Introduction

The Purpose of This Documentation

This Documentation provides you with the information you need to install and setup Hassan Consulting's Shopping Cart system. With this documentation, you will learn how to put your storefront on the World Wide Web. This documentation will also teach you how to take advantage of the advanced features of the Shopping Cart like the UPS shipping tables feature and the search feature.

Who Should Use This Documentation

This documentation was developed for three types of users:

Conventions Used in This Documentation

This documentation uses the following documentation conventions:

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Summary of Sections

SectionTopics Discussed
Introduction
A general introduction.
Disclaimer
A disclaimer which disclaims Hassan Consulting of any problems you encounter while running this software.
Description
A general overview of how the Shopping Cart system works.
Features
A list of the feature of the Shopping Cart system.
Operation Details
A brief overview of how some of the backend operations of the Shopping Cart work.
Easy Get Started Guide
This section explains how to get started using the Shopping Cart in several easy steps.
Installation
This section covers the installation of the actual Shopping Cart program on your web server. It covers installation on the UNIX and Windows NT operating systems.
Database Creation
This section explains how to create the product database required by the Shopping Cart system software.
Web Page Creation
This section explains how to create the web pages that will work correctly with the cart. It lists all the variables required by the cart to order a product. It also covers all the tokens you can insert in your HTML.
Shipping Charges
This section goes over in detail how to configure the shipping charges in the Shopping Cart configuration file.
Search Feature
This section covers setup of the search feature of the Shopping Cart in detail.
Email Form Variables
An explaination of all the variables used in the email form that is used to collect customer information.
Shop Config File Explained
An explaination of how to configure the shop.cfg file.
Cybercash Module
How to install and setup the Cybercash module for the Shopping Cart.
Cybercash Express Module
How to install and setup the Cybercash module for the Shopping Cart. This works with Cybercash 3.2
Secure Module
How to install and setup the Secure module for the Shopping Cart.
Authorize.Net Module
How to install and setup the Authorize.Net module for the Shopping Cart.