A question I see asked from time to time in the osCommerce support forums is "how do I add a field to the products table?" That's a question that requires an answer a bit more involved than what can normally be provided in a forum post, so I thought I give a little tutorial on the process. There is ...
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Last time we talked about our plan to add a new field to the products display. We discussed what we are going to do, now its time to talk about how to do it. There is a lot of information to cover, and technical information at that so lets jump right in.
A common tool for managing databases which...
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Ok ok, I know apologies are in order. I never anticipated it would take me this long to finish this series, not to mention having so much time transpire between entries. However some times life has a way of directing your attention to other areas. So it happens, enough said about that, however I am ...
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Now that we have a spot in our database and an input form for our new field, we can turn our attention to processing that form and adding the data collected to the database. If you haven't done so already go back and review the previous parts of this series as I intend to just right in.
You will ...
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Well we have finally reached the end, although perhaps the most important part. The reason we went through all the trouble, and actually display something on a page in our store. Before we get our hands dirty today, I want to explain the prime motivation of this series. I may very well be that you h...
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