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osCommerce (“open source Commerce”) is an e-commerce and online store-management software program. It can be used on any web server that has PHP and MySQL installed. It is available as free software under the GNU General Public License.
Key Features
osCommerce MS2.2 provides a basic set of functionality that meets the common needs of online businesses. Beyond the basic functionality, osCommerce is able to be augmented, via either community-supplied add-ons or custom code, meaning that it can be customized to meet the specific needs of any business.
The following is a list of key features of osCommerce MS2.2 as stated on the osCommerce site:
* Compatible with PHP 4 and MySQL - easily portable to version 5.
* Compatible with all major browsers.
* Multi-lingual English, German and Spanish by default.
* Automatic web-based installation.
* Unlimited number of products and categories.
* Automatic setup of e-commerce payment systems: Authorize.net, 2Checkout.com, iPayment.de, PayPal.com, PsiGate.com, SECPay.com, and TrustCommerce.com; Many other add-on ecommerce payment systems, off-line (manual) credit card payments, and on-line payment processing.
* Multi-currency support via manual update from exchange rate server.
* Support for dynamic images (one image per product).
* Supports physical products as well as product downloads.
* Web-based administration module.
* Database backup and restore.
* Temporary and permanent shopping carts.
* Secure transactions with SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) support.
* Many shipping options including by weight, price, or destination.
* Real-time shipping quote integration with UPS, USPS. read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OsCommerce
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