Hope this is not a bad suggestion. I'd suggest also "looking" at something like x-cart-gold. I't s a php / mysql product and very robust for online ecommerce. If you want some ideas about what an online store would need and should contain , you might get some ideas. I'm not promoting the product.
::::getting my flame retardent wear out;;;;;;;;;; Stuart --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I heartily agree with Jay. > > Use paper and pencil to decide what information you > want to maintain about > each of the "objects" (users, customers, > administrators, credits, debits, > products, catalogs, descriptions, carts, cart > contents, etc.) in your > system. When your paper model supports the business > model you want to > have, now you are in a position where you can BEGIN > the process of > database design. > > In this case I would think that what you need to > keep in your database > will be heavily driven by the needs of the website, > the billing > department, the stock managers, and the sales > managers. Basically, you > need to make sure that all of the other business > processes involved with > this site have identified every piece of information > they will need from > you in order to do their jobs properly. Until they > have, you will be > working in the dark. > > Make sure your data consumers (all of those other > people) "sign off" on > what they give you as being complete (I practically > guarantee that it > won't be the first time around. But it's a start!). > That way you can keep > your project creep to a minimum and you will most > likely avoid a major > eleventh-hour rewrite because some other manager > comes up to you and says, > "oh, by the way, where's the XXX data for this > purchase?" and you didn't > have it in your model. > > Pencil and paper are your best friends. > > Shawn Green > Database Administrator > Unimin Corporation - Spruce Pine > > > "Jay Blanchard" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on > 10/21/2004 > 01:50:18 PM: > > > [snip] > > I am writing an online store for my company using > MySQL, and PHP. I was > > wondering if anyone could suggest the table > structure to include. > > [/snip] > > > > This is way too open ended for a sane answer. > There are database > > structures for as many folks as have designed > online stores. Have you > > done a flowchart, UML, or any other plan? This is > the first place you > > start looking when trying to decide these things. > If you haven't, stop > > now...get out a pencil and paper, and draw it up. > > > > -- > > MySQL General Mailing List > > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > > To unsubscribe: > http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
