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Like the proud mother watching her son marching in a military parade exclaiming, "Look, my Jimmie is the only one in step", the USA is, I believe, unique in quoting prices to consumers without the sales tax included. In the EU it is called VAT but it amounts to the same thing. The argument that big companies put forward supporting this, is that it is clear to the shopper just how much they are charging so a comparison from state to state is fair. But the actual cost to the consumer from state to state is different. In the EU there is a wide range of VAT rates from country to country but the total price, including VAT must be displayed both instore and online. The shopkeeper or online person, if their turnover is above a certain amount on a rolling three month annual total, have to register for VAT and produce returns to HMRC, (Internal Revenue) and pay the VAT that they have collected. They are subjected to random personal inspection of their books. It is a two way process as any VAT that they have paid on goods and services that the business has bought can be claimed/offset against the total. That is why it is named VAT (Value Added Tax) as HMRC, in effect, receive tax on the profit generated from the sale. Whilst nobody likes paying it, we all know that VAT is in the price and get on with it. At least when you get to the check out you know in advance how much you will be expected to pay.

I have updated this addon to work with Frozen https://apps.oscommerce.com/iCbgv but I have not published it as it changes core code instead of being a module and I fear being shot down. However it works perfectly. It provides the ability to change the number of days for Best Seller days and New Product days under Maximum Values in admin 4 files to amend and 2 SQL routines and it's done If them that knows think it is suitable as an addon then I will publish it Here are the instructions Best Sellers for Frozen.zip

In the UK, Ofcom and the ICO could get involved if they receive complaints. Big fines...

Hi. It is a very simple process and will give you the necessary PCI security rating. Basically it is to prove that you are NOT seeing or holding card details and to establish how you connect to the internet e.g. whether your PC is on a network and can others access it. Just answer the questionnaire and they will issue a 12 month certificate. Because they are handling the card details a lot of the questionnaire is not relevant, however you have to do this to comply. Do not ignore it, they will keep chasing you until it is done. Martin

I suspect it is a marketing ploy by PP to get you onto a platform with even higher fees. I have had my osCommerce shop since 2009 and had always had both PP (high fees) and Worldpay (a merchant account with much lower fees) as options. I had Worldpay as the first payment option and PayPal at the bottom of the list. As an experiment in February I disabled the PP APP thus removing that option. Sales have not diminished significantly and several of my regular PP customers have started using Worldpay thus saving me a significant amount in fees. PP has become the easy option as it stores the card numbers of those too lazy to enter them, but a lot of major internet traders do not offer PP as an option. Perhaps the time has come to bite the bullet and cast PP adrift, they might even lower their fees!

@Jack_mcs I use your excellent Site Monitor Add on, will that catch this? Also where do I find the .htaccess code for a pop up login.

Attempting to explain this in simple terms. Do this and you can safely ignore the warning message in your original post. In your cPanel look for Directory Privacy in the Files section. It may be called "Password protect directories" Click on it and a list of the directories on the server will appear. Click on your admin directory (which incidentally should have been renamed) and then tick the "Password protect this directory" box, create a user name which can be the same as your OSC login name and a different strong password to your OSC admin one The Enter a name etc box is the text that is displayed to anybody attempting to log in. Humorously I have "What are you doing here? Your Cpanel may look different to mine but the principal is the same for all variations.

Thanks John, works perfectly now.

I have installed this to replace an old version, it works fine but I cannot find where to alter the transaction description parameter, it does not appear in the admin section of the module. I would like to see what customers have ordered in the Worldpay email that I receive. Martin

On the Security Checks page you have to click on the version check wording in the second column headed "Module". Then the version check routine will run and the message will clear

I am confused. I thought I was helping you not you teaching me. I know how to set up all the parameters you mention. I was trying to clarify Raiwa's post and help cmjain735

No It is in Modules-> Shipping and then install the Zones module Mine looks like this

You can have it as grams if you wish In includes/languages/english/modules/shipping/zones.php change line 16 define('MODULE_SHIPPING_ZONES_TEXT_UNITS', 'grams'); On the product listing if it is 186 grams input 186.00

Let me explain Here is my weight based table 100:2.00,250:2.30,345:3.40,2000:4.40,5000:7.50 It equates to; 0-100 grams £2.00 101-250 grams £2.30 251-345 grams £3.40 346-2000 grams £4.50 2001-5000 grams £7.50 I hope this helps. Martin