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An e-Commerce online shopping cart system is a script that is implemented into a website which is set up to work as a bridge between the online shop and its credit card processor. Instead of spending weeks or months web coding and programming an e-Commerce merchant can download an e-commerce shopping cart system and have it installed automatically in a few minutes. These scripts are generally easy to handle and setup.
osCommerce Online Shopping Cart Script (http://www.oscommerce.com) - is a powerful PHP shopping cart script. It is provided free for download from the osCommerce website. It is one of the most popular free shopping cart scripts available online.
The main advantages of this script are: easy to install and update - the installation process takes place automatically online controlled by the e-Commerce merchant's browser customizable design - even though the free version of the script does not let changes in code, template and design changes can be made in a few clicks, without PHP programming knowledge; powerful administrative tools - customizable order fields, labels, texts, and multilingual support; virtual product support - the script can handle automated online software downloads as well as physical shipping of goods; secure - SSL security technologies come implemented in the script; and much more. Visit the osCommerce site for the full list of features. There is also an online demonstration of the script in action.
It is up to the e-Commerce merchant which online shopping cart script to choose; whether to pay for a powerful solution or to download a free shopping cart solution powerful enough to process most payments, including credit cards.
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