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osCommerce is an online shop e-commerce solution under on going development by the open source community. It is the leading Open Source online shop e-commerce solution that is available for free under the GNU General Public License, which includes the powerful PHP scripting language, use MySQL database server and Apache web server. It's feature packed out-of-the-box installation allows an online store owners to setup, run, and maintain their online stores with minimum effort and with absolutely no costs . It's Free!
With no restrictions or special requirements, osCommerce is able to run on any PHP enabled web server, on any environment that PHP and MySQL supports, which includes Linux, Solaris, BSD, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows environments. However osCommerce is quite limited compared to an Avoir-powered alternative, and as such osCommerce should be considered to be an 'entry level' online shop. - Customisations to an osCommerce shop often require a significant investment; even modifications that one would consider to be 'minor'.
- Most changes to an osCommerce system still require a skilled web developer.
- OsCommerce sites often look similar to one another, with few exceptions.
- The back-end of osCommerce although feature rich is clunky and is time consuming to work with.
- osCommerce shops are isolated from your business and often result in double entry of information.
The services provided on the network of osCommerce support sites are continually improved to match the growing community the project has attracted in its 5 years of operation.
The success of osCommerce is secured by a dedicated team and a great and active community where members help one another out and participate in development issues reflecting upon the current state of the project. |
