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Beginning PHP and MySQL E-Commerce

From Novice to Professional

Apress
  • Shows readers how to build e-commerce websites using two of the world's most popular open source technologies: the PHP scripting language and MySQL database

  • Updated to reflect the latest trends in web development, including Ajax integration, and catalog expansion through Amazon's Web services offering

  • Based on a real-world project involving an online t-shirt venture, and provides readers with access to an actual online implementation

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Table of contents (22 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvii
  2. Phase II of Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 361-361
    2. Product Recommendations

      Pages 461-474
  3. Phase III of Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 475-475

About this book

Beginning PHP and MySQL E-Commerce: From Novice to Professional, Second Edition covers every step of the design and building process involved in creating powerful, extendable e–commerce web sites. Based around a real–world example involving a web site selling t–shirts, you'll learn how to create and manage a product catalog, build and integrate a shopping cart, and process customer accounts and PayPal/credit card transactions.

With the e–commerce framework in place, authors Emilian Balanescu and Cristian Darie show you how to integrate advanced features sure to set your web site apart from the competition. You'll learn how to expand your catalog using Amazon Web Services, optimize the web site for the search engines, and take advantage of Ajax to build an even more user–friendly shopping cart.

Other highlights:

  • The authors show you how to build a complex, extendable e–commerce web site using sound development practices
  • This second edition has been updated to take advantage of a more flexible templating system, and new chapters cover Ajax integration and search engine optimization
  • The text goes beyond basic product and customer management, showing you how to integrate product reviews, process payments using both credit cards and PayPal, and expand your web site catalog using third–party services such as Amazons affiliate program

About the authors

Cristian Darie is a software engineer with experience in a wide range of modern technologies. He is the author of numerous books, including his popular ASP.NET C# e-commerce tutorial, his Ajax and PHP tutorial, and his search engine optimization tutorial for PHP developers. Cristian studied distributed application architectures for his Ph.D, and is getting involved with various commercial and research projects. When not planning to buy Google, he enjoys his bit of social life. If you want to say "Hi," you can reach Cristian through his personal website, www.CristianDarie.ro.

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Buying options

eBook USD 44.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 59.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

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