Apache::iNcom
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Version: 0.09
Requirements
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- DBI 1.13
- mod_perl 1.21
- libapreq 0.31
- HTML::Embperl 1.2.1
- Apache::Session 1.03 + generate_id patch
- MIME::Base64
- Locale::Maketext 0.17 + currency patch
- apache 1.3.6 or later
- Database which supports transactions. (tested with PostgreSQL 6.5.x)
Description
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Apache::iNcom is an e-commerce framework. It is not a ready-to-run
merchant system. It is an integration of different
components needed for e-commerce into a coherent whole.
The primary design goals of the framework are flexibility and
security. Most merchant systems will make assumptions in the way
your catalog's data, customer's data are structured or on how
your order process works. Most also imposes severe restrictions
on how the user will interface to your electronic catalog. This
is precisely the kind of constraints that Apache::iNcom was
designed to avoid.
Apache::iNcom provides the following infrastructure :
- Session Management
- Cart Management
- Input Validation
- Order management
- User management
- << Easy >> database access
- Internationalization
- Error handling
Most of the base functionalities of Apache::iNcom are realized
by leveraging standard and well known modules like DBI(3) for
generic SQL database access, HTML::Embperl(3) for dynamic page
generation, Apache::Session(3) for session management,
mod_perl(3) for Apache integration and Locale::Maketext(3) for
localization.
Here are its assumptions :
- Data is in a SQL database which supports transactions.
- Interface is in HTML.
- Session is managed through cookies.
Installation
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After installing the requirements, you can use the standard
perl Makefile.PL
make
make install
Configuration
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Apache::iNcom is configured using standard the Apache directives
PerlSetVar. Activating Apache::iNcom for a particular virtual
host is a simple as
<VirtualHost 192.168.1.1>
PerlInitHandler Apache::iNcom
PerlSetVar INCOM_URL_PREFIX /incom/
PerlSetVar INCOM_ROOT pages
</VirtualHost>
This will make all URL starting with `/incom/' served
dynamically by Apache::iNcom.
Additionnaly different modules used by Apache::iNcom will be
configured by profile files. Consult the appropriate module
documentation for details.
Bugs
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Send bug reports and suggestions to francis.lacoste@iNsu.COM.
Copyright
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Copyright (c) 1999,2000 Francis J. Lacoste and iNsu Innovations. Inc.
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.