shopping cart knowledge
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- unknown
what do I need to set up a shopping cart system that can accept credit cards without using paypal/ccnow... I have absolutely no knowledge of this so any tips/warnings software recommendations will be of great help.
thnaks
- smokie0
you'll need to purchase a digital certificate from somewhere like verisign or thawte and install it on your server, or have your hosting company install it for you.
This will allow you to have https in your URL.
Then you need to a store the credit card numbers in a database and you need some way of processing credit cards (taking the money) - your bank should be able to give you a merchant account.
Does that help?
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- unknown0
yeah that helps thanks, do you know of any good mac software that would be good for non coder type people?
- smokie0
mac software to do what exactly?
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- unknown0
I need something with a 'miracle button' - I press it once and the software does the rest hahah.
I was just wondering if there was an app that handled the scripts/databases in some kind of gui type way - like I said, for non code people.
???
- smokie0
i think your asking for the impossible!! ...maybe dreamweaver?
...or me?! how much money you got?!
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- cab2k40
yup dw mx can do most of the work for you, cept knowledge of scripting helps alot, start with one language, say asp, read some newbie tutes, then pick up the book, foundation ultra dev
by friends of ed, great book, maybe they have a mx version now.
- unknown0
you mean I have to learn something? damn!
hehe, thanks I'll try and read up on some asp.
- Nairn0
I need: to create an e-commerce site for my company, selling upto 50 products (tops). To do this quickly, cheaply and simply... but with highly customised HTML.
I have: webhost w/SQL & Php and shared ssl. Credit Card facilities.
Should I: Use osCommerce, or code a very simple form to secure database submission thing? .. or what? I just need this to work, I need no fancy schmancy things (yet)
Can you: Help? Please?
- mitsu0
i welded a credit card box onto a shopping cart for a customer a few years back and they complained. so i shoved it into the back of their mercedes and now they still use it to this day.
- mirola0
i hear actinic catalogue is good. thinking of using it meself.
- meph5040
Honestly I think you should avoid storing CC numbers in a DB. if you are not a strong coder, who can make sure what you are doing is secure you can put you and the company you are working for in a world of hurt.
Pay the extra money get a you a merchant account, and don't store the CC numbers. OScommerce is an OK free shopping cart system that is simple to set up and can have intergrate with many Merchant account APIs
- ********0
your going to have to use a third-party to allow you to processor your card unless you plan on doing it yourself. Maybe that was your question.
- sparker0
unless you know what you're doing...just use an off the shelf system. the security implications are out of your range if you don't know how to code it.
osCommerce is a great system.
and, most banks provide merchant account systems when you sign up. just use what ever software your bank gives you.
you have to use a bank no matter what (unless you use paypal or the like)...they handle all the processing.
- unknown0
what mitsu? It's only 9:47am and that comment alone seems to point in the direction yet another day on NT will go... :D
I'm going to be using OS Commerce soon to do a shopping cart for the first time, I have the same concerns as many of you.
I want to be certain that what I'm doing is secure and I'll be able to troubleshoot it if something goes wrong.OS Commerce is free with the host I use, http://www.webhost2.com
- mirola0
it's free anyway
- monumentDave0
dude
i spent 4 hours on my first cart, which is pretty much crap. i've been spending time on this one:
http://www.capitolboardroom.com/…it doesn't check out yet, but i will have it ssl transaction into the sql db for the cc's.. and it will send me a notification that someone checked out.. then i'll go to the sql db, do an export to my local box, then delete the cc on the server.
you just gotta figure out the process to go through, what's best for you if you want to process it yourself. if anything else go to metacart, that's where i got their free cart, and modified the code to take ccards.
but mine is all CFMX now, with components, and stored procedures in a sql db
- Nairn0
My thanks for your feedback, I'm now more set on osCommerce - I'm just panicking about how long it's going to take me to amend the osCommerce templates to my own, quite specific, requirements.. bugger.