Sheila Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 I apologise if this has been asked before - I've looked through the topics & found partial answers but not all of what I need to know I would like to add a cart to my site but only for one section. What I don't want is to convert the whole site into a shopping cart & I've discovered some carts are really complete CMS, which is not for me. So, if I create a subdomain, can I install the cart there & simply link to it from the relevent page on my main site? I ought to say right here that php & mysql are new ground for me - you have before you a total newbie to them! I did manage to create the mysql database & arrange a shared SSL certificate though, so I'm learning Thanks for any advice you can give. I had a look at Zen Cart which seems terrific, but their support team advised I ought to have my whole site switched to php & powered by zcart *Edit* I created the subdomain but attempting to install osCommerce from my cPanel Addon Scripts - it tells me I have to use a top level directory & won't install in the subdomain. Hmm.....any help gratefully accepted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Bruce Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 Sorry, don't know the answer to this. Someone will be along to offer help. Welcome to the family, Sheila! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Dick Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 *Edit* I created the subdomain but attempting to install osCommerce from my cPanel Addon Scripts - it tells me I have to use a top level directory & won't install in the subdomain. Hmm.....any help gratefully accepted! That is just saying that you can install cPanel's osCommerce in store.yoursite.com (yoursite.com/store/) but not store.yoursite.com/mystore/ (yoursite.com/store/mystore/) If you want to have it in a subdomain, do not create the subdomain first. Allow cPanel to install osCommerce in the subfolder then use SubDomain Maintenance to setup you subdomain. Otherwise cpanel will tel you that the directory already exists and will not install osCommerce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted December 1, 2004 Author Share Posted December 1, 2004 Thanks for the welcome guys And thanks for the tip on setting up - I'll give that a go! Once I've achieved the cart in a subdomain, can the rest of my site stay .htm rather than it all having to go over to .php? If it has to become .php I'm going to be lost again Sorry to keep asking the same questions, but I'm on a pretty steep learning curve here - I may be back with more for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Dick Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 If you are only going to be linkng to the cart and not intergrating it into the rest of your site then there is no reason to change to php. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted December 1, 2004 Author Share Posted December 1, 2004 Thanks Dick - that makes me a happy bunny I followed your steps & success!! Now once I've fed the dogs & got them settled I can dig in for the evening & start the next stage of the learning process Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Dick Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 Glad you got it going. I don't use osCommerce but there are plenty here that do, so if you need anything else just ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Don Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 Welcome to the Family Sheila and your new home! Your sites look great and so does teddy as your avatar :hug: Alway nice to see pet people here. We really are like family here. So if you need anything, just ask your new family! We love to help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila Posted December 2, 2004 Author Share Posted December 2, 2004 I browsed the forum before I posted & I certainly got the family feeling!! It's very reassuring to know I can bring a problem in here & get such a great response, but then I've noticed that happens all the way through with TCH. It was the best move I've ever made My osC progress has been put on hold while I'm busy with a site design for someone, but I'll be back to it as soon as I can make the time. Teddy's just as cute now he's a 2 year old as he was in my avatar pic btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john2004 Posted December 11, 2004 Share Posted December 11, 2004 (edited) Edited: We love visitors but they must abide by the rules. This board is for members of TotalChoice Hosting to help each other. While having a site hosted by TCH is not a requirement to participate please follow the rules. No Advertising Thank you and enjoy your stay! Edited December 11, 2004 by TCH-Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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