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Posted by Judson Vaughn on 03/02/05 05:24
Ryan,
Don't build your own. There are so many good things out there for free.
It seems like you just need a simple cart that accommodates easy
database entry. Like XCart, or OSCommerce, or the one others mention on
this list.
Jud.
Judson Vaughn
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Seiter Vaughn Communications
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Herndon, VA 20170
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Ryan A wrote:
> Hey all,
> I have a client who has a computer store, now he wants to put all his stuff
> in one site.
> He does not want to do any selling from his site, but just list all his
> items.
>
> After looking via google and the the usual script sites, agora cart looks
> pretty good and easy to maintain, other choices X-Cart,oscommerce,phpcatalog
>
> I dont really want to build this from scratch as I am sure a lot of very
> very good solutions are already out there and i would rather use the time
> instead to either tweak the software to his particular needs/requests
>
> <request>
> for example:
> he wants a few lines and a picture(optional) of his product (eg: a HP
> printer) and when clicked on it should pop up a window with that products
> details.
> </request>
>
> or cleaning up his design, digital snaps etc
>
> I've never really worked on a site like this before so I would appreciate
> any recommendations you have towards a cart or catalog system thats has
> worked really well for you, or you heard is good or you helped develop etc
> I would like a cart/catalog that is open source (does not have to be
> free..but not expensive) so i can play with the code if need be.
> The reason i was leaning towards a cart is, if he ever decides to sell
> online, i dont want to build a whole extra piece of software to go with the
> catalog.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Ryan
>
>
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