Having some trouble setting things up

[marcygiff]

I am trying to set up a very simple cart w/ 6 products and I a little overwhelmed. Here's a couple initial questions:

1. I am getting the following error when I view the catalog: Warning: I am able to write to the configuration file: /home/barkersc/public_html/osc/includes/configure.php. This is a potential security risk - please set the right user permissions on this file. What am I doing wrong?

2. The products display the British flag instead of the US flag. How do I change this?

3. I need to charge individual shipping/handling amounts based on how many items they order (i.e. 1 pkg, shipping = $4.70, 2-3 pkgs, shipping =$6.05, 4-5 pkgs, shipping = $9.00, etc.). Can I do this simply or am I better off setting up the USPS module. If I use the USPS shipping module, how hard is it to set up?

4. We are shipping from Ohio and each county w/in the state has a separate tax rate. What do I need to do so that anything shipping w/in Ohio is charged the right amount of tax? Is this already built in or do I need to do something separate?

5. I am using PayPal Standard for payment processing. I added the PayPal module and put in the e-mail address. Is it as simple as that to have it checkout through PayPal or do I need to do something else?

Thanks so much for any help you can give me. I'm sure I'll have lots more questions as time goes on but that should get me started for now.

[michael_s]

Hi:

1. Change the permissions on the configure.php file : chmod 644 configure.php
2. You will need to replace the british graphic with a usa graphic.
3. Table rate shipping module does this. Follow the example in the module (on the setup page)
4. You need to set up the different county zones and tax rates. Search the forums, there are several good threads about this...
5. Your paypal account needs to be set up, but yep pretty easy. Make sure you run a test order or 2.

[marcygiff]

Thanks so much!

I just wanted to clarify one thing. I found information that said to change the permissions to 444 and it took care of the error. Is this sufficient? Should it be 644 instead?