osCommerce (“open source Commerce”) is an e-commerce and online store-management software program. It can be used on any web server that has PHP and MySQL installed. It is available as free software under the GNU General Public License.

osCommerce MS2.2 does not profess to be the “ultimate” eCommerce solution. Rather than attempt to be all things to all people, it provides a basic set of functionality that meets the common needs of almost all online businesses. By taking this approach osCommerce has avoided the pitfalls from which many applications (including its own forks) historically suffer: too much functionality, requiring an overly complex implementation.

The following is a list of key features of osCommerce MS2.2 as stated on the osCommerce site:

1. Compatible with PHP 4 and MySQL - easily portable to version 5.
2. Compatible with all major browsers.
3. Multi-lingual English, German and Spanish by default.
4. Automatic web-based installation.
5. Unlimited number of products and categories.
6. Automatic setup of e-commerce payment systems: Authorize.net, 2Checkout.com, iPayment.de, PayPal.com, PsiGate.com, SECPay.com, and TrustCommerce.com; Many other add-on ecommerce payment systems, off-line (manual) credit card payments) and on-line payment processing.
7. Multi-currency support via manual update from exchange rate server.
8. Support for dynamic images (one image per product).
9. Supports physical products as well as product downloads.
10. Web-based administration module.
11. Database backup and restore.
12. Temporary and permanent shopping carts.
13. Secure transactions with SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) support.
14. Many shipping options including by weight, price, or destination.
15. Real-time shipping quote integration with UPS, USPS.
16. Zone-based shipping options as well as a free shipping option as part of Order Totals Module.
17. Full tax functionality, included compounded taxes, different zones for different products.

In implementing osCommerce one key decision is how to integrate the design. Unlike its forks, osCommerce MS2.2 does not come with a template system, but third party osCommerce templates are available. This has been seen as a negative for some. However it does mean that designs can be hand-coded or a template system installed. There are several well-known template systems, including STS and BTS and SMARTY.

Here you will find some osCommerce web 2.0 glossy buttons free to download. These buttons have only English text and at the moment come only in four colors(more to be added soon).

New color suggestions are welcome.

Download Blue Background - White Text & Black Text.

Download Green Background - Black Text.

Download Orange Background - Black Text.

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