book help. want to make a shopping cart with all the trimmings any suggestions

[jeppers]

please can anyone help direct me in the direction of a book which will help me create a shopping environment. thanks 

[ngreenwood6]

 

http://www.magentocommerce.com/ ...not really to create a shopping cart but if you are unsure about what you would like to add to your cart or you wanna use an open source ecommerce solution I figured I would suggest.

[jeppers]

open source all the way. php and mysql. and it will be around the herbal market place. vitimins and stuff.

 

your link don't work

[ngreenwood6]

 

http://www.magentocommerce.com/ try that...if it doesnt work just try googling magento

[jeppers]

i like the idea. but i would like to build one myself. any clues on what books would be good

[ngreenwood6]

well, my guess is that since you dont have an idea of how to build one you dont know php all that well. If you want to learn how to build a shopping cart I would pick up some beginner php / mysql books and teach yourself the basics. Once you have learned the basics it will become clear how to build a shopping cart. You may also want to pick up some javascript / ajax books as well as you will probably want to use that for some things you are going to want to do with a shopping cart.