Shopping Carts

Oh my gosh! I¹m scared to death to create a shopping, but was recently referred to some free shopping cart software. Though I am trying to learn code on my own ( X-HTML, HTML, CSS, PHP, etc.) I¹m not yet very good and am extremely nervous (originally became acquainted with PHP from a designers perspective‹Thanks David Powers. I have one page on my website). I have a potential client and he needs a shopping cart. I¹m thinking about installing Zen-Cart. Is this a good idea? Does this mean that I should also download XAMPP for Mac OS X? My system is OS 10.4.11. (I haven¹t yet installed MySQL and I think the version of PHP that I installed last year needs to be updated.) I know someone is going to bite my head off for seeking the above information, but I don¹t know where else to start. I don¹t think I can learn enough PHP and MySQL in one week on my own. I don¹t want to lose this client. Kista -- Independent Artist Kista Tucker Dance http://kistatucker.com kista@rochester.rr.com Anakeko Productions http://anakeko.com designs@anakeko.com