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What you need.
For the standard shopping cart software templates, you need a
Windows server that is capable of using a Microsoft Access database.
For
this
reason
Linux
servers running Chillisoft ASP are not suitable, as they do not
have the capability to use a Microsoft Access database.
Setting the database connection.
The Microsoft Access database is contained in /fpdb/products.mdb.
The default connection to this location should be correct for the
majority of installations, however if you should need to change
it, the file to edit is in /vsadmin/db_conn_open.asp. Examples are
provided in this file of different types of connection, which can
be edited with notepad or other text editor. (Do not use a word
processor to edit this file).
The directory that contains your database must be writeable, but
not browseable. If the database is not writeable, then you will
not be able to change settings using the online admin. If the directory
is browseable, then potentially people could download your database
and gain access to your login details. A lot of hosts provide a
directory below the web root specially for databases, and it is
recommended that you use this if this is the case. If not, then
your host can set the permissions described above for you. (more
database help)
Getting Started.
Once the database connection is correctly set, you can access the
admin area by opening the page /vsadmin/admin.asp in your browser.
The default username and password are mystore / changeme. Take time
to go through the admin pages and configure the settings for your
requirements as detailed below.
Security Considerations.
Firstly, check to make sure that no-one can download your database.
To do this, enter the URL to the database in your browser. For instance
http://www.yourstore.com/fpdb/products.mdb
If your browser asks if you would like to download the file, that
means that the security settings for your database folder are set
to allow browsing. You need to ask your host to correct this.
The default login and password for the admin area is mystore / changeme.
You are encouraged to change this immediately.
Fraud is always a factor in online sales unfortunately. Always double
check with your payment providers admin area to ensure that a sale
has been properly processed before shipping products. Do read and
follow the PayPal guidelines about fraud.
https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/gen/security-main
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