How to configure TomatoCart to work with SSL
By     |    Sep 19, 2012
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How to configure TomatoCart to work with SSL

Introduction SSL stands for secure sockets layer, it uses a cryptographic system to create a secure connection between client and web server. The SSL protocol is used by millions of online stores to serve three primary functions: Secure private information between the web servers and the customers as they browse the site by using encryption. Secure the administration console so sensitive passwords, credit card numbers, and customer data cannot be [...]

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How to enable Search Engine Friendly URLs for your TomatoCart!
By     |    Sep 19, 2012
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How to enable Search Engine Friendly URLs for your TomatoCart!

We will show you in this tutorial in a few simple steps how to enable the SEF URLs for your TomatoCart store. You should first login to our TomatoCart administrator panel: http://yourdomain.com/admin If you have installed the script under a subfolder for an example public_html/store the above URL will be: http://yourdomain.com/store/admin As the SEF module functions are included already in the TomatoCart installation we will need to just enable them [...]

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How to prevent the shopping cart logging out automatically?
By     |    Sep 14, 2012
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How to prevent the shopping cart logging out automatically?

Some community users face the following problem: The shopping cart logs me out of the store section if I remain idle for 15 minutes. The shopping cart logs me out of the store section if I sleep and wake the computer. After thinking about it, it is necessary to let the store owner sets this time duration in the admin panel. It means the store owner could decide how much [...]

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After installing the TomatoCart, how to enhance the store’s security!
By     |    Sep 9, 2012
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After installing the TomatoCart, how to enhance the store’s security!

Upon successful installation of TomatoCart Opensource Shopping Cart, the following steps need to be performed to secure the installation of the online store. Remove Installation Files Reset File and Directory Permissions Configuration Files Writable Directories Extra Protection for the Administration Tool Remove Installation Files The install directory must be removed from the web server otherwise a user could use the installation procedure and reconfigure the online store to use another [...]

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AddShoppers Social Sharing Platform Integrated with TomatoCart
By     |    Aug 31, 2012
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AddShoppers Social Sharing Platform Integrated with TomatoCart

One of the reasons Internet retailers have been hesitant to invest more heavily in social media is that it has been difficult if not impossible to determine the actual return on investment from participation. Merchants essentially have no idea how social “shares” equate to the dollars they spend and earn. Social commerce analytics promises to be a white-hot market in the very near future. One of the trailblazers in the [...]

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TomatoCart V2.0 Alpha2 Released!
By     |    Aug 27, 2012
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TomatoCart V2.0 Alpha2 Released!

The TomatoCart Project is pleased to announce the immediate availability of TomatoCart V2.0 Alpha2. This release improve the core framework and implement all the basic features of an shopping cart. >Download TomatoCart 2.0 Alpha2 The details about this release: 1. Developed as a flexible and solid ecommerce framework utilizing mvc pattern. 2. Add and override core features without touching the core source code. 3. Integrate the sencha touch into the [...]

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TomatoCart v1.1.7 to v1.1.8 Upgrade Guide!
By     |    Aug 21, 2012
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TomatoCart v1.1.7 to v1.1.8 Upgrade Guide!

The upgrade guide is a step-by-step tutorial to help users to upgrade TomatoCart v1.1.7 to v1.1.8. If you have not yet updated to v1.1.7, please review its upgrade guide before applying these changes. Note: Always backup the complete system before you do the upgrade. Update Steps 1. Datebase Upgrade 2. File Upgrade In this release, a lot of the core files and template files were modified. Please update the core [...]

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The TomatoCart V2.0 Alpha2 is coming!
By     |    Aug 21, 2012
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The TomatoCart V2.0 Alpha2 is coming!

TomatoCart core team postponed the release of the v2.0 alpha2 because the design of the framework wasn’t flexible enough yet. After a strenuous effort, the framework is improved as follows: The framework is developed as a flexible and solid Object-Oriented framework with the MVC design pattern Add and extend core features without editing core source code files. All the controllers, models and views could be overridden via putting the same [...]

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How to configure the Email Options in TomatoCart
By     |    Aug 14, 2012
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How to configure the Email Options in TomatoCart

Some users in the TomatoCart community face the problem to send the email to the customer. We will show you in this article how to manage the TomatoCart email configurations. There are two methods to setup your email configurations: Emails Options If the cart is not configured yet, the “Wizard Installation” windows should be loaded and active as accessing your admin panel. The Wizard is in three steps. The second [...]

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Php 5.3.0 & TomatoCart (The online store stop working due to the wrong system’s timezone )
By     |    Aug 11, 2012
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Php 5.3.0 & TomatoCart (The online store stop working due to the wrong system’s timezone )

After upgrading webservers to new stable 5.3.0, tomatocart started to give following errors to every page: [09-Aug-2012 10:09:53] PHP Warning: date() [function.date]: It is not safe to rely on the system’s timezone settings. You are *required* to use the date.timezone setting or the date_default_timezone_set() function. In case you used any of those methods and you are still getting this warning, you most likely misspelled the timezone identifier. We selected ‘Asia/Jerusalem’ [...]

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