Newbie - Is this likely to be very hard to achieve

[dulede]

Hi All,

 

I have been asked to see if I can build a site, with similar processes relating to purchasing products. The site in the link below uses graphical choices along with drop down lists to provide options to customer. Is the work involved going to be very advanced or is most of the work achievable by a dedicated learner of php. I have decided to go head first into providing this for a friend of mine and don't want to have to outsource unless I truly reach a road block.

 

http://1clickcanvas.com/order/2_size.php

 

please let me know how difficult the work would be and if possible which aspects of php are being used so I know where to orient myself. I have 8 weeks to build this and will work hard if its within my grasp. The design work would obviously be somewhat different but will use similar graphical interface elements.

 

thank you all.

dulede

[JD*]

It's hard to tell what PHP stuff is going on, as the PHP parts only happen when you submit a page. From the outside, it looks like normal processing. Everything else on the page is using Javascript to control (updating prices when choosing frames sizes, changing pictures based on radio buttons, etc). You can view that javascript by searching through the source code for the javascript include link and then going to that link in your browser, or installing the web developer tools for firefox and then using the javascript inspector found in there...it's really useful for figuring out how people put their site together.

 

Your best bet for figuring out the project is to sit with your friend and work on a site flow, so you know exactly how a person gets from the homepage to the shopping cart, what information is needed to complete the sale and get the items shipped and, finally, making sure a customer can track their order as it's being processed in the system (if your friend wants to offer that type of service, and not the delivery portion, just the "Order accepted, order processed, order shipped" type).