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Use the following imaginary product buttons to simulate the experience your customers will enjoy with ZippyCart installed on your website!
Order this great gift today! only $13.95 each
shipping weight 12 oz.
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ZippyCart Installation Tips

The most common problem encountered when copying a script from one computer to another is loss of formatting. The ZippyCart script must be installed with all line-ends intact and with no extra line-feeds or formating.

Linux systems use only a single linefeed character (ASCII 10) to terminate lines whereas Windows will insert a two character sequence containing both a carrige return (ASCII 13) and the line feed. Further if the editor used with Windows includes a setting or feature for 'word wrap,' additional characters may be inserted in the output.

When editing or copying ZippyCart from a Windows computer, follow these simple steps to avoid problems.

  • Make sure any FTP or other transfer software used to copy the script is set to 'text' mode

  • Ensure the editor you are using does not insert additional line or paragraph breaks. If there is a word-wrap feature, turn it off. We suggest editing the script with notepad.exe with word-wrap disabled.

  • Line terminator characters are not normally displayed within text editors. Make sure you understand where line-breaks occur within the script and that they are not manipulated when the script is edited or saved.

Other Special Characters

Many characters have special meaning to script and program languages. A second major cause of problems with scripts is when characters used by the script occur in the user-supplied data.

ZippyCart wil convert these characters in normal use but you must avoid using them them when creating descriptions, item numbers and messages for use with the cart. Use the following table as a guide and make sure your data will not break the script.

Special Chr.SubstituteNotes
" Double Quote " This character is used internally both by script and HTML.
$ Dollar Sign \$ This character identifies variables in php.
' Apostrophe /single quote ' This character is used internally both by script and HTML.
< Less than &lt; This character is used internally by HTML.
> Greater than &gt; This character is used internally by HTML.

ZippyCart calculates shipping by your customer's zip code. Zippy adds up the combined weight of each item in the order, then looks up the rate based on standard zones. This is the same method used by the USPS and other web sites to calculate mailing costs.

Because you can edit the rates used in this calculation, you will be able to create accurate calculations using any carrier. Default rates are provided for both domestic and international shipments, plus, you can easily add custom rates for any destination

If you already have the Paypal cart on your pages, conversion is easy! ZippyCart uses existing Paypal add-to-cart buttons unchanged other than one additional field for item weight.