive data
INITIAL SETUP
You need to generate your username and ...
1. You have a page you want to change the structure of.
2. Open the page in your browser.
3. Choose View Source from your browser menu.
4. Scroll down to the section you're bothered about moving. In the case of the add-to-cart button, you'll see this:
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Collecting payment from customers requires a means for extracting funds from the payment method the customer chooses.
Check/Money Order
If you offer check/money-order, then it's up to them to send the check to you. Naturally, you will typically wait for the check to arrive and clear your bank before shipping the goods.
Credit Card
Before you can accept credit cards directly you must have a merchant account.
If you offer to let your customers pay by Credit Card, there are a couple ways to do this:
a) An online banking service such as PayPal where the ...
Open the Admin, point your cursor at Configuration in the top menu. Choose Layout Settings from the drop down menu.
Find "Main Page - Opens with Category"
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What is Checksum Validation?
When downloading files from the internet, it's very important to verify that the file you downloaded IS in fact the file you EXPECTED to download. Authors of software typically zip up their software and then calculate a "checksum" ...
- Go to Option Names ... and create an Option Name that is either Radiobutton or Dropdown ...
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