In this age of internet there are many online store management systems which can be installed on cPanel accelerated web-hostings, VPS or dedicated servers to startup any kind of online store i.e eCommerce website in minutes.
Such types of applications are freely available under the GNU General Public License so what all you need in order to make use of such apps is a Linux based hosting option or server with MySQL database with PHP 5.3+ version.
Some advance hosting environs such as SANGKRIT.net also provide you one click webapp installers like installatron that automatically installs and configures eCommerce applications for you.
How to startup a professional eCommerce website without hiring a programmer?
What you will need to startup an eCommerce website? As we have discussed in our previous lessons, you need at-least a domain name and a web hosting option to get your website online.
But in-case of using an ecommerce web application, you will need a hosting plan or server with advanced setup updated with latest versions of PHP, Apache and MySQL.
You may go for SANGKRIT.net web hosting options, which are always kept updated with present world wide web standards. Then you can easily install one of the following applications to startup your own eCommerce store yourself without any technical skills.
In this lesson we have handpicked top 10 applications you may use in your SANGKRIT.net hosting account to startup your eCommerce website.
Top 10 Free eCommerce Applications To Startup Your Online Store
Magento
Magento is a free e-commerce shopping cart application written in PHP. Initially released in 2008, Magento has grown rapidly to serve more than 110,000 merchants worldwide.
The software was originally developed by Varien Inc., a US private company headquartered in Culver City, California, with assistance from volunteers.
Varien published the first general-availability release of the software on March 31, 2008. Roy Rubin, former CEO of Varien, later sold a substantial share of the company to eBay, which eventually completely acquired and then spun off the company.
According to the research conducted by aheadWorks in May 2015, Magento’s market share among the 30 most popular e-commerce platforms is about 29.8%.
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OpenCart
OpenCart is a free e-commerce shopping cart application. OpenCart was initially released in 2009. It is a PHP based online store management system, using a MySQL database and HTML components.
Support is provided for numerous languages and currencies, and it is freely available under the GNU General Public License.
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osCommerce
osCommerce is an open source e-commerce shopping cart application. Initially released in 2000, osCommerce is one of the most used e-commerece applications with over 12,000 live stores.
Its feature-packed out-of-the-box installation allows store owners to setup, run, and maintain their online stores with minimum effort and with absolutely no costs or license fees involved.
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PrestaShop
PrestaShop is a free e-commerce shopping cart application. Initially released in 2007, PrestaShop is currently one of the most used e-commerce applications powering more than 100,000 stores.
The PrestaShop e-Commerce Solution was built to take advantage of essential Web 2.0 innovations such as dynamic AJAX-powered features and next-generation ergonomy. PrestaShop guides users through your product catalog intelligently and effortlessly, turning intrigued visitors into paying customers.
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Zen Cart
Zen Cart is a free e-commerce shopping cart application. Zen Cart forked from osCommerce in 2003.
It is truly the art of e-commerce; free, user-friendly, free source shopping cart software. Zen Cart is developed by a group of like-minded shop owners, programmers, designers, and consultants that think ecommerce web design could be and should be done differently.
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WooCommerce
WooCommerce is a free eCommerce plugin that allows you to sell anything, beautifully. Built to integrate seamlessly with WordPress, WooCommerce is the world’s favorite eCommerce solution that gives both store owners and developers complete control.
With endless flexibility and access to hundreds of free and premium WordPress extensions, WooCommerce now powers 30% of all online stores which is more than any other platform.
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AbanteCart
AbanteCart is a free e-commerce shopping cart application. It is designed, built and supported by experienced enthusiasts that are passionate about their work and contribution to the project.
The developers says,”We like what we do, and we strongly believe that AbanteCart one of the best and state of the art eCommerce platform available. AbanteCart operated based on donations, contributions and advertisers financial support.”
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CubeCart
CubeCart is a free e-commerce shopping cart application. A commercial version is also available from the website. CubeCart was previously known as eStore, it simply allows you to built an eCommerce store with all advanced features and management functions.
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How To Use These Online Store Builders?
After you own a domain name and hosting plan at SANGKRIT.net, simply login to your cPanel, following these steps:
- Login in to your SANGKRIT.net account
- From ‘Hosting’ tab and click ‘Manage’ button
- If this is your first attempt, it will ask you a few questions to personalize your cPanel account and then you will be directed to cPanel
Now you are in the cPanel of your website hosting, scroll down to ‘Software/Services’ section, click ‘Installatron’ and select ‘Application Browser’ tab:
Scroll down to ‘Apps for e-Commerce and Business’ section and you will be noticing all applications we have listed in this tutorial are visible on that page. Now all you got to do is click an application and follow step-by-step process to bring your eCommerce website online.