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Agile Marketing Review
Date: April 10th 2008Originally Posted Here on the WebHostingTalk.com Discussion Board:
http://www.webhostingtalk.com/showthread.php?t=685292
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Date: September 26th 2004Originally Posted Here:
http://perl.about.com/od/phpscriptsandclasses/gr/aapr092604.htm
Squirrelcart PHP Shopping Cart
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Guide Rating - 
The Bottom Line
Squirrelcart is a top-notch shopping cart at an excellent price
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Description
- Template driven framework makes customization very easy. There are 56 templates included
- Automatically includes best sellers, new products, category previews
- There is no limit on categories or products
- Includes built in search functions, both simple and advanced
- Inventory control management is part of site administration
- UPS OnLineŽ Tools are built in
- You can customize shipping options to offer the best choice to your customers
- Squirrelcart supports SSL for secure payment transactions
- Easy to set up and administer, and installation can be added for a low fee
- Supports 16 Payment Gateway/Processors out of the box
Guide Review - Squirrelcart PHP Shopping Cart
I've recently had the pleasure of using the Squirrelcart PHP Shopping Cart on a site I am developing for a customer. What a joy! Like most developers I am pressed for time, and the last thing I want to do is to spend a lot of time getting to know a product before being able to use it. Squirrelcart is easy to install, and its intuitive user interface will have you up and running in no time.As a programmer, I enjoy working with products marked by excellence, and Squirrelcart easily fits this category. Those with a working knowledge of HTML can put together a shopping cart without having to program at all. If you have a solid understanding of HTML, you can begin to customize the site. And PHP programmers will enjoy the freedom of advanced customization with very little work.
In my eyes there's a big difference between churning out code, and art. Squirrelcart is a well written, well designed application that deserves to be in the spotlight. And at the low price of $109.00, you'll find it well within your range.
LockerGnome.com Squirrelcart Review
Date: February 11th 2004Originally Posted Here:
http://channels.lockergnome.com/web/backissues/20040211.phtml
WARE: SHOPPING SQUIRRELS
As I mentioned in the past, I'm working on a Web site for my mother-in-law. She wants to sell her Peanut Patties, Pecan Praline Patties, and BBQ Walnuts online. Having sampled the candies, I of course jumped at the request to build the site for her.
Well while planning the site I knew we need to get real-time shipping quotes so she would know how much to charge for shipping to various US locations. So I fiddled around with creating my own scripts to do this and just found it to be too much on my limited time budget. So I set out to find a nice shopping cart program which would do it for me, among other things.
Well while surfing one of those Web sites with all the scripts on them I came across Squirrelcart. Upon first look I was super impressed because it did both UPS and US Postal rates! This is perfect for her, since she lives in a small town with limited options for shipping.
Besides being well equipped in the shipping category, it has a multitude of support for various merchant accounts, including PayPal and 2Checkout. Both of these systems are very low cost to get into and help you to establish a merchant type account quickly and easily. Of course if you are doing a steady volume of sales you'll need to get a real account to get the best savings, but I digress.
The cart itself was very easy to install and even easier to get things set up. The administrator interface is awesome and very clean, kind of a Windows XP / Mac feel to it. Also the documentation and support systems they have in place are stellar as well. I had a few questions about the Paypal IPN service (which isn't in place 100% yet) and posted my support ticket with their system. 18 hours later I had a response and suggestion for following the issue! They also have a great community forum for those who require a wider range of replies.
So if you have a PHP / MySQL server and are in need of a great shopping cart, I have to recommend Squirrelcart. With a price tag of only $109, it's an easy pick for most budgets. If you need more data before you make the purchase plunge, then jump over here to see the current feature list.
As I mentioned in the past, I'm working on a Web site for my mother-in-law. She wants to sell her Peanut Patties, Pecan Praline Patties, and BBQ Walnuts online. Having sampled the candies, I of course jumped at the request to build the site for her.
Well while planning the site I knew we need to get real-time shipping quotes so she would know how much to charge for shipping to various US locations. So I fiddled around with creating my own scripts to do this and just found it to be too much on my limited time budget. So I set out to find a nice shopping cart program which would do it for me, among other things.
Well while surfing one of those Web sites with all the scripts on them I came across Squirrelcart. Upon first look I was super impressed because it did both UPS and US Postal rates! This is perfect for her, since she lives in a small town with limited options for shipping.
Besides being well equipped in the shipping category, it has a multitude of support for various merchant accounts, including PayPal and 2Checkout. Both of these systems are very low cost to get into and help you to establish a merchant type account quickly and easily. Of course if you are doing a steady volume of sales you'll need to get a real account to get the best savings, but I digress.
The cart itself was very easy to install and even easier to get things set up. The administrator interface is awesome and very clean, kind of a Windows XP / Mac feel to it. Also the documentation and support systems they have in place are stellar as well. I had a few questions about the Paypal IPN service (which isn't in place 100% yet) and posted my support ticket with their system. 18 hours later I had a response and suggestion for following the issue! They also have a great community forum for those who require a wider range of replies.
So if you have a PHP / MySQL server and are in need of a great shopping cart, I have to recommend Squirrelcart. With a price tag of only $109, it's an easy pick for most budgets. If you need more data before you make the purchase plunge, then jump over here to see the current feature list.