ECommerce

Padaxes · Joined: 06 Apr 2006 Posts: 27

I am looking at setting up a shop on my website.

I was wondering if anyone could reckommend any e-commerce packages? Or point me at some comparrisons ?

I was looking at the paypal system but it looks as if it might be a bit clunky ?

Ideally I would like a system that would allow me to read my stock lists from a database ?

Corey Bryant · Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 2:20 am

It really depends on what you need, etc. What server side language (ASP / PHP / .NET) can you use? Do you want to use a hosted solution or something that comes with the host?

Paypal is an IPSP (internet payment service provider) mainly. They do have a few types of shopping carts. They also offer a bit more than just doing third party processing.

You do need an electronic payment gateway along with a merchant account unless you uses an IPSP. You might need an SSL cert is you intend on processing credit cards on your website as well.

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Padaxes · Joined: 06 Apr 2006 Posts: 27

Well I`m now considering writting my own Shopping basket code and using Paypal as the the payment method, it seems to intergrate quite easily with bespoke shopping baskets ......

Corey Bryant · Posted: Tue May 30, 2006 6:26 am

Almost all shopping carts will integrate into Paypal. It would be better if you got your own shopping cart since there are so many of them already written.

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Padaxes · Joined: 06 Apr 2006 Posts: 27

Can anyone reccomend a good PHP shopping cart tutorial ? I want to write my own as my site already has a database system for displaying stock, I want to be able to intergrate my shopping cart seamlessly into that.

Im looking for a simple one rather than something hugely complex Smile

Corey Bryant · Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2006 1:06 pm

Since you did not create a new message - I better respond.

Did you just look at the PHP tutorials?

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Padaxes · Joined: 06 Apr 2006 Posts: 27

I was looking at these, http://php.resourceindex.com/Documentation/Examples_and_Tutorials/Shopping_Carts/ and I also have the book 'PHP MySQL web development' which has a shopping cart section in it. I was just wondering if anyone in the 'know' had used one which they thought was particularly good.

I know in the past I've done tutorials which burned alot of time as they contained bugs for instance!

Corey Bryant · Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2006 1:58 am

I don't unfortunately. We don't deal too much with PHP. I have on programmer on staff that handles all PHP inquiries but online resources - I do not know.

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Padaxes · Joined: 06 Apr 2006 Posts: 27

Well i embarked on the 'PHP MySQL web development' tutorial and for anyone esle doing this kind of thing, so far its a bit iffy, not linear enough for my liking Smile

edit: Oh and I`ve found one bug in it already :/

Im moving to one of the online ones.....