Introduction 

CactuShop is an ASP shopping cart system based around established and 

widely adopted technologies on the Microsoft platform. The software is script 

based and this, combined with a standard ODBC compliant database format, 

means it can be modified as much as required with commonly available 

development tools. 

There are two versions of CactuShop   a free `lite' version and the full 

licensed version. The differences are outlined further on, but this manual 

serves as a reference for both. Where certain features are disabled within the 

lite version, the software displays a notice to this effect. 

CactuShop has progressed much since the original version and runs hundreds 

of web sites around the world. Clients range from small sole traders to large 

high street retailers. This documentation and the body of general ASP material 

online have helped numerous customers achieve the e commerce solution 

that instant CD products or Application Service Provider systems cannot offer. 

Version 5 of the cart brings some exciting new features including multi 

currency and multi language support, optional UPS live shipping and recursive 

category structure. 

Don't be intimidated by the size of this manual. It's a reference work designed 

to outline how to set up the product and explain how the features work. You 

don't need to memorize everything but a broad understanding of how the 

software works will help as you work to create your online store with 

CactuShop. 

If you want to get the basic system up and running quickly before you start 

really tweaking it, check out the  I don't read manuals  fast set up guide. 

Happy shop building! 

24/7 Online Help System

The quickest way to get answers to your CactuShop problems is by 

searching the online knowledgebase. 80% of the problems reported by 

email or phone are already dealt with in the knowledgebase. 

http://www.cactushop.com/support/ 

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