RE: [PHP] E-Commerce II

2004-02-13 Thread Adrian Teasdale

> Wow, thanks for the help guys. Appreciate it.
> 
> Here's 2 other Q that popped into my head while researching...
> 
> 1. I looked at Yahoo! and bCentral, they both charge monthly 
> fees for using their E-Commerce Tools. Why? I thought it 
> should be a one time thing? Or are they not providing code, 
> just letting us use the code via Explorer and Frontpage?

I'm not sure about bCentral, but Yahoo bought out a company called
Viaweb quite a few years ago (for about $48 million!!) and they provide
a fully-hosted solution.  This is great for non-technical users who just
want to build their own store with a "point and click" interface.  I
would presume that because you are on the PHP list either you are
looking to install one of the carts mentioned, build your own or
customise someone elses offering because you have bespoke needs that one
of the sites like Yahoo! Cannot meet

> 2. If I were to look for a website hoster, any recommendations?

Hoho.  You'll get as many recommendations as replies I'm sure.  I'd
suggest going to www.webhostingtalk.com and just hanging around to see
what good and bad stuff is said about various hosts and make your mind
up.  Some things you need to think about though do you need a host or
dedicated server and if it is just a host then you need to see what
features they have and provide for PHP guys...  

Hope this helps a little

Ade

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[PHP] E-Commerce II

2004-02-13 Thread Jimmy
Wow, thanks for the help guys. Appreciate it.

Here's 2 other Q that popped into my head while researching...

1. I looked at Yahoo! and bCentral, they both charge monthly fees for using
their E-Commerce Tools. Why? I thought it should be a one time thing? Or are
they not providing code, just letting us use the code via Explorer and
Frontpage?

2. If I were to look for a website hoster, any recommendations?

Thanks!

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