Administrator Zone and Its Components

All configuration, maintenance and store operation tasks are performed by authorized personnel using administrative tools of the Administrator Zone.

Figure 2-1: Administrator Zone login page

To access the Administrator Zone of the store, in your browser type in the URL of the store, followed by the '/admin.php' script name:

http://www.example.com/litecommerce_directory/admin.php

The entry point of the Administrator Zone requires that a person provides credentials which are sufficient for the purpose of administering the online store (Figure 2-1).

Note: any failed Administrator Zone login attempt is taken notice of, resulting in the login attempt details being sent to the e-mail specified in the 'Site administrator e-mail' field of the company's general settings.

Once logged in, the administrator can configure the store and expand its functionality, perform maintenance tasks and manage products, customers and orders using a number of administrative tools. When administrator logs in, he is redirected to the front page of the Administrator Zone (Figure 2-2).

Note: When the store administrator logs into the store for the first time after the installation, he is redirected to his profile page instead of the front page of the Administrator Zone. He needs to fill in his profile information before he can access the Administrator Zone front page (see the section "Modifying a User Account" of this manual for detailed information on modifying user profiles).

The Administrator Zone consists of the following major section menus:

Hint: Section menus can be opened to reveal their contents and closed to save some screen space using down- and up-arrow buttons located to the right from the menu title.

Figure 2-2: Administrator Zone front page