CS Cart - Build Your Online Store in Minutes - Starting $195.00

A time ago, client approached me with question - could I help them out with CS Cart. At that particular day - I haven't heard a word of such Cart or System.

Since the needs from client side was just CSS based - I said - yup, I can help you out with your particular CSS needs.

Got access to production site, which was already built using out of box functionality.

My first impressions - OK - another CMS system (I will not even try to dig into it's modules/plugins or themes)

OK - I had to dig into themes section to make those particular CSS changes. 

I must admit - as for Drupal developer, this theming thing looks a bit complicated for me, I'm not saying it's wrong - just for me as a daily Drupaller it was a new learning curve.

CS Cart Online Store

But as I always like to say - if product does what it's meant to do - no technology, theming or another reason is obstacle of using and recommending such product. As far as I have found - CS Cart does what it says it does - it offers Online store with kinda one click install.

Here is a technical requirements to get you started with CS Cart

CS-Cart is developed to meet most server configurations ranging from shared hosting accounts to dedicated servers. In fact, there are only two core things that your host must have to run CS-Cart:

• PHP versions 5.3, 5.4, 5.5 (5.6 is not supported yet);
• MySQL version 4.1 or greater (MySQLi or pdo_mysql must be supported)

This makes CS-Cart compatible with almost every server that supports PHP and MySQL. However, we recommend Apache or any interchangeable alternative as the most robust and stable server for your web store.

Other requirements and recommendations include:

• safe_mode is disabled;
• GD library is installed;
  Please make sure your GD configuration includes FreeType font library
• cURL support is enabled;
  This PHP extension is required to ensure support for secure connections and some payment systems, including PayPal, Authorize.Net and Google Checkout, as well as real-time shipping rate calculators for FedEx and DHL/Airborne;
• Phar extension is enabled (built into PHP since v5.3.0);
• ZipArchive extension is enabled (built into PHP since v5.2.0);
• file_uploads is enabled;
• .htaccess file (if supported) should have the following directives allowed: DirectoryIndex, Deny, Allow, Options,Order, AddHandler, RewriteEngine, RewriteBase, RewriteCond and RewriteRule.
• the following PHP commands are enabled:ini_set, ftp_exec, ftp_connect, ftp_login, ftp_get, ftp_put, ftp_nb_fput, ftp_raw, ftp_rawlist, mysql_pconnect, eva, system, exec, shell_exec, passthru, escapeshellarg, set_time_limit
• allow_url_fopen option is enabled in PHP

Server operating system

With respect to the server operating systems, we recommend a Unix-like operating system such as FreeBSD,Linux or OS X. Our commitment to Unix-like systems is confirmed by their well-known scalability, better security capabilities and higher performance level.

Now what about Features?

CS Cart Editor

Customize Your Storefront in Real Time

With the built-in theme editor, you can change your storefront background, color scheme, fonts, and more directly on site.

Choose one of the default design presets or create your own unique style. No HTML or CSS knowledge required!

Built-­in Layouts Editor

CS-Cart includes a built-in layout editor that allows you to arrange data blocks in your storefront by simple drag & drop.

The editor makes it easy to create elegant grid-based layouts, both fixed-width and responsive.