Re: Shopping cart

There are many payment processing script/classes/examples available that you could use. Just google around for your gateway provider, like PHP and Authorize.net, etc, or go to their site and look for a developer, API or something like that to see if they have done some examples. On 8/22/06, Ryan A <genphp@yahoo.com> wrote:

It really looks like I will have to write this myself :( I know it will be good for experience but like someone else has pointed out, I would rather work with someone elses code for the payment parts knowing that it has been totally debugged than getting screwed later on because I missed assigning a value to a variable... Still searching though, tested OSC,ZenCart, Xcart,FishCart, now on to phpshop... Drupal seems good, but kinda large with all the modules out there... a bit intimidating, will keep that as a "reserve check" I think this is the reason why there are so many "carts " out there people just get pissed seaching for a simple one which they can use their _own_ page design, and dont find it... then they write one for themselves, see it works very well, decide to go commercial... get requests to add "just one more thing" and screw it up like all the others..! Cheers! Ryan --- Larry Garfield <larry@garfieldtech.com> wrote: There may be other canned solutions that are not as bad as OSCommerce. It's the only one I've worked with other than Drupal. I've worked with Drupal extensively, but haven't used its ecommerce modules extensively. But yes, I highly recommend OSCommerce as an example of how not to write a PHP application, of any kind. On Monday 21 August 2006 15:18, Gerry D wrote:

So if I understand you gentlemen correctly, these

pre-builds serve as

examples how NOT to do it? Gerry On 8/20/06, Larry Garfield

<larry@garfieldtech.com> wrote:

On Sunday 20 August 2006 20:17, Gerry D wrote:

On 8/19/06, Larry Garfield

<larry@garfieldtech.com> wrote:

OSCommerce is crap. Don't bother.

Why do you say that, Larry? I may want to get

into an app like that

because I think one of my clients is ready for

it. What are the cons,

and what are my options? What are Drupal's

limitations?

I tried using it for a client last summer,

because it was available free

on the client's web host. It is extremely

rigid. If you want a program

that works the way they want and looks kinda

like Buy.com with a

table-based layout in 3 columns with certain

visual effects, it's fine.

If you want to change or customize anything,

good luck. Nearly

everything is hard coded with HTML and

presentation PHP and business

logic PHP all mixed in together. With a table

based layout.

Ugh. As for using pre-build vs. rolling your own, the

main reason I favor

ready-made is the bank hookups. Anytime

financial stuff is involved, I'd

rather use something someone else already

debugged than roll my own. --

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