OpenCart Interview Questions

Yes, It is free to download and use.

OCMOD is a system in Opencart that allows store/ website owners to modify their store by uploading a compressed file format that contains XML, SQL, and PHP files.

OpenCart is a free open source online store management system. Opencart is written in PHP language, using a MySQL database and HTML components. OpenCart support is provided for numerous languages and currencies, and it is freely available under the GNU General Public License.
https://www.opencart.com/index.php?route=cms/download

The basic file structure for your module will be divided into two sections, the admin, and the catalog folders.The contents of each folder will follow the MVC-L framework respectively, with the difference that the admin will deal solely with backend functionality and the catalog with frontend functionality.

Image source:http://docs.opencart.com/image/file_struct.png

The above image displays a skeleton of the directory structure that your module should follow. A good way to get started with your module is to duplicate the folder structure and create the files above.

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There are 13 free core modules provided with the latest version of OpenCart. They are

• Account
• Affiliate
• Banners
• Bestsellers
• Carousel
• Category
• Featured
• Google Talk
• Information
• Latest
• Specials
• Store
• Welcome

4 types of reports are supported by Opencart, they are

• Sales Report
  • Orders report
  • Tax report
  • Shipping report
  • Returns report
  • Coupon Report
• Product Reports
  • Products Viewed Report
• Customer Reports
  • Customers Online
  • Customer Activity
  • Order Report
  • Reward Points Report
  • Customer Credit Report
• Marketing
  • Marketing
  • Affiliate
  • Affiliate Activity

Below is the list of some features provided by OpenCart.

• Administrator Dashboard
• User Management
• Multi-Store Support
• Inbuilt Affiliate system
• Discounts, coupons, specials offers support
• In built Back-up and restore sytem
• Easy Attribute Filters
• Multi-currency,Multi-lingual Support
• Mobile & SEO friendly
• Inbuilt Guest and Registered user Checkout
• Marketplace for third-party extensions
• MVC-L architecture

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These are minimum requirements needed so that OpenCart can be installed and work properly.

• Web Server (Apache suggested)
• PHP >= 5.4
• Curl enabled
• Database (MySQLi suggested)

Also, Read Magento Interview Questions

Payment gateways supported by OpenCart.

• Paypal
• Amazon Payments
• Authorize.net
• Skrill
• Sagapay
• 2checkout
• Worldpay
• Klarna

Shipping methods supported by OpenCart

• UPS
• Fedex
• United state postal service
• Australia Post
• Parcel Force
• Royal Mail

You can use Opencart because

• Open-Source and Free
• Powerful Store Management System
• Numerous languages and currencies support
• Extensions and Themes
• Support that You Can Trust