[help] Building An Online Shop?

Hi Guys,

What are the logistics of building an online shop i.e. how to create one?

I mean do people purchase software or the shop themselves? If coded by hand, what scripting language is used (asp, php, jsp or C# .net) and how to encorporate encryption?

Also does anyone know of any good tutorials to help me? I don't have much of an idea on how to go about building this.

Thanks people in advance!

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I have just created one. Some people like to code by hand while others like to buy prefabricated online shops. If you're doing it by hand, there are several methods such as JavaScript, Perl, PHP/SQL, etc. One of the more popular methods is to use PHP/MySQL. You create the online shop interface as you would with a normal website (HTML, etc.), then create a MySQL database to hold each item in the shop (such as price, quantity, description, picture, etc.). Finally, you write the PHP code to link the shop interface to the MySQL database so that the user can view/manipulate the data in the database through the shop interface. This involves a lot, and for my purposes, I used a package called "Shoppingcartbuilder" and customized it to my own uses. Just google and you will find it.

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Most people use premade shops, as JesterMania said. If you have a good hosting provider, they'll include one for free.

-NC

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