The Web Store is configured through settings in the main application's INI file. This file should be basically configured to start running the store after running the WebStore configuration Wizard that creates the project. In addition you can customize a number of settings that related to how security is implemented and how the Cookie and XML roots are named, as well as providing information which bannerfile and email information to use.

The file contains a section specific to the Web Store which looks like this before any changes are made to it:

[Wwstore]
Datapath=.\wwstore\
Htmlpagepath=d:\inetpub\wwwroot\wwstore\

Secureorderpage=Off
Adminuser=Any
Sqlconnection=driver={sql server};server=(local);database=WestWindWebStore;
Storename=West Wind Technologies
Cookiename=WESTWINDUSER
Xmldocroot=wwstore

Mailcc=another@email.com
Mailfrom=Your Name
Mailfromemail=your@email.com
Mailserver=mail.server.net

Ccprocessor=ACCESSPOINT
Ccstore=
Ccstorepassword=

Banneralias=wwSitebanners
Bannerfile=wwSitebanners

The first set of properties are required and deal with system issues.

SecureOrderPage
This setting determines whether the order page is presented via HTTPS or plain HTTP. For testing you might not have a secure certificate installed which would cause a secure request to fail. So this option allows you to switch between secure and non-secure modes easily. Note in order to run with SSL enabled you need to have a secure certificate installed. Consult your Web server documentation for details.

AdminUser
If you leave AdminUser at ANY make sure that Basic Authentication is enabled on your Web Server - this value is used to restrict access to the maintanence operations. Check the wwProcess::Login function for details on how this work. Clear the value to have no authentication to admin features (not recommended).

HTMLPagePath
Of the two the HTMLPagePath is vital as it determines where the Web store looks for the template pages that contain the HTML for the forms. This path should point to your wwstore HTML directory where you'll find a number .wws pages (default.wws, item.wws etc).

DataPath
Not used by the Web Store.

Storename
The name of the store. This is used in several locations on the maintainence pages.

CookieName
The Cookie name determines the name of the HTTP Cookie that's used to track users through the site. You probably want to change to something that identifies your Web site.

XMLDocroot
The element name of the XML Document root when XML output is created. Mainly for exports and the client application.

BannerAlias and BannerFile
You can leave this alone: This points at the banner file used to display banners in the Web store. The store ships with default banners in the wwStoreBanners.dbf file.

SMTP Mail Settings
These settings are used to send confirmation emails to customers who bought products as well as CCing you for confirmation of orders received.