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#1 collie

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Posted 11 June 2011 - 03:17 PM

hi, i am wanting to create my own shopping cart from scratch, i was wondering if anyone could offer some advice on making a shopping cart, as in like:-
1)what is the best language to write it in
2)what features should it definetly have
3)should an admin section be create
4)what admin features would be needed,

if anyone could offer any advice it would be much appreciated

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collie

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Posted 24 June 2011 - 01:17 PM

just take a look at the specs of any of the hundreds of shopping carts and copy but seriously WHY?

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Posted 24 June 2011 - 01:30 PM

I'd agree with the WHY? There is literally no point unless you can do it better than any of the very talented programmers who've come before you. If you're having to ask questions like that, you're not.

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Posted 24 June 2011 - 01:33 PM

You will not beat opencart.

so don't bother

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Posted 24 June 2011 - 01:52 PM

Ste Hughes, on 24 June 2011 - 01:33 PM, said:

You will not beat opencart.

so don't bother

lol!

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Its not a case of what language its more of what can you write in to a high standard?

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Posted 24 June 2011 - 02:05 PM

collie, on 11 June 2011 - 03:17 PM, said:

1 : PHP & mySQL but it's your choice. Could be .NET with C# for example.
2 : Up to you.
3 : Yes.
4 : Up to you.

As the others have said, why re-invent the wheel for such a big project?
On the other hand - there's no better way to practise programming than to ATTEMPT something like this for your own personal improvement.