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Squirrelcart v6.1.0

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C

CHMOD
UNIX command for changing permissions. Each file is assigned permissions based upon the ownership, the group membership, and the accessibility of the file to non-authenticated users. Permissions are assigned in a combination of three variants: Read permission (assigned a numeric value of 4) allows a user to view the contents of a file or a directory. Write permission (assigned a numeric value of 2) allows a user to view and make changes to a file. Execute permission (assigned a numeric value of 1) allows a user to run the program contained in a file. Only the owner of the file or directory can change permissions UNIX clients can modify permissions through an F.T.P. client, such as CuteFTP or WS-FTP.

CSS

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is a simple mechanism for adding style (e.g. fonts, colors, spacing) to Web documents. For more information on CSS, please visit this url:

http://www.w3.org/Style/CSS/

CURL
CURL is a PHP extension that allows your web server to connect to other webservers via standard URLs. For more information on CURL, see this URL:
http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.curl.php

E

expat

Expat is a PHP extension that allows PHP to parse XML. Parsing XML puts it into a structure that makes it easier for Squirrelcart to read.

You can read more about expat in regards to PHP here: http://php.net/xml

F

fsockopen
fsockopen is a PHP function that allows you to communicate via sockets to a remote host. It is enabled by default in PHP. 

FTP
FTP is an acronym for File Transfer Protocol. It is a protocol used to transfer files from an FTP Client and an FTP Server. For more information about FTP, see this link.

G

GD

According to GD's website, GD is an "ANSI C library for the dynamic creation of images. GD creates PNG and JPEG images, among other formats. GD does not create GIF images. ". It is available as an extension to PHP. Squirrelcart uses GD to handle it's advanced image features.

For more info on GD with PHP, see this URL: http://www.php.net/image

For the official GD site, see this URL: http://www.boutell.com/gd/

I

IP Address

An IP address is a unique number that identifies a computer on the internet. The format is as follows:

192.168.0.1

To determine your web server's IP address, open a DOS prompt and enter the command:

ping example.com

Where "example.com" is the domain name of your website. This command will show you the IP address if successful.

M

Merchant Account
A merchant account allows your company to accept credit cards. Every time you use your credit card, the company you are paying is making use of their merchant account. Merchant accounts are sold by merchant account resellers. Most major banks offer them. Here are a few merchant account resellers for your reference:

 

http://merchantwarehouse.com

http://www.merchantexpress.com

http://wellsfargo.com

http://bankofamerica.com

 

Note: the sites above are not endorsed by Lighthouse Development. We are providing them as examples only.

MySQL
MySQL is an open source SQL database server. Squirrelcart uses a MySQL database to store all of it's data. To connect to MySQL, Squirrelcart needs the name of the MySQL server (usually 'localhost'), a username and password, and the name of the database. For more information on MySQL, visit their site at http://www.mysql.com.

O

OpenSSL

OpenSSL is an open source PHP extension that allows your server to connect to other websites securely. For more information on OpenSSL, visit this URL:

http://www.php.net/manual/en/ref.openssl.php 

P

PHP
According to PHP.NET, "PHP is a widely-used general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for Web development and can be embedded into HTML.". It is a server side language, similar to Perl, ASP, etc. Its the language that makes the Squirrelcart work behind the scenes. For more info, see the official site.

S

SOAP
SOAP is a PHP library built into PHP 5 and newer, used to communicate with web service APIs.

SSH
Secure Shell is a program to log into another computer over a network, to execute commands in a remote machine, and to move files from one machine to another. It provides strong authentication and secure communications over unsecure channels. It is intended as a replacement for telnet, rlogin, rsh, and rcp. For more information about secure shell, please see the official site: http://www.employees.org/~satch/ssh/faq/

SSL

SSL is an acronym for Secure Socket Layer. It is a protocol used to secure communications between two computers on a network via data encryption. When used on a website, it is initiated by visiting a URL using the HTTPS protocol.

Example: https://www.example.com

Determining if a Page is Secure

In most web browsers, a padlock will appear in the bottom right of your window to indicate that the page you are viewing is secure.

 

SSL Certificates

If you are planning on collecting sensitive data such as user or payment information, you should definitely implement SSL. SSL requires a certificate on your web server, to validate your identity to your customers. There are several companies that provide SSL certificates. Here are a few:

 

storefront
Your storefront page is the page that Squirrelcart uses to display your products and allow your customers to shop and checkout. By default, the storefront page is named store.php, but can be renamed.

T

Transaction Type

This field is used to determine how the transaction should be treated by your payment gateway. AUTH_CAPTURE will authorize the card, and capture the funds at the same time. If there is little or no delay between the time of the order and when you deliver the items ordered, you may want to choose this option. AUTH_ONLY will authorize the card, but not capture the funds. You can then login to your payment gateway to capture the funds when you are ready to deliver the items ordered.

W

Web Root
We use the term web root to describe the location on your web server that is at the highest level available to a web browser. For example, if your homepage is http://www.YourWebSite.com/index.htm, then the folder that "index.htm" is within is considered your web root. When viewing this folder using an FTP client, the name varies depending on the web server software your server is running. Some common names for this folder are:

X

XML
XML (eXtensible Markup Language) is a data format for structured document interchange on the Web. It is a standard defined by The World Wide Web consortium (W3C). Information about XML and related technologies can be found at http://www.w3.org/XML/.

 

 

 


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