Software is creating online stores, open source and free, most authentic we have discussed so far. Magento and many others have emerged in the world of online shopping with reference to OsCommerce. It was released in 2000, developed in PHP and now is stuck in version 3.0.2 beta mode. Most of developer community disappeared in 2011.
For over a decade, and gave coverage OsCommerce worked for thousands of online stores. It was not until 2010 that showed a more stable, long time when you consider that they had more than fourteen thousand registered online shops. Today however, hardly exceed twelve thousand and the trend is downward. Meanwhile, there are other applications like Magento and Prestashop willing to correct all those deficiencies of the father of creation software and online store design.
OsCommerce Development and updated, like all open source programs, a large community that follows the philosophy of the brand, get a solution getting better, more stable, better performing. However, OsCommerce has lagged behind, has failed to modernize, adapt to new demands and other younger and more dynamic programs have taken the lead.
Is a powerful but tables and system design is outdated. It has lots of modules already developed, with many payment gateways and with possibility of multiple languages, but require large PHP programming skills to make any changes. Nor has large investments and other applications, Magento, Prestashop, ... In the latest stable version corrected several security problems but it has not been enough.
OsCommerce installation is simple and clean but needs plenty of modules to start working as a real online store. In other respects he wins the battle to Magento, for example in terms of the structure of your database and the use of the cache. Also please tell her to run that consumes far fewer resources than other CMS Development, however, does not work with CSS, as if you do Prestashop, which turns into a nightmare the online store design.
We'll have to wait and see if the community of OsCommerce resumed work on the latest beta version, if you decide to change your system tables to finish solving security issues and when added to the brilliant career that have undertaken other CMS. It would be a pity to disappear after years of work and have been undisputed reference for many of the current software for creation and design of virtual stores.
For over a decade, and gave coverage OsCommerce worked for thousands of online stores. It was not until 2010 that showed a more stable, long time when you consider that they had more than fourteen thousand registered online shops. Today however, hardly exceed twelve thousand and the trend is downward. Meanwhile, there are other applications like Magento and Prestashop willing to correct all those deficiencies of the father of creation software and online store design.
OsCommerce Development and updated, like all open source programs, a large community that follows the philosophy of the brand, get a solution getting better, more stable, better performing. However, OsCommerce has lagged behind, has failed to modernize, adapt to new demands and other younger and more dynamic programs have taken the lead.
Is a powerful but tables and system design is outdated. It has lots of modules already developed, with many payment gateways and with possibility of multiple languages, but require large PHP programming skills to make any changes. Nor has large investments and other applications, Magento, Prestashop, ... In the latest stable version corrected several security problems but it has not been enough.
OsCommerce installation is simple and clean but needs plenty of modules to start working as a real online store. In other respects he wins the battle to Magento, for example in terms of the structure of your database and the use of the cache. Also please tell her to run that consumes far fewer resources than other CMS Development, however, does not work with CSS, as if you do Prestashop, which turns into a nightmare the online store design.
We'll have to wait and see if the community of OsCommerce resumed work on the latest beta version, if you decide to change your system tables to finish solving security issues and when added to the brilliant career that have undertaken other CMS. It would be a pity to disappear after years of work and have been undisputed reference for many of the current software for creation and design of virtual stores.
