ecommerce

Specific Shopping Cart Recommendations

I'm trying to suggest a solution for a friend who owns an existing web shop. The current solution isn't cutting it. The new solution needs to have a few things that look like they're enterprise-only if I go with Magento, and $12k a year for a store with maybe $20k in stock just doesn't work. The site should have items, which have on...

Why represent shopping carts and order invoices differently in a domain model?

I've built some shopping cart systems in the past, but I always designed them such that the final order invoice is just a shopping cart that has been marked as "purchased". All the logic for adding/removing/changing items in a cart is also the logic for the order. All data is stored in the same tables in the database. But it seems this i...

ecommerce - use server side code for hidden values in an html form

I'm trying to learn how to implement a donation form on a website using virtual merchant. The html code from their developer manual goes like this: <form action="https://www.myvirtualmerchant.com/VirtualMerchant/process.do" method="POST"> Your Total: $5.00 <br/> <input type="hidden" name="ssl_amount" value="5.00"><br/> <input type="hid...

django powering multiple shops from one code base on a single domain

Hey, I am new to django and python and am trying to figure out how to modify an existing app to run multiple shops through a single domain. Django's sites middleware seems inappropriate in this particular case because it manages different domains, not sites run through the same domain, e.g. : domain.com/uk domain.com/us domain.com/es e...

.Net generate dropdowns that affect other dropdowns

Anyone know if the following is possible in .Net, I've commented on how difficult I would consider each element to do. An online shop that allows users to dynamically add products (easy) Within each product they can create options - dropdowns (relatively easy) These dynamically generated dropdowns can affect the product price (difficu...

Google Analytics Script inside XML File

Hi, I would like to know If I can add my ecommerce analytics tags inside an xml formated file? <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?> <script type="text/javascript"> var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-XXXXX-X']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); _gaq.push(['_addTrans', '1234', // ...

Ecommerce::Shopping cart::Where should i store shopping cart data in session or in database

Where should I store shopping cart data in session or in database? (I think in amazon.com shopping cart after user logout and after month login again his orders that he choose in shopping cart saved) Thanks, Yosef ...

What is the best open source ecommerce solutions??

basic features are fine, but, must beable to update and customise in terms of look and feel. ...

Drupal 6 sign-up booking, reservation system with payments

Hi Guys. I have tried to find out the working solution for implementing simple events booking system in Drupal 6 (limited places, payment, signing up/buying few places for firends). System does not have to be big but easy to customize events to reserve/book places for. I was surprised of not finding much complete solutions. Most of the ...

Online payment service recommendation?

We're currently in the process of looking for an online payment service that will allow us to accept credit cards, etc. However, our business model also involves revenue sharing in a model similar to that of iTunes. That is, content creators will be able to sell content through our site and we take a small percentage of the revenue. C...

Where can I find an ECommerce library?

Just wanted to know if there are any ready made Ecommerce Libraries out there. I would like the library to include paypal or direct credit card processing. ...

How to take a percentage of a Credit Card transaction?

Essentially what I am trying to do is setup a work flow similar to PayPal. I have created an application that allows my clients to accept online donations and what I want to do is take % percent of that transaction off the top. The problems I have run into are: Authroize does not allow me to take on an additional fee that is paid out ...

Currency Exchange SQL Server Database

I need historic and daily currency exchange rates database to work with BI solution based on Microsoft SQL Server. Thanks for the help. ...

How Does DotNetNuke Stack Up For SEO? E-Commerce?

I've heard that DotNetNuke takes a bit of a hit for Search Engine Optimization. I'm not criticizing the platform, by the way; I love DNN. This is just what I've heard. As I understand it, the impact is from repetitive content, table-based layouts, and lots of extra markup. I've got a friend who would like to start an e-commerce site us...

Has anybody developed an auto part ecommerce site?

Hi, I need to develop an e-Commerce site that sells auto parts. For that, I need a database that has year/make/model information that each part is applicable to. As far as I know, we need to purchase the database and subscribe updates. Is there any database available for free? (I may not need updates) Thanks. Sam ...

Should I integrate FedEx or UPS into my Rails app?

I'm working on integrating a shipping solution into a Rails ecommerce app. We're only going to use one shipping provider. So the question is: FedEx or UPS? I'm wondering what Rails developers think about the tech side of this question. What do you think about the APIs, ease of integration, focus on developer's needs between FedEx a...

how to "lock" live site when doing (phing) deployment

On http://www.slideshare.net/eljefe/automated-deployment-with-phing in slide 15 they are talking about "locking the live site" when doing deployment. We are running multiple webshops in a SAAS application where it is possible that users are adding products, buying products and paying for products online, and so on... When deploying we ...

Integrating Magento with a CRM software

Dear people, I am looking for the most suitable and easy to configure solution that would integrate Magento with a CRM. Which CRM is more suitable and compatible with Magento? Thanks in advance, ...

Integrate django with django-lfs

Hi All, I try to integrate django-ifs like a django app without using buildout. Now I can start server by after syncdb django create all model. I can manage shop , add product BUT when I try to display product on page.Its display Exception Value:Caught AttributeError while rendering: 'Shop' object has no attribute 'content_type' Except...

Open source Java ecommerce software

Are there some recommendable open source ecommerce solutions written in Java? Something like OsCommerce or Magento? I've found a similar question ...