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OrangeCat · 10-06-2008, 22:47

I was all set to use Magento for an online store, it looks awesome. But it's horrible to install and I don't see having it up anytime soon.

I hate oscommerce and zencart. Hate cubecart too.

Is there anything else out there that comes close to what Magento offers and is open source?

I'd appreciate any suggestions!

mosaicflight · 10-06-2008, 23:12

What is it that you need to do. Creloaded uses oscommerce but has added modules.

you can demo it and see some samples, go to sell from the web (it's a site) /demos.html

John Good · 11-06-2008, 01:37

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Originally Posted by OrangeCat

I hate oscommerce and zencart. Hate cubecart too.

Then you'll have to build from scratch

kwills · 11-06-2008, 03:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Good

Then you'll have to build from scratch

No you don't, have a look at using this: Magento - Home - Open Source eCommerce Evolved
Been having a look the past few days into using it and it looks good enough.

John Good · 11-06-2008, 03:48

You should read the post before posting kwills

kwills · 11-06-2008, 04:01

Oh Shit, sorry man. Oh well, live and learn and all that...

It isn't that hard to set up anyway.

OrangeCat · 13-06-2008, 01:03

It is when your host doesn't support the pdo extension. Which many do not.

Using the cgi workaround is said to be slow and not suitable for a live site. So Magento is basically useless to me at this point.

I just need something user friendly for clients that want ecommerce stores. So they can add, edit and remove products themselves. Didn't think it would be so hard to find!

Would love to use Expression Engine but that is not open source (the ecommerce module isn't anyway).

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OrangeCat Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 37	Good open source ecommerce cms? I was all set to use Magento for an online store, it looks awesome. But it's horrible to install and I don't see having it up anytime soon. I hate oscommerce and zencart. Hate cubecart too. Is there anything else out there that comes close to what Magento offers and is open source? I'd appreciate any suggestions!

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mosaicflight sell from the web Join Date: May 2008 Location: Raleigh, North Carolina Posts: 4	What is it that you need to do. Creloaded uses oscommerce but has added modules. you can demo it and see some samples, go to sell from the web (it's a site) /demos.html

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kwills Now Freelance! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Warrington, UK Posts: 476	Oh Shit, sorry man. Oh well, live and learn and all that... It isn't that hard to set up anyway.

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OrangeCat Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 37	It is when your host doesn't support the pdo extension. Which many do not. Using the cgi workaround is said to be slow and not suitable for a live site. So Magento is basically useless to me at this point. I just need something user friendly for clients that want ecommerce stores. So they can add, edit and remove products themselves. Didn't think it would be so hard to find! Would love to use Expression Engine but that is not open source (the ecommerce module isn't anyway).

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