In The Expert's Voice in Open Source series, Apress has harnessed the knowledge and expertise of some of the best folks in open source and this book is no exception.
— Mary Norbury-Glaser, Slashdot Contributor
(Beginning PHP 5 and MySQL E-Commerce) serves as a fantastic primer for anyone joining the fray in designing and developing online commerce solutions.
— Blane Warrene, Open Sourcery
helpful in understanding how to achieve these common tasks in building an e-commerce web site.
— Jason Gabriele
Beginning PHP 5 E-Commerce: From Novice to Professional is an ideal reference for intermediate PHP 5 and MySQL developers, and programmers familiar with web development technologies. This book covers every step of the design and build process, and provides rich examples that will enable you to build high-quality, extendable e-commerce websites. Take a peek at an actual book example!
Furthermore, this book covers site building in three phases. Phase one results in a live website, with an attractive interface and fully searchable product catalog. Next, phase two explains adding facilities to increase sales through cross-selling, upselling, and enhancing customer service. Finally, phase three seeks to reduce costs through automated order processing and integrating with other systems via XML Web services.
