Effortless E-Commerce with PHP and MySQL

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ullman, Larry E, Author.

Series:

Voices That Matter

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

MySQL (Electronic resource).

Electronic commerce--Design.

Electronic commerce.

PHP (Computer program language).

Web sites.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 367 p.) : ill.

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] New Riders Publishing 2010

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

In this comprehensive guide to creating an e-commerce Web site using PHP and MySQL, renowned author Larry Ullman walks you through every step—designing the visual interface, creating the database, presenting content, generating an online catalog, managing the shopping cart, handling the order and the payment process, and fulfilling the order—always with security and best practices emphasized along the way. Even if you’re an experienced Web developer, you’re guaranteed to learn something new. The book uses two e-commerce site examples—one based on selling physical products that require shipping and delayed payment, and another that sells non-physical products to be purchased and delivered instantly—so you see the widest possible range of e-commerce scenarios. In 11 engaging, easy-to-follow chapters, Effortless E-Commerce with PHP and MySQL teaches you how to: • Think of the customer first, in order to maximize sales • Create a safe server environment and database • Use secure transactions and prevent common vulnerabilities • Incorporate different payment gateways • Design scalable sites that are easy to maintain • Build administrative interfaces • Extend both examples to match the needs of your own sites Larry Ullman is the president of Digital Media and Communications Insights, Inc., a firm specializing in information technology (www.dmcinsights.com). He is the author of several bestselling programming and Web development books, including PHP and MySQL for Dynamic Web Sites: Visual QuickPro Guide. Larry also writes articles on these subjects and teaches them in small and large group settings. Despite working with computers, programming languages, databases, and such since the early 1980s, Larry still claims he’s not a computer geek (but he admits he can speak their language).

Contents:

Cover

Contents

Introduction

What is E-Commerce?

About This Book

Technologies Used

Getting Help

What You'll Need

Some Fundamental Skills

A Web Server

And a Bit More

PART ONE: FUNDAMENTALS

Chapter 1: Getting Started

Identifying Your Business Goals

Researching Legal Issues

Choosing Web Technologies

Selecting a Web Host

Using a Payment System

The Development Process

Chapter 2: Security Fundamentals

Security Theory

PCI Requirements

Server Security

Secure Transactions

Common Vulnerabilities

PART TWO: SELLING VIRTUAL PRODUCTS

Chapter 3: First Site: Structure and Design

Database Design

Server Organization

Connecting to the Database

The Config File

The HTML Template

Chapter 4: User Accounts

Defining Helper Functions

Registration

Logging In

Logging Out

Managing Passwords

Improving the Security

Chapter 5: Managing Site Content

Creating an Administrator

Adding Pages

Displaying Page Content

Adding PDFs

Displaying PDF Content

Chapter 6: Using PayPal

About PayPal

Testing PayPal

Integrating PayPal

Testing the Site

Using IPN

Renewing Accounts

Going Live

PART THREE: SELLING PHYSICAL PRODUCTS

Chapter 7: Second Site: Structure and Design

About the Site

Server Setup

Helper Files

Newer MySQL Features

Chapter 8: Creating a Catalog

Preparing the Database

Shopping by Category

Listing Products

Indicating Availability

Showing Sale Prices

Highlighting Sales

Chapter 9: Building a Shopping Cart

Defining the Procedures

Defining the Helper Functions

Making a Shopping Cart

Making a Wish List

Calculating Shipping

Chapter 10: Checking Out

About Authorize.net

Creating a Test Account

Preparing the Site.

Taking the Shipping Information

Taking the Billing Information

Processing Credit Cards

Completing the Order

Chapter 11: Site Administration

Setting Up the Server

Adding Products

Adding Inventory

Creating Sales

Viewing Orders

Shipping Orders

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9786612887505

9780321678829

0321678826

9781282887503

1282887505

9780321678812

0321678818

OCLC:

1027152753