[PHP] Re: Shopping Carts/Checkout Software
Am 2008-09-08 11:17:16, schrieb Dan Joseph: Check out osCommerce (oscommerce.com), its open source, written in php, uses mysql, and you should be able to hook into it pretty easily like you want. I have installed osCommerce and it is crap. Since there is NO mailinglist and I can not access the crappy forums I can not submit a singel bugreport o one of the arround 160 bug I found. osCommerce is 100% based on HTML tables which are the last crap specialy for handicaped peoples. osCommerce double my works, since I need a ledger and then have to copy all stuff into osCommerce. Design can not be changed (colors, look and feel) since it is HTML table fixed. Also the boxes left and in the middle have broken headings (Titles) which I have tried to solv, but since the sourcecode is not realy clear it is hopeless to do something with it. Also it does not fit the need for european law in sales... since if you sale for the netto price, you must indicate to each product the Sales Tax in % for the country, where the OnlineStore is located. If I sell a product, e.g, Debian CD's I can set a flavour, speak, the customer select Debian CD and then later in the schoping cart, he/she can choose which architecture for example. So I have added +3Euro for rarely used architecture because I have downloaded the CD/DVD images from the Debian Servers and stock them on my fileserver which COST money but now, I can not add a note, to inform the users WHY it cost 3 Euro more and thats not all, I like to see those +3Euro as seperated item with an explanation. Also if customers want to donate to Debian/SPI and such, I like to see a donate item and for the previosly thing, I like to see, that for example the additional fee of +3Euro is donate to the Debian Project/SPI... And there are more things If I setup an Item and it is running out of stock, I like to give the customers the possibilitiy to reserve an item if I receive a new stock. User should made partial payments for such case. However, I can hack down arround 200 kByte of text here about laking features but it is easier, if I take the idea of osCommerce and code my own OnlineStore. Oh yes, before I forget it, osCommerce is fixed to use mySQL which is crap. Good software should never relay on a singel database. My Ledger and OnlineStore will definitive havve support for PostgreSQL and if someone has better knowledge about mySQL as me, he/she can take the template with the skeleton of the functions and fill it with the appropriated mySQL command/Functions or even Microsoft SQL or Oracle if you feel happier with it. Note: A test installation is on http://onlinestore.tamay-dogan.net/ and will be removed in some days since I can not see it anymore. Thanks, Greetings and nice Day/Evening Michelle Konzack Systemadministrator 24V Electronic Engineer Tamay Dogan Network Debian GNU/Linux Consultant -- Linux-User #280138 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org/ # Debian GNU/Linux Consultant # Michelle Konzack Apt. 917 ICQ #328449886 +49/177/935194750, rue de Soultz MSN LinuxMichi +33/6/61925193 67100 Strasbourg/France IRC #Debian (irc.icq.com) signature.pgp Description: Digital signature
[PHP] Re: Shopping Carts/Checkout Software
Salut Charlene, Am 2008-09-08 11:03:07, schrieb Charlene: My boss is a little biased against it. We converted a client from it a couple of years ago. The replacement wasn't much better. I don't know what version they were using of osCommerce, but the credit card numbers were being stored in plain text in the db. While we were in the process of converting but after taking over their hosting and we had to quick get them to sign an agreement that we weren't responsible for credit card information being stolen while they were using the old system. If you know of a good review for osCommerce I can use to convince my boss it is very much improved in the last 3 years, I'd appreciate it. Charlene Simply forget osCommerce, I have installed it for testing on http://onlinestore.tamay-dogan.net/ and gaved up... To many flaws with it you can not simple hook your own Ledger into it and you have to rewrite the whole pig... Currently I am writing a more or less complex ledger where I can enter all buy/sales, rebats and more. If this ledger is done, I continue to work on my OnlineStore which is based on the ideas of osCommerce but does not use crappy HTML tables. I am working entirely with CSS and HTML base templates which can be entirely customized to ANY needs... Note: I have checked over 30 different OnlineShops and there are only Intershop and a second one which would fit my needs, but I am not willing to pay 6000-12000 Euro to sell arround 200 products. Thanks, Greetings and nice Day/Evening Michelle Konzack Systemadministrator 24V Electronic Engineer Tamay Dogan Network Debian GNU/Linux Consultant -- Linux-User #280138 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org/ # Debian GNU/Linux Consultant # Michelle Konzack Apt. 917 ICQ #328449886 +49/177/935194750, rue de Soultz MSN LinuxMichi +33/6/61925193 67100 Strasbourg/France IRC #Debian (irc.icq.com) signature.pgp Description: Digital signature
[PHP] Re: Shopping Carts/Checkout Software
Am 2008-09-08 15:14:23, schrieb Micah Gersten: ZenCart Reasons: PHP-based Open Source lots if plugins Take a look at this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen_Cart Sorry, but I can read the same stuff about osCommerce which is crap and I get the hell with Abmahn Anwälten if I try to get it in real online. osCommerce AND ZenCart is not suitable for European LAW!!! Thanks, Greetings and nice Day/Evening Michelle Konzack Systemadministrator 24V Electronic Engineer Tamay Dogan Network Debian GNU/Linux Consultant -- Linux-User #280138 with the Linux Counter, http://counter.li.org/ # Debian GNU/Linux Consultant # Michelle Konzack Apt. 917 ICQ #328449886 +49/177/935194750, rue de Soultz MSN LinuxMichi +33/6/61925193 67100 Strasbourg/France IRC #Debian (irc.icq.com) signature.pgp Description: Digital signature
Re: [PHP] Re: Shopping Carts/Checkout Software
On Sat, 2008-09-20 at 04:30 +0200, Michelle Konzack wrote: Design can not be changed (colors, look and feel) since it is HTML table fixed. Also the boxes left and in the middle have broken headings (Titles) which I have tried to solv, but since the sourcecode is not realy clear it is hopeless to do something with it. I have to disagree here. Although it uses tables for layout, it can be changed quite a bit by going into the code that makes up the pages. I had to do this for a previous site I worked on which used OSCommerce. As well as changing the whole design, I had to add loads of functionality to it on the product display area. It took quite a while, as the system is not intuitive, but it is possible. I do know what you mean about the source code though, it took me a long time to get to grips with it in the end! Ash www.ashleysheridan.co.uk -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
