The code in this book has been tested with PHP 5 and MySQL 5. The code is not compatible
with older versions of PHP, which lack the object-oriented programming (OOP) support
required to implement the presented code architecture.
Information regarding the compatibility with newer versions of PHP and
MySQL will be kept updated on the book??™s support page at Cristian Darie??™s web site at
http://www.cristiandarie.ro/php-mysql-ecommerce-2/.
How This Book Is Structured
This book is divided into three parts containing 22 chapters total. We cover a wide variety of
topics and showing you how to
??? Build a product catalog that can be browsed and searched
??? Implement the catalog administration pages that allow adding, modifying, and removing
products, categories, and departments, and other administrative features
??? Create your own shopping basket and check-out mechanism in PHP
??? Increase sales by implementing product recommendations and product reviews
??? Handle payments using PayPal, DataCash, and Authorize.net
??? Implement a customer accounts system
??? Integrate Amazon.com web services to sell Amazon.com items through your web site
While implementing these features, you??™ll learn how to
??? Design relational databases and write MySQL queries and stored procedures
??? Use the MySQL full-text search feature to implement product searching
??? Use the Smarty templating engine to write structured and extensible PHP code
??? Implement search engine optimization features
??? Use AJAX to improve the users??™ experience utilizing your web site
??? Integrate external web services
The following brief roadmap highlights how we??™ll take you from novice to professional in
these topics.
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