Hello All, So, I've been asked by a client to implement a shopping cart into a php/mysql site that we built. They want to start with about 12 items and have the shop interface w/miva, cart32 or shopsite.
I know nothing about those merchant accounts, if that's even what they are. Any insight on those would be great. Now, I LOVE reinventing the wheel on the first go, to better understand stuff. It also enables me to build up my code library. And as far as time frame and budget, I could build a cart from scratch. I have the Apress book "PHP5 & E-commerce", plus all the obvious online resources. Is it a wise idea to build the cart from scratch? If so, what are some obvious pitfalls I should be aware of? I'm not even 100% sure what parties are involved in an ecommerce transaction. I will also need to construct some sort of admin side of this application to manage inventory, etc. If I don't build the cart from scratch, what are some alternatives? I need it to be totaly skinable if its a 3rd party solution. I'm sure joomla or drupal have ecommerce modules. Let me hear from success stories! Thanks! - Ben Ben Sgro, Chief Engineer ProjectSkyLine - Defining New Horizons
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