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How to build your own eCommerce web site - Video Tutorial.

Chapter 1: What we will be covering in this online video tutorial.
	1 - What we will be building - Store front. (5:41)		SteveBraithwaite.com
	2 - What we will be building - Admin area. (3:47)		SteveBraithwaite.com
	3 - What you will need. (6:15)
Chapter 2: Installing your database.
	1 - Sign up for your web hosting. (5:41)		Galaxy Gig web hosting*
	2 - Installing the mySQL database. (3:10)		The mySQL website.
	3 - A quick look at the mySQL website. (0:49)		The mySQL website.
Chapter 3: Installing the OSCommerce software.
	1 - Download the osCommerce software. (1:44)		osCommerce website.
	2 - A look at the osCommerce website itself. (2:36)		osCommerce website.
	3 - Unzipping osCommerce. (2:59)
	4 - Downloading SmartFTP. (4:03)		Smart FTP**
	5 - Installing OSCommerce using SmartFTP. (5:22)
	6 - Connecting osCommerce to the database. (4:55)
	7 - Warning #1 the install directory. (2:41)
	8 - Warning #2 the configure.php file. (3:29)
	9 - Set permissions on catalog/images. (1:20)
	10 -Set permissions - admin/images/graphs. (1:04)
Chapter 4: Configuration.
	1- Administrators. (2:21)
	Watch the complete tutorial here.
	2 - My Store. (10:43)
	3 - Minimum Values. (2:11)
	4 - Maximum Values. (11:07)
	5 - Images. (3:56)
	6 - Customer Details. (1:28)
	7 - Shipping/Packaging. (1:42)
	8 - Product Listing. (3:47)
	9 - Stock. (2:02)
	10 - Logging. (0:52)
	11 - Cache. (0:33)
	12 - E-Mail Options. (2:29)
	13 - Download. (1:12)
	14 - GZip Compression. (1:39)
	15 - Sessions. (1:33)
Chapter 5: Catalog.
	1 - Categories (4:25)
	2 - Products. (6:56)
	3 - Products Attributes. (6:45)		Download File
	4 - Manufacturers. (1:16)
	5 - Reviews. (2:36)
	6 - Specials. (1:40)
	7 - Products Expected. (2:09)
Chapter 6: Modules.
	1 - Payment. (2:18)
	2 - Shipping. (3:58)
	3 - Order Total. (2:37)
Chapter 7: Customers.
	1 - Customers. (2:41)
	2 - Orders. (0:30)
Chapter 8: Locations/Taxes.
	1 - Countries. (2:11)		ISO.org
	2 - Zones. (1:43)
	3 - Tax Zones. (1:49)
	4 - Tax Classes. (1:00)
	5 - Tax Rates. (3:22)
Chapter 9: Localization.
	1 - Currencies. (3:32)
	2 - Languages. (2:35)
	3 - Order Status. (0:58)
Chapter 10: Reports.
	1 - Products Viewed. (1:23)
	2 - Products Purchased. (0:31)
	3 - Customers Orders - Total. (0:36)
Chapter 11: Tools.
	1 - Database Backup. (5:59)
	2 - Banner Manager. (7:04)
	3 - Cache Control. (2:15)
	4 - Define Languages. (2:53)
	5 - File Manager. (4:03)
	6 - Send Email. (1:42)
	7 - Newsletter manager. (3:11)
	8 - Server Info. (1:27)
	9 - Who's Online. (2:42)
Chapter 12: The Stylesheet.
	1 - What the Stylesheet is and does. (5:51)
	2 - boxText (3:58)
	3 - errorBox (1:21)
	4 - stockWarning (1:45)
	5 - productsNotifications (1:22)
	6 - orderEdit (2:44)
	7 - BODY (1:52)
	8 - A (1:14)
	9 - A:hover (1:09)
	10 - FORM (0:37)
	11 - TR.header (2:13)
	12 - TR.headerNavigation (4:23)
	13 - TD.headerNavigation (1:01)
	14 - A.headerNavigation (2:27)
	15 - A.headerNavigationHover (1:27)
	16 - TR.headerError (1:07)
	17 - TD.headerError (1:18)
	18 - TR.headerInfo (0:42)
	19 - TD.headerInfo (1:15)
	20 - TR.footer (0:59)
	21 - TD-footer (1:37)
	22 - infoBox (1:22)
	23 - infoBoxContents (1:19)
	24 - infoBoxNotice (0:57)
	25 - infoBoxNoticeContents (1:01)
	26 - TD.infoBoxHeading (1:46)
	27 - TD.infoBox - SPAN.infoBox (0:56)
	28 - TR.row-colors-odd-even (2:20)
	29 - TABLE.productListing (2:07)
	30 - productListing.heading (1:17)
	31 - productListing.data (1:47)
	32 - A.pageResults (1:22)
	33 - A.pageResults.Hover (1:13)
	34 - TD.pageHeading (1:19)
	35 - TD.main - P.main (2:39)
	36 - TD.SPAN - P.smallText (1:51)
	37 - TD.fieldKey (0:54)
	38 - TD.fieldValue (2:01)
	39 - TD.tableHeading (2:11)
	40 - SPAN.newItemInCart (1:29)
	41 - CHECKBOX-INPUT-RADIO-SELECT (1:20)
	42 - SPAN.greetUser (1:23)
	43 - SPAN.markProductOutOfStock (1:06)
	44 - SPAN.productSpecialPrice (0:49)
	45 - moduleRow (1:25)
	46 - moduleRowOver (2:11)
	47 - moduleRowSelected (0:46)	>
	48 - checkoutBarFrom - checkoutBarTo (1:08)
	49 - checkoutBarCurrent (1:00)
	50 - messageStackError messageStackWarning (1:26)
	51 - messageStackSuccess (1:15)
	52 - inputRequirement (1:27)
Chapter 13: Customizing your store.
	1 - Overview. (1:43)
	2 - Header - Change header graphic. (9:26)
	3 - Header - Remove header icons. (3:44)
	4 - Header - Navigation - Breadcrumb trail. (2:48)
	5 - Header - Navigation - Extra navigation links. (6:04)
	6 - Add a background graphic to the body tag. (3:49)
	7 - Fixed width site. (11:35)		Download File
	8 - Edit left and right columns. (4:05)
	9 - Edit main text. (6:27)
	10 - Edit main text with tables. (2:23)		Download index.php
	11 - Remove infobox rounded corners. (9:02)
	12 - Add background graphic - fixed width center. (8:21)
	13 - Edit footer. (3:01)
	14 - Edit column left - Add an advert. (6:23)
	15 - Change the link mouse over color. (3:21)
	16 - Remove the BR tag from the index page. (2:33)
	17 - Make slider gif transparent corners. (3:34)
	18 - Remove the surfer dude graphic. (17:25)
	19 - Remove the category cartoon icons. (2:59)
	20 - Add Shipping details. (3:21)
	21 - Add a Privacy Notice. (2:28)
	22 - Add Conditions of Use. (2:04)
Chapter 14: Contributions.
	1 - Change the buttons. (7:51)
	2 - Add the FCKeditor (30:33)

Chapter 15: Security.
	1 - SSL (3:40)

Chapter 16: One last thing.
	1 - Connect your domain name to your site. (4:55)