osCommerce Web Hosting

osCommerce is an open source e-commerce web application which has been created a dozen of years ago. osCommerce is running under the GNU General Public License therefore it is absolutely free and available for everyone to develop own features and templates. It has been created in 2000 by a German project founder Harald Ponce de Leon as The Exchange Project. Later it became quite a popular e-commerce system. In 10 years the users of Fantastico application were able to install this online shopping solution easily just with a few clicks, even though it was old and outdated. in 2010 the version of osCommerce 2.2 was released and later in 2011 it has been completely rewritten and a new version of osCommerce 3.0 has been released. osCommerce is not the most popular e-commerce solution therefore it reacted to the uprising of other free e-commerce solutions.

This e-commerce system is using object based backend where various features can be added as plugins.

The main functionality include:

• The template selection and setting up the shop.

• Categories management.

• Good management and promotion with additional images and media.

• Cart management.

• Order management.

• User management.

• Information pages management.

• Shipping management.

• Site administration.

• Payment gateway management including adding and removing payment options.

• Tax management (depending on country).

The osCommerce is available in English, German and Spanish.

What is osCommerce Hosting

osCommerce hosting requires some specific server resources and applications installed to be running properly. E-Commerce web applications must be taken care of very carefully because any mistake can cause the data overload (unless it is hosted using cloud hosting solution). Any serious problem may cause financial loss.
osCommerce works on any server which supports PHP v4+ (PHP v5+ recommended) and MySQL v3+ (MySQL v5+ recommended). That means that LAMP hosting may be ordered. LAMP – the abbreviations of the first letters of main hosting features – Linux OS+ Apache server + MySQL database + PHP network.

Additionally SSL certificate will be needed as osCommerce prefers safe e-commerce solutions, especially when online payments are involved. Also the hosting should support all payment options such as Skrill (Moneybookers) or Paypal as well as safe VISA and MasterCard payment gateways. os Commerce works with such payment gateways as 2CheckOut, Authorize.net, PayPal, PayNova, iPayment, TrustCommerce and others.

osCommerce should be hosed with VPS hosting or dedicated server. The server requirements depends on the size of a shop. If the online shop is big and has lots of high quality images (for example apparel shops), the dedicated server may be a right option. osCommerce solution is light weight itself, but it will be used to manage huge amounts of information and data. Average size e-shops may be working properly with VPS hosting. Shared hosting is not recommended.

osCommerce Hosting in Host1Plus

The basic plan for osCommerce hosting at Host1Plus is Cloud VPS Level 8 with 4.8GHz dedicated CPU, 2048MB Dedicated RAM, disk space of 80GB, Network speed – 20 Mbps. Of course, additional parameter may be added as this is the basic Host1Plus offer for a medium size and free osCommerce hosting. OSComerce is a free software, therefore the price is only for the hosting services and server features which can be added on demand.

osCommerce is an online shopping software which should be run safely. Please consider setting the SSL certificate for your online store. SSL certificate can be purchased on demand for additional price which is not included in the hosting services. Please contact our Support to get more information about purchasing and installing SSL certificates.

Host1Plus has also prepared special payment gateways to be customized when launching a osCommerce online shop. You can customize Payflow Pro and Authorize.net payment gateways and select which payment options you will use in your shop. Both gateways are supported by osCommerce and can be installed as add-ons.

osCommerce hosting is best with Linux VPS hosting solutions.

Features of osCommerce Hosting

osCommerce hosting require some specific features and has some minimal requirements. osCommerce has been built using PHP5, therefore it is essential to host the applications which are compatible with PHP 5.0.0 or greater, including the proper database management with MySQL 4.1.20 or greater.

Linux VPS hosting is the right OS for osCommerce. If your e-Commerce project is predicted to be growing fast, Linux cloud hosting solution is recommended to keep it up and running without any troubles.

Features of osCommerce hosting include:

• Easy to use site administration tools (choose on demand as few control panels are available both free and paid).

• Linux OS (Ubuntu x64 is recommended).

• PHP 5.0 supported.

• MySQL 4.2 or greater databases.

• Multiple Webmail Applications, POP and IMAP email management.

• E-mail AntiVirus Protection.

• E-mail Forwarding & Auto-Responders.

• Detailed Website Statistics and Raw Error Logs.

• Free SSH (Jailed-Shell) Access.

• Website daily backup tools.

• Additional security applications.

• SSL Security Certificate Support (for additional price).

• Payflow Pro and Authorize.net payment gateways for easy payment options installation.

• Live support 24/7 in English, Russian and Lithuanian via email, live chat, FAQ and toll-free phone calls in USA and UK.

Additional features such as additional space or network speed can be added for the additional cost on demand any time. Contact our support for help if there are some specific server requirements, not listed in our website.

How to Get Started with osCommerce Hosting

• Step 1. Choose the pricing plan manually by clicking on the plan number. Once the plan is chosen, please click Order Now! button. You will be directed to the pricing plan information page.

• Step 2. Choose additional details of your osCommerce hosting pricing plan – the OS version should be the Linux one. You can find them scrolling in OS list. Also please choose the desired billing period (1, 3, 6, 12, 24 months can be selected). Longer billing period is chosen – less monthly payment. Fill all the rest of the fields and click ‘Complete order’ button.

• Step 3. Enter your personal details and choose the payment option from the available ones – PayPal, Alipay Payment, Web Money, AlertPay, Skrill (Moneybookers), CashU, Google Checkout. Finalize the payment.

• Step 4. Validate your details and wait for a confirmation email with the login details.

Why You should choose Host1Plus:

• Experienced staff.

• Great technical support and community forum.

• 90-day money back guarantee – 90 days is enough to test our professional service, but if you still are not quite satisfied with our service or you were looking for something else, we will return the money.

• 99.9% network uptime – our services are provided by the professionals who 24/7 make sure that the servers are working properly, they are not DDoS’ed or hacked. We can guaranty the 99.9% of the network uptime.

• Data centers in USA, United Kingdom, Singapore, Netherlands, Germany and Lithuania.

• Wide range of shared and cloud VPS services.

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