Beginning PHP and MySQL E-Commerce

Name: Beginning PHP and MySQL E-Commerce
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ISBN: 9781590598641

ISBN-10: 1590598644

ISBN-13: 9781590598641

Edition: 2nd 2008 (Revised)

Authors: Emilian Balanescu, Cristian Darie

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Beginning PHP and MySQL E-Commerce: From Novice to Professional, Second Editioncovers 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 Amazon's affiliate program. What you'll learn Build an extensible e-commerce web site using sound development techniques. Increase sales through proven techniques such as cross-selling, upselling, and enhancing customer service offerings. Expand your product and service offerings by integrating with reseller programs such as Amazon Affiliates via XML web services. Take advantage of search engine optimization techniques to make your web site more easy to find. Who is this book for? This book was written for individuals seeking to build e-commerce web sites using the PHP language and MySQL database. About the Apress Beginning Series The Beginning series from Apress is the right choice to get the information you need to land that crucial entry-level job. These books will teach you a standard and important technology from the ground up because they are explicitly designed to take you from "novice to professional." You'll start your journey by seeing what you need to know--but without needless theory and filler. You'll build your skill set by learning how to put together real-world projects step by step. So whether your goal is your next career challenge or a new learning opportunity, the Beginning series from Apress will take you there--it is your trusted guide through unfamiliar territory! Related Titles Beginning PHP and MySQL 5: From Novice to Professional, Second Edition PHP 5 Objects, Patterns, and Practice

Book details

List price: $59.99
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Apress L. P.
Publication date: 2/25/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 707
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.530
Language: English

Emilian Balanescu is a programmer experienced in many technologies, such as PHP, Java, .NET, PostgreSQL, MySQL, and MS SQL Server. He works as a wireless network administrator at accessNET International S.A. in Romania, a company that provides fixed wireless access services operating a point-to-multipoint digital radio communication network with national coverage. You can reach Emilian at EmilianBalanescu.ro .

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 .




Phase 1 Of Development



Starting and E-Commerce site



Laying out the foundations



Starting the TShirtShop Project



Creating the Product Catalogue ( Part 1)



Creating the Product Catalogue ( Part 2)



Product Attributes



Search Engine Optimisation



Searching the Catalogue



Receiving payments using PayPal



Catalogue Administration: Departments & Categories



Catalogue Administration : Products & Attributes



Phase II Of Development



Creating your own Shopping Cart



Implementing Ajax features



Accepting Customer orders



Product Recommendations



Phase III Of Development



Managing customer details



Storing customer orders



Implementing the Order Pipeline ( Part 1)



Implementing the Order Pipeline ( Part 2 )



Processing Credit Card Transactions



Product reviews



Using Amazon.com Web Services


Index