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[SOLVED] Online Store: What do I need to know?


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Hi All,

 

I'm starting a new job and one of the requirements is that I can build an online store. What exactly should I be able to do in relation to this?

 

A basic store using papal seems fairly straight forward though I'm not too familiar with going about it any other way i.e. merchant account.

 

I'd really appreciate if someone could concisely outline what is I need to research to be competent in this area.

 

 

 

 

i thought job requirements were things you needed to know BEFORE you start a job ;)

 

your best bet is to look up the paypal IPN documentation. from there you can get an idea of how to write a script that will interface with a third-party merchant processor, and will give you some food for thought to continue your research beyond that.

Thanks akitchin. Well, I'm presuming I have the job but nothings finalized yet.  :P

 

There seems to be plenty of open source / off the shelf solutions though I'm presuming I'd need to know how to build this from the ground up.

 

Are paypal and a merchant account the only two ways of going about this in terms of third party integration? Should I be concerned with any other approach?

 

Does anyone have any thoughts on shopscript free?

http://www.php-shopping-cart-tutorial.com/

One final important question before I read through the suggested guide:

 

Can I work with a merchant account in demo environment or is the only way to learn by actually setting one up?

 

EDIT: One more: Is there a significant difference between an online store and shopping cart?

One final important question before I read through the suggested guide:

 

Can I work with a merchant account in demo environment or is the only way to learn by actually setting one up?

 

EDIT: One more: Is there a significant difference between an online store and shopping cart?

 

paypal has a sandbox that allows developers to test their IPN scripts prior to actually implementing them. it would be rather silly to start playing with real money in order to test.

 

in the end, you must have a third-party processor who can actually process the credit card payments for you. the degree to which you rely on their processing depends on how streamlined you want the checkout experience to be, but as mentioned, learning about one will give you insight into how they work and what you might need to build in any real scripts you need to make.

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