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Create an Amazon storefront using PHP, Part 2: Build a shopping cart

Also, learn the ins and outs of creating a collectibles shop

Tyler Anderson (tyleranderson5@yahoo.com), Freelance Writer, Stexar Corp.

Tyler Anderson graduated with a degree in computer science from Brigham Young University in 2004 and is currently in his last semester as a master's student in computer engineering. In the past, he worked as a database programmer for DPMG.com, and he is currently an engineer for Stexar Corp., based in Beaverton, Ore.

Summary: This is Part 2 of a two-part tutorial that constructs an Amazon storefront using PHP and the Amazon E-Commerce Service (ECS). This tutorial shows how to create a shopping cart, a "browse for similar items" feature, a specialty theme shop, and a collectibles shop.

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Date: 01 Nov 2005
Level: Intermediate
PDF: A4 and Letter (514 KB | 32 pages)Get Adobe® Reader®

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Over the course of this two-part series, you built an Amazon storefront in PHP successfully. The application covers constructing the infrastructure of a storefront from start to finish. Shoppers entering your storefront can browse, add items to a shopping cart, view similar items to those they find, and check out on Amazon's secure servers, which can make money for you. You have also learned an upselling technique using similar items and how to create a specialized shop.

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