Re: OSCommerce. PHP and FrontPage

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From: Deborah (D.A_at_covermyfuton.com)
Date: 10/05/04 

Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 00:46:37 -0400

Thanks so much Chris, I'm going to take the plunge
and upgrade my software as it totally makes sense
to me that a FP upgrade will handle php with a little
more finesse.

You've given me valuable info and I think your enthusiasm
is contagious..lol I'm looking forward to getting started!

Thanks again Chris, I'll be trying contentseed, the more I look at it
the more I like it..lol
Take Care..Debb

"Chris Leeds, MVP-FrontPage" <Leeds@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:errauVoqEHA.1992@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> Inline:
>
> --
> Chris Leeds,
> Microsoft MVP-FrontPage
>
> Make More Money With Less Work
> AND Blow Your Clients Minds!
> http://contentseed.com/
> --
> "Deborah" <D.A@covermyfuton.com> wrote in message
> news:LcSdndBWIeogn__cRVn-sw@rogers.com...
> > Hi Chris thanks for the speedy and informative reply :-D
> >
> > I'm using FrontPage2K but will be upgrading my software.
> > For now, I'm still satisfied with 2k, but would like to know of
> > any conflict with an upgrade, or if there is need to reconfig
> > something when upgrading FP.
>
> I've had better success easier with frontpage 2003. before that I used fp
> 02.
> 2003 has better rendering of asp tags <? ?> in "design view" and it's a
lot
> nicer with "split view" which previous editions lacked.
> IMHO it's well worth the upgrade.
>
> >
> > I'd like to do both, have some sites be basic template and others
> > be fully designed according to the clients spec's and some sites
> > being highly creative, such as photography sites.
>
> No sweat on either account. do a quick google for vincent van gallery or
> vvg, they're a mod on the os comerce shopping cart specifically for
> pictures.
>
> >
> > I read about the changes that can be made in the FP Tools
> > etc and found the below article nice and straightforward
> > http://www.webworkshop.org/frontpage/working_with_php.htm
> > but other articles I've read..seem daunting.
>
> That's a good trick, I use it myself in certain instances "surrounding the
> php code with the <script> tag instead of the <? ?>.
> It's much easier in frontpage 2003, all you've got to do is set php to
open
> as html (so you've got design view). You generally don't need to do the
> script tag conversion and it'd be a little tedious on an entire package
like
> OS comerce.
>
> >
> > The FrontPage components, I generally try to use NotePad for
> > say javascripting and import my completed work, or I use
> > a third party AddOn for some navigation components.
>
> The reason I was asking was that I found a good way to get frontpage to
> behave normally, ie allow navigation bars and other components is just
leave
> the file extension .htm/.html and set the server to process php code on it
> anyway. it may seem a little much but it's really easy and works great.
> this technique would be best suited if you wanted to add PHP functionality
> to an existing web where the pages are .htm/.html and contain frontpage
> components or need to interact fully with a frontpage dependant site.
> there's a PDF i recently did on how to do this on a server. it's written
> for the host really but the instructions are simple:
> http://contentseed.com/help/files/PHP_as_HTM-HTML.pdf
>
>
> >
> > I checked out your APP :-D All my clients (almost ;-) ) want to edit
> > their own sites and usually what I do is install all needed software and
> > train them for a fee, or I'm still maintaining the site for a fee. With
> > OSC, it's free and it's everything I or the clients requesting it would
> > need to manage their own web based environments. Add your app
> > to the mix :-)
>
> That's the idea. someone could buy a template, smack a "seed" into each
> page the client needs, publish it to the web and just let the client put
in
> their content. there's even a "paste from word" button to clean up their
> text.
>
> Many of my clients can't afford the inital shopping cart
> > fee's licenses, then the processing fee's (which I may now offer at a
> decent
> > price) hosting, etc.
>
> If you want to offer hosting check out a friend's site:
http://arendkay.net
> his "reseller" prices are great and he's a 100% stand-up guy.
>
> So I've affiliated myself with a few companies and
> > would like to start the OSC offering.
>
> I think it's a good Idea. The more you offer the better off you'll be.
If
> you find that you're more comfortable working with .asp check out
> www.candypress.com I've done a number of carts with it and it's easy to
work
> with. i found it to be very "blendable" with the rest of the site. my
site
> uses one (for experimentation mostly) http://nedp.net/services and i think
> it's blended pretty well.
>
>
> >
> > Thanks again Chris. Debb
>
> No problem Debb, Feel free to download one of the contentseed apps and try
> your luck with it! I'll be glad to help you with any of the "finepoints".
>
> >
> >
> > "Chris Leeds, MVP-FrontPage" <Leeds@mvps.org> wrote in message
> > news:OmvCqmnqEHA.4004@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > you absolutely can work with php code in FrontPage and there's no
reason
> > at
> > > all to bang you head against a wall. ;-)
> > >
> > > Would you be doing a lot of development of the oscommerce software or
> > > basically just making it look like the rest of the site?
> > >
> > > Do you intend to use any FrontPage components in the php pages?
> > components
> > > like; navigation bars, include page, forms, etc?
> > >
> > > I've found a number of ways to make it much less painful, and
> surprisingly
> > > pleasant, to work with php in FrontPage see my app below. ;-)
> > >
> > > Also, what version of FrontPage do you have?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Chris Leeds,
> > > Microsoft MVP-FrontPage
> > >
> > > Make More Money With Less Work
> > > AND Blow Your Clients Minds!
> > > http://contentseed.com/
> > > --
> > > "Deborah" <D.A@covermyfuton.com> wrote in message
> > > news:DamdnRh3hqFmafzcRVn-uQ@rogers.com...
> > > > Hi Everyone,
> > > > I've been researching OSCommerce as a cart option for
> > > > current and future clients.
> > > > Some of my clients sites are built with StoreFront, but I've been
> > > > getting a lot of requests for OSCommerce and I use one of the
> > > > affiliated CCard processors, so in that respect I know the support
> > > > is great.
> > > >
> > > > I found an app PHP Rocket that seems to make using PHP
> > > > with FrontPage a little more tolerable..anyone using or used this?
> > > > http://www.totalpconline.com/phprocketaddin/?page=main.html
> > > >
> > > > Is there anyway to use OSCommerce with FrontPage? Is it possible
> > > > and if so, does it require banging my head against my monitor in
> > > > frustration level? Wanna know so I can get my hemet on ;-)
> > > >
> > > > Any help is greatly appreciated, Thanks! Debb
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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