Creating a site shop

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  1. Ste_harris Net Ninja Registered Senior Member

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    I come not, friends, to steal away your hearts... but to ask your advice

    I've been asked to make a website that has a secure site shop and allows
    payment via all major credit cards and paypal. While im no web novice i am
    uncertain as to the more advanced coding that would go into this type of
    process, so if someone could link me to a site that explains it, or even go
    through it here i would be grateful.
     
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  3. Stryder Keeper of "good" ideas. Valued Senior Member

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    It's not so much advanced coding as SSL protocol.

    In most cases of Shopping carts involving secure data, the sites interaction has to undergo encrypted tunneling where any data going to and from the server isn't readible a plain text.

    For accepting payments I know of a few people that have used www.worldpay.com and suggested it's a little awkward to setup, however it would allow payments from credit cards or paypal.

    Between the two and some knowledge in what ever language you want to code the CGI with (C, Perl, PHP) it should be simple enough to put together.

    (Although saying that I know how difficult it can be to install SSL with Apache plus a few other choice options and run Apache with a virtualhost environment)
     
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  5. Xerxes asdfghjkl Valued Senior Member

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    The easiest way is buy some webhosting with an SSL certificate (sometimes you have to ask.) THEN, set up a shopping cart system like OScommerce, cubecart, etc etc. There are many, most free, but there are also a few good ones that cost $$. Search around for whatevers best

    Modify it if you like, add products and launch.
     
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  7. Avatar smoking revolver Valued Senior Member

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    fuitadnet.com hosting packages when using cpanel offer a free installation of some open source comerce engines (OScommerce, cubecart, etc_)

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