File: INSTALL

Hippo_Shopping_Cart Class
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Table of Contents:
  0. Requirements
  1. Configure Database Connection settings and const variables
  2. Import DB Schema
  3. Files
  4. Usage of hippo_shopping_cart Class

0. Requirements: 
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PHP 4.0.3 or higher (4.3.3 recommended)
MySQL 3.23.3 or higher (4.0 recommended)


1. Configure Database Connection settings and const variables
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<> Open 'shopping_cart_DBVar.php' by using NotePad, change MySQL setting below:

$host='localhost';            // Hostname of MySQL server
$dbUser='root';               // Username for MySQL
$dbPass='password';           // Password for MySQL

<> Change Site Master email address

$admin_email[0] = "someone@mail.com";

you may add more site master email address by using array, ex:

$admin_email[0] = "someone1@mail.com";
$admin_email[1] = "someone2@mail.com";
$admin_email[2] = "someone3@mail.com";

With $admin_email, when MySQL connection error or query error, you'll notified by email.
The email title will be $err_mail_title which was defined in 'shopping_cart_DBVar.php', too.
ps. You may need to modified php.ini for your smtp server.


2. Import DB Schema
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<> Create MySQL Database by using myAdmin(Administration-Tool for mySQL-database) or PremiumSoft Navicat etc.

The default database name is 'shoppingcart' which is also defined in 'shopping_cart_DBVar.php'

$dbName1='shoppingcart';

<> Import SQL Schema by using myAdmin(Administration-Tool for mySQL-database) or PremiumSoft Navicat etc.

sql/shoppingcart.sql

ps. if you're using MSSQL, plz change $connection_method in 'shopping_cart_DBVar.php', 'shopping_cart_global_func.php' and 'hippo_shopping_cart.php'.


3. Files
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There are several files in the directory:

/classes/
  +-hippo_shopping_cart.php                (main shopping cart class)
  +-hippo_shopping_cart.txt                (some example of this class)
  +-hippo_sql_query.php                    (sql exec class)
/js/
  +-shopping_cart.js                       (button click function, using javascript)
/sql/
  +-shoppingcart.sql                       (sql schema and demo data)

/index.php                                 (default web page)
/INSTALL                                   (the file u're reading)
/README                                    (summary of this class)
/shopping_cart_1-1.php                     (shopping cart usage demo page: add item to cart / remove item from cart)
/shopping_cart_1-2.php                     (shopping cart usage demo page: other page wanna get cart details)
/shopping_cart_DBVar.php                   (declaration of global variables)
/shopping_cart_global_func.php             (global function)
/shopping_cart_test.php                    (shopping cart demo first page)


4. Usage of hippo_shopping_cart Class
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You may check 'hippo_shopping_cart.txt' under /classes/ for more details.

Yours Sincerely,
DavidLanz