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3.5.3.2. Security & access

frontend.users.access - this provides control over the level of access to the site that the public has.
'No' = full site viewable
'Yes' = must login to view site
'Partial' = prices & add buttons hidden until login
'Browse' = full site viewable, must login to checkout

3.6.5.6. Real-time shipping providers

Kartris includes support for UPS, USPS and Fedex real-time shipping systems. These use an external web API call to send weight and location details, and then the available shipping method types and their costs are returned. The open plugin architecture of Kartris means other providers can be supported if suitable plugins are crafted. You need a free user account with whichever shipping system(s) you are using, and to set up the plugin within the Payment and Shipping Gateways section of the back end.

4.5. Setup

This section deals with installing Kartris and doing some basic configuration.
There are two main scenarios for setup – local and remote. 'Local' means installation on a computer you have full access to such as your desktop or laptop computer, or a server if you have full admin rights. 'Remote' means a computer you can only access via FTP and MS SQL.

4.5.1. Download the software

Our site downloads page has links to download the latest build from Microsoft's Codeplex site.

http://www.kartris.com/t-Downloads.aspx

The software itself comes as a zipped file.
Don't forget to unblock any zip files you download before you unzip them.  More information...

4.5.2. Prerequisites

You must have the following software installed in order to run Kartris.
  • IIS7.x (Windows Server 2008 or Vista) or IIS8 (Windows Server 2012 or Windows 8 or above)
  • MS SQL 2008 Express or above (available free from Microsoft's web site) or one of the full versions of MS SQL 2008 or above
  • ASP.NET 4.5+
For best performance, a modern browser such as Firefox, Chrome, Safari or IE9+ for the back end.

4.5.3. Licenses

4.5.3.1. GNU General Public License v2

Kartris 2.0 and onwards are licensed by default with the GNU General Public License v2 (normally abbreviated to GPL v2). This is a free open-source license. Please read the license terms carefully - in particular, the license requires you to ensure that you do not remove code that displays copyright and warranty information to users. So the 'powered by' link at the foot of pages must be retained under this license.

4.5.3.2. Kartris Commercial License

This license permits removal of the 'powered by' link from Kartris sites for the domain or subdomain for which it is purchased. There is no expiry date on the license, so you can use this with future Kartris releases - once your domain is licensed, you can upgrade to a newer Kartris version and continue to use this license.

4.5.4. Installation

There are various ways to install Kartris depending on your circumstances.

4.5. Overview

Kartris is a free ASP.NET web application for running online stores. The system is fully featured e-commerce CMS (content management system) that can store and display product and other data to customers, and has the e-commerce elements that allow items to be selected and purchased, and orders to be processed.

Kartris is written in VB.NET 'web forms' with an MS SQL 2008+ database, and as such must be hosted on an MS Windows Server running the Microsoft IIS web server for production deployment, although it can be run for development and test purposes on a variety of Windows installations. The software consists of three main elements:
  • The pages, controls, business logic, templates and other files (including full source code) that run the site
  • The database, which stores all product, customer and other data, and the associated code (including stored procedures and the data access layer)
  • Other product specific files such as uploaded product images, downloadable files, etc.
Kartris has a modern, user-friendly interface that makes use of AJAX to deliver a fast, feature-rich experience that works on all modern browsers.

Certain sections of this manual are highlighted either for importance, or because they refer to more technical information that is intended largely for developers. We have marked such sections in colour as follows:
Sections marked like this contain technical information intended primarily for developers and IT specialists who are setting up Kartris systems. A general user can normally ignore these sections.
Sections containing important security or other warnings are highlighted in red. All users should pay special attention to these sections.
 
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