CubeCart 3.0 Installation and Configuration

By Michael J. Ross
2008-04-07


Configuring CubeCart
To access the admin panel, simply append the word "admin" after the CubeCart root directory path. Continuing our example mentioned earlier, the URL would be http://localhost/CubeCart/admin/index.php

Login using the CubeCart administrator username and password that you specified in the third stage of the installation process.

The main section used for changing your store settings, is appropriately named "General Settings", and is found in the "Store Config" menu area in the left-hand column.

Do not be intimidated by the fairly large number of options on this page, because most of them will never need to be changed. However, you should customize all of the information in the "Meta Data" section at the top.

Confirm that the values in the "Locale Settings" section, near the bottom of the page, are correct. The other three menu items in the "Store Config" menu area can be used for: working with countries and the zones and states within them; tax rates that you wish applied to customers residing in those areas; and currencies that customers can view your products priced in, and at what foreign exchange rates.

Lastly, go to the "Site Documents" link in the "Documents" menu area in the left-hand column.

Edit the contents of, or simply delete, the four default site documents: About Us, Contact Us, Privacy Policy, and Terms & Conditions.

If and when you wish to deploy your CubeCart store on the Web, upload all of the contents of the CubeCart directory into the root directory of your remote server. Then export the CubeCart database on your local computer into an SQL file, and import that into your remote MySQL server. Next, modify the site settings within "includes/global.inc.php" if needed. Finally, test the CubeCart store as well as the admin panel, to verify that everything is working.

You now have a fully functioning online store, ready for products to be added.

Tutorial Pages:
» CubeCart 3.0 Installation and Configuration
» System Requirements
» Choosing and Downloading CubeCart
» Installing CubeCart
» Verifying Your Installation
» Configuring CubeCart

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