I will take a shot at this one. My group has installed/customized
X-Cart a handful of times for clients. It is a very feature rich
eCommerce solution. Their support is pretty darn good and the software
works well.
The problem with X-Cart is it is a very feature rich piece of software
and it uses Smarty templates. X-Cart like Joomla, can be overkill in
many cases. The sheer volume of features and configuration can make
things unmanageable. The use of Smarty templates can make customizing
X-Cart time consuming. There are many many layers that have to be
sifted through to fully apply a custom look and feel.
Those draw backs aside, we still deploy X-Cart as our first choice in
PHP shopping carts. As well, we use Joomla all the time. Maybe we are
gluttons for punishment, but both seem to serve us well.
I know some very smart developers outside my group who also use X-Cart
for some very good looking sites. Here is a very simple example of an
X-Cart installation. http://www.imaginativelearningtools.com
Good luck and make sure you estimate an appropriate amount of time for
the project. Learning any new software platform is very time consuming.
Hans
Hans C. Kaspersetz
Cyber X Designs
http://www.cyberxdesigns.com
Ben Sgro (ProjectSkyline) wrote:
Hello Again,
To be more specific, since this email has generated no responses,
can anyone elaborate on experiances they have had w/X-Cart?
Reading about it online, it would appear as a pretty good solution.
Again, this is my firms first ecommerce site, so I'd rather not make
too many beginner mistakes.
- Ben
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*From:* Ben Sgro (ProjectSkyline) <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
*To:* NYPHP Talk <mailto:[email protected]>
*Sent:* Wednesday, February 14, 2007 11:49 AM
*Subject:* [nyphp-talk] PHP/SQL ECommerce Solutions
Hello all,
I know this is a questions that has been covered before, so I am
hoping someone can point me to an URL or white paper.
I'm looking to build something similiar to shopzilla.com (w/out
the comparision mechanism). An e-commerce site w/the ability for
my client to update content,
post new images and add items to the inventory.
I'm looking for a solution in php/mysql.
Also, if anyone is interested in getting involved in this project
I may need outside
expertise. This would be my firm's first ecommerce site. Please
respond off list if
interested.
Thanks,
- Ben
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