The PHP language and PostgreSQL database server have long offered an ideal blend of practicality and power for both the novice and experienced programmer alike. Yet the continued evolution of both technologies makes them better suited to drive enterprise-class applications than ever before. In this book, noted authors Cristian Darie and Mihai Bucica show you how to take advantage of this powerful duo to build an e-commerce web site, guiding you step-by-step through the process of developing and deploying the project. Each chapter is devoted to a specific new feature. You'll learn how to build an online product catalog complete with a shopping cart, checkout mechanism, product search feature, product recommendations, administrative features, customer accounts, an order-management system, and more. You'll also learn how to process electronic payments by integrating several popular payment services, including PayPal, DataCash, and VeriSign Payflow Pro. This is the first book that shows you how to construct a complete e-commerce site from scratch. Takes advantage of PHP and PostgreSQL--two of the most popular open source technologies in the world--to build a high-powered e-commerce web site. Shows you how to expand your product selection and revenue streams by using Web Services to integrate Amazon's offerings into your site.
Emilian Balanescu is a programmer experienced in many
technologies, including PHP, Java, .NET, PostgreSQL, MS SQL Server, MySQL,
and others. He currently works as a Wireless Network Administrator at
accessNET International S.A. Romania, a company which provides fixed
wireless access services operating a point-to-multipoint digital
radiocommunication network with national coverage. His latest project in
this position was developing an AJAX-enabled real-time Network Management
System (using SNMP, Perl, PHP, and PostgreSQL) used for remote debugging,
monitoring system performance, and isolating and troubleshooting system
problems.Mihai Bucica
started programming and competing in programming contests (winning many of
them), all at age twelve. With a bachelor's degree in computer science from
the Automatic Control and Computers Faculty of the Politehnica University
of Bucharest, Romania, Bucica works as an Outsourcing Project Manager for
Galaxy Soft SRL. Even after working with a multitude of languages and
technologies, Bucica's programming language of choice remains C++, and he
loves the LGPL word. Cristian Darie is a software enginner with experience
in a wide range of modern technologies, and is the author of numerous
technical books, including the popular "Beginning E-Commerce" series.
Having worked with computers since he was old enough to press the keyboard,
he initially tasted programming success with a first prize in his first
programming contest at the age of 12. From there, Cristian moved on to many
other similar achievements, and now he is studying distributed application
architectures for his Ph.D. He always loves hearing feedback about his
books, so don't hesitate to drop a "hello" message when you have a spare
moment.