Programming a shopping cart
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Topic: Programming a shopping cart
Posted By: Tony0930
Subject: Programming a shopping cart
Date Posted: 28 July 2008 at 8:31am
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I am almost done developing this e-commerce site and my client just asked me to add a shopping cart. I have some templates, but I want to start from scratch, is there a specific way of starting to do it? What should I consider when building a shopping cart? |
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Posted By: michael
Date Posted: 28 July 2008 at 3:15pm
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Don't mean to be rude but if you don't know how to write a shopping cart - don't do it or at least read up VERY well on it. They are way to easy to be exploited and you are dealing with others' money.
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Posted By: MadDog
Date Posted: 28 July 2008 at 5:44pm
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michael wrote:Posted By: jamie.townsend
Date Posted: 29 July 2008 at 7:55am
If you are wanting to write your own then the first thing to think about is how you are going to be storing the customers order, this is done in an array.
When someone adds an item to there cart the array is updated, on checkout you gain more information on the customer, i.e postal/billing address etc.
Once you have all that it is time for the card details, you can use worldpay, protx or any other, I prefer SecPay because they have a call XML API that lets you take payment from your site without going off to a protx, worldpay type website.
Hope this is enough to get you started, ignore the other comments. We all have to start somewhere, life is not free so why should for your time be free.
All the best
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Posted By: Tony0930
Date Posted: 29 July 2008 at 9:15am
| Thanks, I have a lot to learn! |
Posted By: ctscott
Date Posted: 29 July 2008 at 4:08pm
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Posted By: 123Simples
Date Posted: 29 July 2008 at 5:20pm
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Understanding asp would be a must Putting together a safe and secure shopping environment Offering customers numerous ways of paying - credit card, paypal cheque etc A secure server for online transactions And loads of other things including a good legal write up explaining you won't be responsible if it all goes pear shaped  ------------- http://www.123simples.com/" rel="nofollow - Visit 123 Simples Web Design |
Posted By: Nibbler
Date Posted: 31 July 2008 at 10:19pm
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WOW you people are losers ------------- Im all action no talk. |
Posted By: MadDog
Date Posted: 01 August 2008 at 12:44am
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Posted By: Tony0930
Date Posted: 01 August 2008 at 8:40am
kind of ironic, hah
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Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 01 August 2008 at 9:59am
I like his signature:-
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Posted By: alemcherry
Date Posted: 15 August 2008 at 2:04am
| You can probably take a look @ some opensource ecommerce scripts. Baically its all about adding the items selected to the cart, integrating with a third party credicard processing API like paypal, then moving it to the admin side for shipping and updating the status. Not very hard, but make sure that you take good care of the security. |
Posted By: emily12
Date Posted: 17 September 2008 at 8:48am
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Just use e-cart or zen-cart shopping cart. there is no need to programming.
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Posted By: jamie.townsend
Date Posted: 17 September 2008 at 9:33am
But where is the fun in that ? :D
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Posted By: alemcherry
Date Posted: 17 September 2008 at 2:16pm
You developed an e-commerce site without actually knowing how to make a shopping cart? Good luck to your client! |
Posted By: jamie.townsend
Date Posted: 17 September 2008 at 2:41pm
The guy came here for advice, not to be insulted.
Leave him the hell alone, this is not the place for forum tards.
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Posted By: merchantacquiring
Date Posted: 25 November 2008 at 9:03pm
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Also had this lots too, and it seems to have been sent to a load of people. http://www.merchantacquiring.co.uk |