osCommerce is an online shop
e-commerce solution under on going development by the open
source community.
Its feature packed out-of-the-box installation
allows store owners to setup, run, and maintain their online
stores with minimum effort and with absolutely no costs or
license fees involved.
osCommerce combines open source solutions to provide a
free and open e-commerce platform, which includes the powerful
PHP web scripting language, the stable Apache web server,
and the fast MySQL database server.
With no restrictions or special requirements, osCommerce
is able to run on any PHP3 or PHP4 enabled web server, on
any environment that PHP and MySQL supports, which includes
Linux, Solaris, BSD, and Microsoft Windows environments.
osCommerce is an online shop solution that offers a wide
range of out-of-the-box features that allows online stores
to be setup fairly quickly with ease, and is available for
free as an open source based solution released under the
GNU General Public License.
osCommerce was started in March 2000 and has since matured
to a solution which is currently powering 1375 registered
live shops around the world.
Today, an international based team is dedicated in taking
osCommerce to the next level, moving towards an e-commerce
framework solution that would not only remain being easy
to setup and maintain, but also making it easier for store
administrators to present their stores to their customers
in their own special ways.
The success of osCommerce is ensured 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.
You are more than welcome in contributing to the success
of osCommerce by helping out in the realization of the project,
by participating in the forums, by donating to the team
developers or sponsoring the project, or just by spreading
the word!