WebStore 400CS Shopping Cart - RDC Software - Documentation

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System Requirements

UNIX operating system with Perl 5.005 nslookup Perl function used when nslookup is not available. sendmail Required Supplying an invalid UNIX path to sendmail in $sendmail in ws_global.setup will generate a System File not Found message. The status of nslookup and pgp are included in the error message. PGP When PGP is not available: Administrative e-mail order receipts are not encrypted. Order receipts saved to the server are not encrypted. Credit card information is not stored in order receipts saved to the server. If your server does not provide PGP, set $pgp = '' in ws_global.setup. Supplying an invalid UNIX path to pgp in $pgp will generate a System File not Found message. SSL (Secure Socket Layes) Ensures secure transmission of credit card information using a web browser.

Real-time payment processing requirements:

An Internet merchant account Telnet access if installing Perl modules and OpenSSL An SSL (Secure Socket Layer) implementation consisting of: Net::SSLeay 1.05 Perl module - download entire Net::SSLeay module now openssl-0.9.5 or openssl-0.9.6 c library Digest::MD5 Perl module (Authorize.Net only) - download entire Digest::MD5 module now WebStore's store setup file and merchant configuration file configured for a real-time processor.

RDC Software does not redistribute SSL products (openssl) or Perl modules. It is the responsibility of the user to set up an SSL implementation on their server.

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The installation of the SSL c library (openssl) and Perl modules may require root privileges. If so, these files should be installed by your system administrator.

Real-time payment processing may be disabled in WebStore by setting $merchant_file = '' in the store's setup file, outlet.setup.

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Helpful Knowledge and Prior Experience

You should have a working knowledge of HTML, including the use of frames and forms.

You should have prior experience configuring perl script(s).

The integration of real-time payment processing in WebStore is designed for use by programmers or developers knowledgeable in Perl, CGI, and SSL.

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Perl Scripts in WebStore 400CS Version: 4.15.00

ws400CS.cgi
Setup File: /Databases/outlet.setup

ws400CS.cgi is the WebStore shopping cart application which can execute in either a non-secure or secure environment (SSL - Secure Socket Layers). SSL is activated for order form requests and subsequent script processes.

ws_delete_files.cgi
Variables in script: ws_delete_files.cgi

ws_delete_files.cgi is a support script designed for WebStore applications with high traffic.

ws_delete_files.cgi deletes .cart and .bnr files from the /Web_store/User_carts sub-directory and .usr files from the /Web_store/Users sub-directory as a scheduled event using UNIX cron.

The script may also be configured for execution using a web browser. Web browser access has no effect on scheduled cron execution.

WebStore's delete file scheduler makes this application practically obsolete for single license users. For server licenses, ws_delete_files.cgi may be configured to delete files for all WebStore users on the server according to a universal time schedule, defined in $delete_age in ws_delete_files.cgi. Set $delete_age = ''; in each user's ws_global.setup file when using ws_delete_files.cgi to delete files.

ws_banner.cgi
Setup File: /Databases/ws_banner.setup

ws_banner.cgi displays banner advertisements in a random of predetermined sequence for each request of the script. ws_banner.cgi is a support script designed for and distributed with WebStore Frames.

ws_banner.cgi must be defined in a <frame src> tag of a frame document parsed by ws400CS.cgi:

<frame name="banner" src="http://www.YourDomain.xxx/Web_store/ws_banner.cgi?cart_id=">

ws_editor.cgi
Setup File: /Databases/outlet_editor.setup

ws_editor.cgi is WebStore's database editor which is compatible with the database in all versions of WebStore.

WS Editor includes a password protected administrative interface for adding, modifying, or deleting records from WebStore's item database.

WS Editor also performs tab-delimited spreadsheet conversions of WebStore's item database.

ws_mail.cgi
Default Mailing List Setup File: /Databases/ws_mail.setup

ws_mail.cgi is WebStore's mailing list application which receives e-mail address and name input via WS Mail's form submission or from WebStore when orders are submitted.

WS Mail includes a password protected administrative interface for sending mail to mailing lists, adding or deleting e-mail addresses, whois functions to InterNIC, etc.

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Suggested Windows Applications

PGP® for Windows 95/98/NT/2000

PGP is the world's defacto standard for e-mail encryption and authentication. A commercial license for PGP for Windows 95/98/NT/2000 may be purchased from the PGP Encryption Category of McAfee's Store. Military grade 128-bit encryption Flexibility and ease of use with hotkey access to features Transparent disk encryption with PGPdisk Easy e-mail encryption with one click or hotkey access Secure network communications with PGPnet World famous encryption PGP, Pretty Good Privacy, Phil's Pretty Good Software, and the Pretty Good label for computer software and hardware products are all trademarks of Philip R. Zimmermann. PGP is (c) Copyright Philip R. Zimmermann, 1990-1994. All rights reserved.

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UltraEdit and UltraEdit-32

Text Editor - HEX Editor - HTML Editor - Programmers Editor Does not add invalid line termination characters to text files, such as Perl scripts and setup files. Disk based text editing - up to 2GB file size. Line lengths up to 9k. File conversion: DOS to UNIX, UNIX to DOS, etc. Search and replace across directories. Color syntax highlighting - configurable, pre-configured for C/C++, VB, HTML, Java, and Perl. UltraEdit is a trademark of IDM Computer Solutions, Inc.. All rights reserved. Copyright© 2000 IDM Computer Solutions, Inc. Product image is the property of IDM Computer Solutions, Inc.

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WinZip®

Archive utility for Windows Built-in support for TAR, gzip, etc. Drag and drop to open, add, extract, print, and view files. WinZip is a registered trademark of Nico Mak Computing, Inc. Product image is the property of Nico Mak Computing, Inc.

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WS_FTP® Pro

File Transfer (FTP) Client for Windows Support for more host file systems than any other FTP client. Drag and drop files. Copyright © 1991-2000, Ipswitch, Inc. Product image is the property of Ipswitch, Inc. FTP explanations for setting directory and file permissions in WebStore's documentation are written for WS_FTP.

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Suggested Macintosh Applications

BBEdit

Text and HTML editor for Macintosh. Bare Bones Software, Inc. ®

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PGP® for Macintosh

PGP is the world's defacto standard for e-mail encryption and authentication. A commercial license for PGP for Macintosh may be purchased from the PGP Encryption Category of McAfee's Store. Military grade 128-bit encryption Flexibility and ease of use with hotkey access to features Transparent disk encryption with PGPdisk Easy e-mail encryption with one click or hotkey access Secure network communications with PGPnet World famous encryption PGP, Pretty Good Privacy, Phil's Pretty Good Software, and the Pretty Good label for computer software and hardware products are all trademarks of Philip R. Zimmermann. PGP is (c) Copyright Philip R. Zimmermann, 1990-1994. All rights reserved.

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	PGP is the world's defacto standard for e-mail encryption and authentication.
	A commercial license for PGP for Windows 95/98/NT/2000 may be purchased from the PGP Encryption Category of McAfee's Store.
	Military grade 128-bit encryption
	Flexibility and ease of use with hotkey access to features
	Transparent disk encryption with PGPdisk
	Easy e-mail encryption with one click or hotkey access
	Secure network communications with PGPnet
	World famous encryption

	PGP, Pretty Good Privacy, Phil's Pretty Good Software, and the Pretty Good label for computer software and hardware products are all trademarks of Philip R. Zimmermann.
	PGP is (c) Copyright Philip R. Zimmermann, 1990-1994. All rights reserved.

	Text Editor - HEX Editor - HTML Editor - Programmers Editor
	Does not add invalid line termination characters to text files, such as Perl scripts and setup files.
	Disk based text editing - up to 2GB file size.
	Line lengths up to 9k.
	File conversion: DOS to UNIX, UNIX to DOS, etc.
	Search and replace across directories.
	Color syntax highlighting - configurable, pre-configured for C/C++, VB, HTML, Java, and Perl.

	UltraEdit is a trademark of IDM Computer Solutions, Inc.. All rights reserved.
	Copyright© 2000 IDM Computer Solutions, Inc.
	Product image is the property of IDM Computer Solutions, Inc.

	Archive utility for Windows
	Built-in support for TAR, gzip, etc.
	Drag and drop to open, add, extract, print, and view files.

	WinZip is a registered trademark of Nico Mak Computing, Inc.
	Product image is the property of Nico Mak Computing, Inc.

	File Transfer (FTP) Client for Windows
	Support for more host file systems than any other FTP client.
	Drag and drop files.

	Copyright © 1991-2000, Ipswitch, Inc.
	Product image is the property of Ipswitch, Inc.

	FTP explanations for setting directory and file permissions in WebStore's documentation are written for WS_FTP.

	Text and HTML editor for Macintosh.

	Bare Bones Software, Inc. ®

	PGP is the world's defacto standard for e-mail encryption and authentication.
	A commercial license for PGP for Macintosh may be purchased from the PGP Encryption Category of McAfee's Store.
	Military grade 128-bit encryption
	Flexibility and ease of use with hotkey access to features
	Transparent disk encryption with PGPdisk
	Easy e-mail encryption with one click or hotkey access
	Secure network communications with PGPnet
	World famous encryption

	PGP, Pretty Good Privacy, Phil's Pretty Good Software, and the Pretty Good label for computer software and hardware products are all trademarks of Philip R. Zimmermann.
	PGP is (c) Copyright Philip R. Zimmermann, 1990-1994. All rights reserved.