WebXess Support: Shopping Cart Program

Company Customization & Tax Calculation

Under the Company Customization Variables area:

The $banner references the graphic which will display at the top of all your catalog pages. This file should be stored in the htdocs/shopdemo/ directory.
The $hspace, $vspace, etc. tags, are the image attributes, size, etc
The $company_name, $company_address, etc. tags, are displayed at the bottom of each catalog page
Change the @accept_payment_by to suit your needs
Change @valid_credit_cards to suit your needs
Change $cod_charge to your C.O.D. charge or set to zero
Change @Handling_table to match your company's needs
Change $Pay_checks_to to your company name or operating name
The $return_policy text is printed at the bottom of your receipts and orders. Modify to suit your needs.
Change $catalog_country to your home country, and all the local configuration variables following to match.
The $shipping_type area allows you to create different shipping options. You can just modify the default info, and add or delete lines as necessary.
The $discount_type area allows you to give price or volume discounts.
The @Tax_States area allows you to perform dynamic tax calculations.
The $stay_on_page switch sets whether the user automatically is checked out after the first order submission or continues to browse the catalog.

7. Upload the modified perlshop.cgi file with FTP to your cgi-local/shop directory. Ensure you upload it in ASCII mode.

8. Upload the temporary index.html file and the graphics files with FTP to your /shopdemo directory. Ensure you upload it in ASCII mode.

9. Upload the temporary page1.html and page2.html files with FTP to your /cgi-local/shop/catalog directory. Ensure you upload them in ASCII mode.

10. CHMOD the script and files 755.

11. Get ready to create some custom catalog pages!

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