{"id":276,"date":"2007-03-02T11:57:23","date_gmt":"2007-03-02T11:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bodhost.com\/kb\/\/web-hosting\/index.php\/2007\/03\/02\/oscommerce-features\/"},"modified":"2026-02-26T14:04:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T14:04:57","slug":"oscommerce-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bodhost.com\/kb\/oscommerce-features\/","title":{"rendered":"What is OS Commerce?"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n

What is OS Commerce?<\/h4>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

OS Commerce online shop e-commerce solution that offers a huge range of out-of-the-box features. That allows online stores to set up quickly with ease, and it is available for free as an Open Source-based solution released under the GNU General Public License.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

It was started in March 2000 and has since matured to a solution that currently powers 12,689 registered live shops around the world.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Nowadays, OS Commerce has taken to the next level, moving towards an e-commerce framework solution. That not only remains easy to set up and maintain but also makes it easier for store administrators to present their stores to their customers with their own unique requirements.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The success of OS Commerce secured by a great and active community where members help one another out and participate in development issues reflecting upon the current state of the project.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

How to Install and What are the Requirements?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

OS Commerce installs on any server where a web server with PHP installs and has access to a MySQL database server.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

This includes shared servers, VPS servers, managed dedicated servers<\/a><\/strong>, and also locally on the computer you are currently using, using Linux, Unix, BSD, Mac OS X, and Microsoft Windows operating systems.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

You Should take care to ensure:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

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  1. OS Commerce runs on all PHP versions from 4.0 to the latest version. While at the same time taking advantage of new PHP features introduced since the PHP 4.1 series. And remaining compatible with 4.0+ versions.<\/li>\r\n
  2. OS Commerce runs on all PHP-enabled web servers. In both module and CGI based installations, on many operating systems.<\/li>\r\n
  3. OS Commerce runs on most server-specific configurations ranging from dedicated servers to shared servers. That utilizes different PHP configurations such as register_global and safe_mode restrictions<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

    These Following points will describe OS-commerce in detail:-<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n