e-Commerce Application
Hi! I'm looking for a good (PHP) e-commerce application that is fully (and relatively easy) customizable in regards to the design.
I'm a web developer and am fairly good with PHP, so customizing should not be that difficult if I can figure out how to do it, i.e. there should be a logical system to it. I intend to sell this to clients (not for my own website), so it should be customizable within a reasonable timeframe.
I've spent a lot of time working with osCommerce, but to be honest I'm not that satisfied with it. Some issues I have with it is that it uses outdated mark-up, nested tables, and it's not updated that often. There are some other things, but basically, there's too much work and headache involved :) I realise that osC 3 is on the way, but I'd rather not wait if I don't need to...
What I'm looking for should be standards-compliant enough for me not to have to go through each file, replacing code.
Also it doesn't have to be free, but preferably open source so that I can edit if needed.
I've been looking at http://www.pinnaclecart.com/, which seems ok. The only thing is that the price is a little high (597.00). It's not really that this is too expensive, but the problem is that I need to work with the software for a while to see if it's "good enough" and I don't want to spend $600 on a "demo". I know they have a demo, but that doesn't give me enough insight on the software, it just gives me an idea of how it works ...
Maybe some one can make a recommendation, or maybe someone has some experience with Pinnacle Cart ? ...
Thanks!
I'm a web developer and am fairly good with PHP, so customizing should not be that difficult if I can figure out how to do it, i.e. there should be a logical system to it. I intend to sell this to clients (not for my own website), so it should be customizable within a reasonable timeframe.
I've spent a lot of time working with osCommerce, but to be honest I'm not that satisfied with it. Some issues I have with it is that it uses outdated mark-up, nested tables, and it's not updated that often. There are some other things, but basically, there's too much work and headache involved :) I realise that osC 3 is on the way, but I'd rather not wait if I don't need to...
What I'm looking for should be standards-compliant enough for me not to have to go through each file, replacing code.
Also it doesn't have to be free, but preferably open source so that I can edit if needed.
I've been looking at http://www.pinnaclecart.com/, which seems ok. The only thing is that the price is a little high (597.00). It's not really that this is too expensive, but the problem is that I need to work with the software for a while to see if it's "good enough" and I don't want to spend $600 on a "demo". I know they have a demo, but that doesn't give me enough insight on the software, it just gives me an idea of how it works ...
Maybe some one can make a recommendation, or maybe someone has some experience with Pinnacle Cart ? ...
Thanks!
Have you looked at php multipshop? http://php-multishop.com/ - it seems to be better built than os-commerce
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@Raynard7,
Thanks for the suggestion. I checked out PHP Multishop, but this also seems based on the old HTML standard, and uses nested tables for layout.
@austinstace,
I've actually used Zen Cart before, but I didn't know that it had changed completely to XHTML...
I've checked it out and have already started using it. They have changed everything to XHTML and have gotten rid of all the horrible nested tables, which is great! The template system is great too - completely CSS-based. Thanks for the suggestion!
@rivusglobal,
Thanks for the suggestion. I've thought about this a few times - especially in my frustration of not being able to find a suitable e-commerce application :) ... but I think the time needed to develop a secure, functional application would take too much time, and I think that most of my clients would not be prepared to pay the price for this time. Plus, I've got too much larger projects on my hands at the moment...
In the near future, I will have a need for a shopping cart on my own site, and I'm certain I will end up developing this myself.
Thanks for the suggestion. I checked out PHP Multishop, but this also seems based on the old HTML standard, and uses nested tables for layout.
@austinstace,
I've actually used Zen Cart before, but I didn't know that it had changed completely to XHTML...
I've checked it out and have already started using it. They have changed everything to XHTML and have gotten rid of all the horrible nested tables, which is great! The template system is great too - completely CSS-based. Thanks for the suggestion!
@rivusglobal,
Thanks for the suggestion. I've thought about this a few times - especially in my frustration of not being able to find a suitable e-commerce application :) ... but I think the time needed to develop a secure, functional application would take too much time, and I think that most of my clients would not be prepared to pay the price for this time. Plus, I've got too much larger projects on my hands at the moment...
In the near future, I will have a need for a shopping cart on my own site, and I'm certain I will end up developing this myself.
Julian,
Thank you for your consideration!
FYI, I takes us about 40 hours now to finish the billing side of a site, but our first attempt came in close to 160 hours. Look for a merchant services provider that offers you an XML gateway option.
Thank you for your consideration!
FYI, I takes us about 40 hours now to finish the billing side of a site, but our first attempt came in close to 160 hours. Look for a merchant services provider that offers you an XML gateway option.