X-Cart:X-Cart Mobile Skin
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Overview
X-Сart Mobile Skin is an X-Cart module that allows your customers to buy from you through a mobile-optimized version of your online store. The module easily integrates with your existing X-Cart based store allowing you to extend your business reach and providing an additional sales channel.
Here are just a few features of X-Cart Mobile Skin:
- Full storefront access:
Your customers can view your entire store on their mobile devices, from the home page to the order confirmation page. - Beauty AND function:
The specially designed mobile storefront sports a sleek, modern look while making the web-based app oh-so-easy to use. - Multi-platform compatibility:
X-Cart Mobile is compatible with most mobile platforms including iOS, Android, Blackberry, Windows Mobile, Bada, Palm webOS, Symbian, and MeeGo. - Support for other X-Cart modules:
Flyout Menus, Refine Filter, Advanced Customer Reviews, One Page Checkout and so on. - Sales statistics:
Mobile sales are clearly marked in your store's admin area for easy tracking.
- Full storefront access:
System requirements
To be able to successfully install and use the X-Cart Mobile Skin module, you need a working copy of X-Cart v4.4.x - 4.7.x.
Installation and Removal
Obtaining the latest version
To obtain the latest version of X-Cart Mobile Skin:
- Sign in to your X-Cart Account.
- In the File Area section, find the X-Cart Mobile distribution package and download it to your computer.
The distribution package you need is archived in the file x-cart-mobile-skin-x.y.z.tgz, where x, y and z indicate the version of the module. Make sure the version of the module matches the version of your copy of X-Cart.
Installing X-Cart Mobile Skin
To install the X-Cart Mobile Skin module:
- Copy the module distribution package you have downloaded to the X-Cart root directory on your server or hosting account.
- If you are using a Windows-based server or a UNIX-based server without terminal access:
- a) Extract the contents of the archive with the X-Cart Mobile Skin module files to a directory on your system using your favorite compression program (WinZIP or any other archiver that supports TAR files).
- b) Use an FTP client to upload all the files extracted from the archive (retaining the directory structure) to the X-Cart root directory on your server or hosting account.
- If you are using a UNIX-based server with terminal access:
- a) Use an FTP client to upload the archive with the X-Cart Mobile module distribution package to the X-Cart root directory on your server or hosting account.
- b) Decompress the package by typing the following command:
tar -xzvf x-cart-mobile-skin-x.y.z.tgz
- Important: Make sure to maintain the directory structure while unpacking and uploading the distribution package; otherwise, some critical files may be overwritten!
- In a web browser, run the installation script at httр://<YOUR_XCART_DOMAIN>/install-xcartmobileskin.php, replacing the <YOUR_XCART_DOMAIN> part with the actual domain name of your X-Cart based store.
- Enter the Auth code, accept the License Agreement and click Next.
- The installation script copies the files and activates the module. Click Next to continue.
- The installation script generates a new system fingerprint. Click Next to complete the installation.
Uninstalling X-Cart Mobile Skin
To remove the X-Cart Mobile Skin module from your store:
- In a web browser, run the installation script at httр://<YOUR_XCART_DOMAIN>/install-xcartmobileskin.php replacing the <YOUR_XCART_DOMAIN> part with the actual domain name of your X-Cart based store.
- Choose the option Uninstall the module, enter the Auth code, accept the License Agreement and click Next.
- Once the installation script has removed the X-Cart Mobile Skin module files and deactivated the module, click Next to complete the uninstallation.
- On the Uninstallation complete screen, click Next to leave the Wizard.
- Important: After uninstalling X-Cart Mobile Skin, be sure to remove the X-Cart Mobile Skin distribution package from your web directory as well.