eureka Posted January 21, 2003 Share Posted January 21, 2003 I'm almost ready to go live with my DVD rental store. Although this still looks a lot like a standard osCommerce site a lot of effort has gone into the back-end to keep track of the DVDs, the clients membership status, etc, etc. Please comment, particularly your understanding of "How it Works", is it simple/confusing? http://www.eurekaDVD.com Thanks, Mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 21, 2003 Share Posted January 21, 2003 Mark, You have put together a very nice looking store even without making an huge mods in the stock layout. The blue in the box tops is a nice shade and the stars are a nice touch. A couple of suggestions.......Need to work on the download speed. There are some really good tips in the Tips and Tricks section. Check them out. It may just be me but the blue on the buttons is just a little too bright to fit with the rest of your theme. Your "how it works" was very easy for me to understand. Nice job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eureka Posted January 21, 2003 Author Share Posted January 21, 2003 Kim, Thanks for your comments. I've now turned off the counting and turned on the cache to speed things up a bit. The color of the buttons will be changed in the near future. Mark. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eureka Posted January 21, 2003 Author Share Posted January 21, 2003 To demo login use the following: user: [email protected] password: demo Mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belladonna Posted January 23, 2003 Share Posted January 23, 2003 Basically a nice use of stylesheets. Well done! :) The small images are a bit of low quality. There are some mods to deal with this. Another thing is the arrow in the shopping cart box ... it's a bit off. You are having some issues with caching as well (be sure to check the permissions). Personally I think it would be better not to "forcing a login". Let your customers fill their shoppingcart, and have them register when they want to check out. You might want to read the following thread: http://www.oscommerce.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=31021 Take care, Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eureka Posted January 23, 2003 Author Share Posted January 23, 2003 Richard, Thanks for taking the time to check my site. To help me could you please clarify a few things: Another thing is the arrow in the shopping cart box ... it's a bit off. What do you mean? issues with caching as well (be sure to check the permissions). What were you experiencing? In regards to "forced logins" I did this because I need to check the users account to determine how many DVDs they have out and how many they can still hire etc., however, you point is very well taken. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belladonna Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 What I meant about the arrow, is that it seems to be more to the bottom of the cell than all the other arrows. It isn't that big a deal, but it's looks a bit strange to me ... that's just me being picky :) Sometimes the following error appears: ------------------- Warning: fopen("/usr/local/psa/home/vhosts/eurekaDVD.com/httpdocs/tmp/also_purchased-english.cache80", "w") - Permission denied in /usr/local/psa/home/vhosts/eurekaDVD.com/httpdocs/includes/functions/cache.php on line 22 ------------------- Take care, Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eureka Posted January 24, 2003 Author Share Posted January 24, 2003 Richard, I'm not really sure how, but I think I've fixed the error. I went in and cleared the /tmp/ cache directory and this seemed to work?!?! Thanks, Mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eureka Posted March 6, 2003 Author Share Posted March 6, 2003 Finally.....I've fixed the buttons and the back-end to monitor, track & receive returned DVDs. After loading the store with products (& removing the messages) I'm going to "switch-on". At last I'll be trading (.......I hope)! :D :P Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 7, 2003 Share Posted March 7, 2003 I'm not too fond of the, * Not logged in * Cannot order in the Account Status infobox. You and I both know what it means and what's going on, but I think this might confuse some of your users. Other than that I think it looks pretty good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenbeandemon Posted March 17, 2003 Share Posted March 17, 2003 The site is looking good. The header is somewhat pixelated on the upper left corner around eureka. Other than that it looks great. I would really be interested in seeing the code you added for rentals. I am currently looking into a project for a guy I know that owns his own dvd/comics store. He wanted some newer and more functional software other than the old text based FoxPro stuff he is currently useing. Adding rental functionality to osCommerce would be exactly what he needs. Good luck on the site :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marnix Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 He Eurecka, Congrats on your site! Im very impressed with the client status box. How did you build that? Regards. Marnix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webhost Posted April 1, 2003 Share Posted April 1, 2003 nice site, what happened with a link back to oscommerce?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azer Posted July 25, 2003 Share Posted July 25, 2003 does it works , i mean do u have custumers wiiling to pay a rent and then send back the dvd's ? what happen if the dvd is damaged in the shipping or by a misusing ? MS2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azer Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 i just add a word , cos i didnt had the notification on MS2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♥MYC267 Posted October 6, 2003 Share Posted October 6, 2003 I like it.... it's not a completely modded oscommerce but it's enough to have it's own unique look and feel. I love the top cornder stars.... ;) One thing I am interested in particular is the Classification search..... I want to do something similar on a field ... is there a mod for that? Obviously you have to add a column to PRODUCTS etc... Very nice... I am interested in the business model actually... are people that keen on using a service like that? Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mediajuggle Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 Hey eureka, I was reading an article that might be of interest to you: http://ecommercetimes.com/perl/story/31824.html specifically the lines: And in June, NetFlix, whose share price has more than doubled since it went public in 2002, won a patent covering much of its business model. It could use the patent at some point to stifle competitors or, more likely, to demand licensing fees. This might be something that will bite you in the butt in the future.... My Contribution Music Download Store Template http://www.oscommerce.com/community/contributions,4275 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mediajuggle Posted October 10, 2003 Share Posted October 10, 2003 You're the first "indie" store I've seen use this approach. Those in the know, know that in the United States, Netflix.com owns this space as of now and with Walmart getting into the fray and maybe even Blockbuster... Competition is going to be hot. Though now that I think of it, they don't service Austrailia. Are you the first mover in your market or is there already a similiar service there? Not being nosy... just very curious... My Contribution Music Download Store Template http://www.oscommerce.com/community/contributions,4275 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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