Posts Tagged ‘scratch’

I am a desktop programmer, I only know bits and pieces about web development (php, asp.net). I am looking to create a reliable e-commerce website. I wonder if any expert web developer here can give me a good input on where to start?

Should I:
1. Use Joomla and use component like Virtuemart? (I’ve done a lightweight website using some component before, but do professional web developers use Joomla for a more serious client?)
2. Develop using php from scratch? (is this very difficult? I only know basic php at the moment)
3. Use ASP.Net? I use c# for my desktop application a lot.
4. Other suggestions?

Thanks in advance for any input.

The website I need to create will have a ’shopping mall’ of websites, but I need the ability for a user to be able to purchase and checkout from all stores in this mall easily at one time, and then have confirmations sent to the stores and back to the consumer.

I know Amazon.com has such a system, but I need to be able to customize it according to my needs.

What do I search for, when looking for a ‘dual user open-source e-commerce’, is that the right terminology?

I have heard about magentocommerce.com but I am not sure if it has such capabilities. Does that mean that I will need to build in my custom capabilities from scratch, or the back-end will help with that?

Is there anything else I should know about when attempting to use such software? Any ideas?

Do you develop e-commerce sites from scratch using scripting languages by hand, or are there admin control panel options that allow you to develop the site?

Just want to do it in ASP.NET. Still the language is unknown to me. I have to start from scratch. Suggestions and help regarding what is to be done.