[Codin]

I have been doing some research on the internet and I understand that shopping carts are basically php and a database . So how hard is it to build my own custom shopping cart with php and where would I start?

[ShaneK]

Not very hard. You'd start with a server than has PHP and a database, then you'd go on to learn PHP and SQL and probably use something like the mysql_ or mysqli_ functions (mysqli preferred) to query your database.

It's pretty simple, just gotta learn the basics.

Yours,
Shane~

This post has been edited by ShaneK: 10 June 2010 - 09:09 AM

[Andy M]

Do you want one to work with, and just customize or one you want to make from scratch?

If you want an open source one, http://php.opensourc...3&cat=eCommerce

You can get premium ones that are obviously more professional etc.

Awaiting your answer to help you out more =P

[Atli]

There are a lot of free shopping carts out there. I find it helpful, when I want to learn new things, to look through code that already works, just to see how it is actually done. I'd recommend trying that.

If you don't know the basics, though, you'd want to start there. The interwebz are crawling with beginner PHP articles and tutorials, so you shouldn't have any trouble locating something that works for you. I always liked the W3Schools PHP tutoral.

If you don't have a PHP host to play with, you can set up a test server on your on PC. The XAMPP package makes it pretty simple. Just click through the setup wizard and its ready!

[Codin]

Thank you all for the help it has helped me decide what to do.

[nirvanarupali]

When I read this book, "Core Web Application Development with PHP and MySQL - Prentice Hal ", I think I have learned all I need to know which include,

1.) How to write a blog.
2.) How to write a forum.
3.) How to write a shopping cart.
4.) How to write a reusable code.

So I can recommend to read this book.

[no2pencil]

Codin, on 10 June 2010 - 10:04 AM, said:

where would I start?

Pad of paper & a pencil. Think through the layout of the database, tables, columns, & permissions, & the PHP part will be 100 times quicker & easier to code.

If your 1st step is <?php then you are doing it wrong & will hit a thousand brick walls.

[xmodz]

no2pencil, on 13 June 2010 - 08:40 PM, said:

Codin, on 10 June 2010 - 10:04 AM, said:

where would I start?

Pad of paper & a pencil. Think through the layout of the database, tables, columns, & permissions, & the PHP part will be 100 times quicker & easier to code.

If your 1st step is <?php then you are doing it wrong & will hit a thousand brick walls.

Can't argue with this one