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Frequently Asked QuestionsQ. Is there a web hosting provider that you recommend? A. Well, if you like CF Shopkart you should really consider hosting it through me. The only way I make money from it is through hosting, and through projects and customization I do. The software is completely free. That said, if you INSIST on hosting with someone else, then I suggest using Hostek. I have used them for a number of years and have been very pleased with their service. They are fast, reliable, and their support is superior to any other provider I have hosted with. I have heard good things about GoDaddy but make sure you go with their Windows Hosting for version 5.4. I have not tested 5.5 on their Linux hosting. There are several people who have installed CF Shopkart 5.4 on there, and they have told me it works fine. ---- Q. I am a Coldfusion Developer. Can I use CF Shopkart for a project I'm working on that I will make money doing? A. Sure! Why not? You can charge for your time! I do :-). Just don't charge for the actual code or resell it. ----- Q. Is support offered for CF Shopkart? A. Yes, but only if you are a hosting customer. I do not sell licenses or support it on other hosting services. I just don't have the time to do that anymore. I am busy supporting people who support me financially by hosting through CF Shopkart with me. ----- Q. Is it really free? A. Yes, CF Shopkart is totally and completely free to download and use. I only charge for support if you want to pay for it (the forum is free). If you download it and host it elsewhere, at least drop by the forums and leave some kind remarks. ---- Q. Can I redistribute CF Shopkart on my own website? A. No, please just link to this site. I want the traffic to come to my site, no yours, and if it's not coming here then I don't get people looking for Coldfusion Hosting and they end up going somehwere else. ---- Q. Can I hire you to do a project? A. You will have to use the contact form to ask me if I'm available for your project. I am usually pretty busy, but there is a chance I might be able to work on your project so it can't hurt to ask ;-) ---- Q. How can I help with the CF Shopkart project? A. By particpating in the forum, posting modifcations and bug fixes there, and suggestions on improvements. With version 5.5, you can add a feature or help improve a featre, and then submit you changes to me. You may write an update script (or I will) and then I will release the improvements as an update. ---- Q. Is the code in the download encrypted (can I modify it)? A. It is not encrypted, and you can modify it. ---- Q. I am a hosting provider and would like to offer CF Shopkart as part of an ecommerce solution. Can I do this? A. Yes, but only if you contact me and we can come to a written agreement over a share of the monthly hosting fee (you can make me an affiliate). CF Shopkart is free for personal use and for Coldfusion Programmers. Support licenses, hosting, and companies like you help to keep the project going, so please contact me if you would like to make an arrangement. ------ Q. I only have one or two products to sell, is CF Shopkart right for me? A. Yes, you can sell just one item from CF Shopkart or a hundred. You can use it to build what is called a 'squeeze page' from which you sell just one item. ------ Q. The image editor I see in the demo doesn't appear in my installation. Why is that? A. The image editor uses cfimageffects.cfc which is not open source and would be wrong for me ot distribute with CF Shopkart. At the time of me writing this, it only costs $50, which is a fair price considering you are getting CF Shopkart free. If you host CF Shopkart through me, you will have access to the advanced image editor, but you may not use the cfc in anything else unless you purchase a license from them. You can buy it from Foundeo. Just upload it to your /admin/components/photoeditor/actions/ folder and it will automatically be detected when you go to edit an image. ------ Q. Does CF Shopkart 5.5 run on Coldfusion MX 7? A. No. As of Version 5.5, CF Shopkart will now run only on CF Server 8 and higher. I am not longer writing code to support MX 7 because there are so many features in CF 8 that I want to use. If you need CF 8 hosting, please signup to the hosting service to help support my efforts. ----- Q. Does CF Shopkart run on Linux? A. As of version 5.5, Yes! ----- Q. I see support for MS Access and My SQL. What about MS SQL? A. No existing version officially support MS SQL, but people have told me they got it working with MS SQL with little effort. See the forum for more information. I have done my best to write my queries so they are compatible with most databases, but I have only ever used MS Access (rarely) and MySQL. In a future update I will try to get official support for MS SQL if the demand is out there. ----- Q. Can you integrate a payment gateway for me? A. Yes, I can. I have experience integrating many different gateways into CF Shopkart. It supports the most popular ones, but if you need one integrated I can do it for a fair price. ----- Q. Does CF Shopkart support subscription based items and, if so, can I use a payment gateway with that feature? A. Yes, you can sell subscription based items. Version 5.5 now supports subscription payments through Authorize.net, Manerva, and PayPal. I will be adding others when I can.
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