Creating an Online Store

Your control panel comes with two on-line store builders, Miva Merchant and osCommerce.

• Setting Up osCommerce
• Updating osCommerce to version 2.2-MS1

* This document isn't a storefront management guide. It only explains how to run integrated e-stores from your control panel. For instructions on how to operate your on-line shop visit the corresponding company site.

Setting Up osCommerce

To set up osCommerce online shop, do the following:

1. Select Domain info in the Domain Settings menu.
2. Click the Edit icon in the Web Service field.
3. On the page that shows enable osCommerce for the online store domain.
4. Agree with charges, if any.
5. Create a database and a user. osCommerce uses MySQL databases to store your commercial data, such as products, catalogues, etc.

   

   WARNING: Assigning a previously created MySQL database for use by osCommerce will clear contents of all its tables.

   The databases used by osCommerce will show among your MySQL databases marked "(Locked By osCommerce)".

   You can manage osCommerce databases with any MySQL GUI client or the built-in phpMyAdmin control panel.
   * For more information on MySQL please refer to MySQL Support chapter of this manual.

6. Set permissions to the "admin" directory using the htProtect utility which is integrated into WebShell File Manager. This is done to restrict public access to osCommerce configuration.

Now, let's take a look at the osCommerce controls:



• ON/OFF - enable/disable the resource. Switching off your osCommerce will permanently remove all your osCommerce settings, databases, etc. So the next time you enable it, you'll have to configure it from scratch and you will be charged the osCommerce setup fee.
• EDIT - click the icon in case you somehow corrupted the templates and want to get them fixed. Also, use it if you have just set your e-shop to use SSL certificate. This option resets the config file using the current hosting settings and restores the osCommerce files from the bundle.
• UPDATE - click the icon to update osCommerce to the newest version.
• E-SHOP - click the icon to go directly to your on-line store.
• ADMIN - click the icon to go to your osCommerce administrative panel.
7. Click the Apply link to change server configuration. Without it osCommerce may not work.

Updating osCommerce to version 2.2-MS2

osCommerce 2.2 Milestone 2 contains lots of bugfixes, so if you run the prior version, we highly recommend you to update your online store building software to version 2.2-MS2:

1. Back up all your custom osCommerce settings.
2. In your control panel, go to the osCommerce settings page.
3. Choose the domain you are running your online store on and click the Edit icon. That will update osCommerce scripts.
4. Click the Upgrade icon. This will update osCommerce database:

   

Important: Please make sure that your current osCommerce version is older than 2.2-MS2 before performing the upgrade.

*When updating osCommerce IGNORE the following message:
Warning: Installation directory exists at: /hsphere/local/home/your_account_name/domain_name/catalog/install. Please remove this directory for security reasons.
Complete the update and only then remove this directory.