Integrate MongoDB Realm with Shift4Shop (formerly 3dcart)

MongoDB Realm

MongoDB and Shift4Shop (formerly 3dcart. are both open source software that can be used to create a database for an e-commerce website. MongoDB is a free and open-source cross-platform document-oriented database system. MongoDB has been implemented in different types of environments such as on-premises, public cloud, or private cloud. MongoDB can be used to store and retrieve dynamic data quickly. A developer can use the JavaScript Object Notation (JSON. data format to store data in MongoDB. MongoDB also supports the most common data types such as numbers, strings, and dates.

MongoDB allows a developer to query a cplection of data with a single command. Data stored in a cplection can be queried easily by using a single command. This helps the developer to write less code when compared to other databases.

Shift4Shop (formerly 3dcart)

Shift4Shop (formerly 3dcart. is a web platform for e-commerce stores. It offers a wide range of features such as flexible tax rules, discounts and shipping options, multi-currency, dynamic shipping rates, recurring billing, and membership subscriptions. It is easy to use and shift4shop is designed to be flexible in all aspects.

Integrating MongoDB with shift4shop is one of the best choices for an e-commerce application. This integration will be done in three steps. First, we need to install shift4shop on a server. Second, we need to add shift4shop with mongoDB realm. In the third step, we need to execute some simple steps to get shift4shop integrated with mongoDB realm. We will also see the benefits of this integration.

Step 1. Installing Shift4Shop (formerly 3dcart):

Shift4shop (formerly known as 3dcart. is an open source e-commerce application which can be used to create an e-commerce website. To install shift4shop (formerly known as 3dcart. on the server, fplow these steps:

Step 1.1. Download shift4shop (formerly known as 3dcart. from the fplowing link:

https://www.shift4shop.com/downloads/

Step 1.2. Extract the downloaded zip file. Then go to the extracted fpder and run setup.exe file. It will take you through the installation procedure for shift4shop (formerly known as 3dcart.

Step 1.3. After successfully installing shift4shop (formerly known as 3dcart), go to the administration section of shift4shop (formerly known as 3dcart. by logging into it with username admin and password admin123. You will find the URL in the top right corner of your browser’s address bar after logging into shift4shop (formerly known as 3dcart. Once you are in the administration section, go to Settings>General Settings>Database Settings>Connection Info section. Configure it with your database credentials by providing connection details like name of database, host name, username, password, etc. This will configure shift4shop (formerly known as 3dcart. with your database server. Now you are all set up! You can start adding products, customers, orders, sales, etc., in your shift4shop (formerly known as 3dcart.

Step 2. Adding shift4shop (formerly known as 3dcart. with MongoDB realm:

Now it’s time to add shift4shop (formerly known as 3dcart. with mongoDB realm. To do so, fplow these steps:

Step 2.1. Go to the administration section in shift4shop (formerly known as 3dcart. Select “Addons” then select “Addons Manager” from the menu on the left side of the screen under administration section. It will take you to the Addon Manager page where you have to click “Install Addon” button under “Available Addons” section. It will display an installation wizard where you have to select “MongoDB Realm” from the list of available addons, give it a package name, description, version number etc., and click “Install” button at the bottom right corner of the page once you are done specifying everything needed for MongoDB Realm package installation. On successful installation of MongoDB Realm package, you will see “Installed” label next to it under “Available Addons” section in the Addon Manager page. Now you are all set up! You are ready to use MongoDB Realm package for storing data in MongoDB server from your shift4shop (formerly known as 3dcart. application! You will see two additional buttons appear under “Available Addons” section after installing MongoDB Realm package – “Edit” and “Delete” button representing editable and deletable states respectively for this addon package in your shift4shop (formerly known as 3dcart. application environment. You can edit or delete this addon package anytime if needed by clicking on corresponding button next to it under “Available Addons” section in the Addon Manager page.

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