Open Source Resources for Web Application Developers

Digistore Ecommerce is a fully featured store based on the popular osCommerce engine. Boasting improvements both to the administration and the end user experience – Digistore has quickly become a popular choice for people wishing to market products online.

Digistore allows users to be ‘live’ and selling only minutes after installation is complete. Digistore is a full content management system that requires no HTML or programming knowledge to operate. Now available for download completely free of charge under the General Public License Agreement.

You can see Digistore Demo Shop from the screenshot above. It works like otherEcommerce software solutions. Add items to cart and then checkout, you can also view your cart items on the left hand side any time.

Digistore Admin Area above is clean and easy to use. Digistore has the following Exclusive Features as well.

• HTMLarea ( WYSIWYG editor) help
• Advanced template colour and layout control help
• Instore advertisement manager help
• Thumbnail and large product images
• Express checkout option
• Secure administration login and access control

You can view all features and requirements here.

Requirements: PHP Server with MySQL
Demo: http://digistore.co.nz/
License: GPL License

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OpenCart is an open source PHP-based online shopping cart system. A robust e-commerce solution for Internet merchants with the ability to create their own online business and participate in e-commerce at a minimal cost.

OpenCart is designed feature rich, easy to use, search engine friendly and with a visually appealing interface. It is not as pretty as Magento, but it is still a very good alternative of paid shopping cart system. Now, log on to the administration section to see how the back-end works with Username: demo / Password: demo.

Visit the live demonstration site to get a feel for how OpenCart works. This is simple template populated with some sample products and cateogries.

Requirements: Apache, PHP 5+ and MySQL
Demo: http://www.opencart.com/demonstration
(Username: demo / Password: demo)
License: GPL License

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FatFreeCart is the free version of E-junkie shopping cart. Get Google CheckoutIt works inside your website, your blog and will even work from your MySpace page. It is simply a copy-paste cart and does not require you to register with us or install anything.

FatFreeCart works with PayPal and Google Checkout. It supports product variations, shipping, handling and sales tax. On top of being certified by PayPal and Google, it has been successfully tested on humans and they absolutely love it (which means higher conversion rates for you). FatFreeCart is also the only serious cart with a somewhat funny name.

Requirements: No Requirements
Demo: http://www.fatfreecart.com/
License: License Free

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Have you thought of buidling your own e-shop, selling different kind of items on the internet? We are not talking about ebay or Shopify. This is absolutely free and open-source, you can install it on your own server. Magento is a new professional open-source eCommerce solution offering unprecedented flexibility and control. With Magento, never feel trapped in your eCommerce solution again. This web application is genius, I would never believe it is an open-source project.

• Unlimited flexibility and no constraints
• Completely Scalable Architecture
• Professional and Community Support
• Smooth Integration with 3rd party apps
• Cutting Edge Features

Try the frontend yourself , explore how a Magento-driven store might look to your customer and test some of the features. Get a feel for it by going through the checkout process, tagging a product or leaving a review. You can zoom in and out of the product.

In the backend (Admin Username: admin Password: 123123), see how easy it is to do things like add product attributes, set up promotions or manage a catalog. The user interface is stunning.

Requirements: Apache Web Server (1.x or 2.x), PHP 5.2.0+, MySQL 4.1.20+
Frontend Demo: http://demo.magentocommerce.com/
Backend Demo: http://demo-admin.magentocommerce.com/(Admin Username: admin Password: 123123)
License: Open Software License (OSL 3.0)

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