Orionsbelter Posted February 25, 2010 Share Posted February 25, 2010 Hi there, i am currently making a website where as pool players sign up for accounts once they have done this they are able to use the register your team feature in order to register for the tournament which is associated with the website (this is a real tournament offline it is not a virtual torunament). I am also making a shop on the website where we will be selling pool cues etc. However i want it so that you do not need to be signed up in order to purchase a item. I also am think of maybe using the shop as a subdomain e.g. shop.poolwebsite.com as i believe that some people may think that you must sign up if you want to buy a product and this may lose sales. First i need some advice on: 1) Do you think it is a smart idea to allow non-members to purchase as i don't have all their details? Could there be a bigger risk of fraud this way? (I am using paypal as a payment methond) 2)Do you think the subdomain is better than lets say a /shop/ directory? as it will not be confusing to people who found the products by the search engine but do not know what the rest of the website it. Thank you for reading any advice will be very helpful. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/193335-what-would-your-advice-be/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnoTheDev Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Do you think it is a smart idea to allow non-members to purchase as i don't have all their details? Could there be a bigger risk of fraud this way? (I am using paypal as a payment methond) With e-commerce law you must provide a way for users to view their order history, print invoices. So if a user logs in they can view all the purchases that they have made from your store. Also, having to input your details every time you make a purchase would be a pain in the arse i.e Name, address, delivery address, etc. So, the answer is no. I would still have a registration, login system. If your main system requires registration then why not just tie the 2 together. 2)Do you think the subdomain is better than lets say a /shop/ directory? as it will not be confusing to people who found the products by the search engine but do not know what the rest of the website it. Makes absolutely no difference. You should make your website user friendly so users can navigate easily and don't become confused. The only consideration is that if you use sessions on 1 domain and require the session to remain active if a user clicks through to your subdomain you will have to add extra code to do this job. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/193335-what-would-your-advice-be/#findComment-1018406 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel0 Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 The only consideration is that if you use sessions on 1 domain and require the session to remain active if a user clicks through to your subdomain you will have to add extra code to do this job. Just set your cookie to a domain like .example.com. So if you set it to .phpfreaks.com, all subdomains of phpfreaks.com can also access that cookie, e.g. foo.bar.baz.phpfreaks.com as well. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/193335-what-would-your-advice-be/#findComment-1018453 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnoTheDev Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Just set your cookie to a domain like .example.com. So if you set it to .phpfreaks.com, all subdomains of phpfreaks.com can also access that cookie, e.g. foo.bar.baz.phpfreaks.com as well. If using sessions not cookies, you can restore the session from its key using session_id($key); session_start(); Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/193335-what-would-your-advice-be/#findComment-1018497 Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynew Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 I think requiring registration from users can act as a barrier. Most conversion analysts will agree with me. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/193335-what-would-your-advice-be/#findComment-1018513 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnoTheDev Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 I think requiring registration from users can act as a barrier. It depends entirely on the website. If your website sells a single product, then registration to purchase it would annoy users. However a store like Amazon, a complete e-commerce solution cannot function without requiring a user to register. You need to setup an account to track your order, view your purchases, etc. Some of these features are required by law. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/193335-what-would-your-advice-be/#findComment-1018545 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orionsbelter Posted February 27, 2010 Author Share Posted February 27, 2010 Hi thanks to all whom have replied. Thank you neil.johnson i will make users register and tie them into the main function of the website, also i will keep the shop as a directory. One more question neil is there anywhere online where the laws for such as website are plainly stated so i can make sure i'm following them? Thank you Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/193335-what-would-your-advice-be/#findComment-1018942 Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonnoTheDev Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 http://www.out-law.com/page-431 http://www.ecommerce-journal.com/news/18061_more_than_half_european_websites_are_illegal Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/193335-what-would-your-advice-be/#findComment-1019515 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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