What Programming Language Would Be Best ? Rep+

[accuname]

I'd like to sell 500 different items on one page. Availability is only 1 of each. The page I'd like constructed would very simple. Payment would be Paypal or other online payment companies.
Once a purchase is made on an item, that item has to be taken out of the available for sale list.
I'm not sure how I can make a list where the customer can sellect which item they want from the 500 on one page. The list can be just words, or if possible, tiny icons.
I have no idea how to go about this. Any help is appreciated!! Rep for good replies!

 

[sm]

what you need...

an interface for adding/editing/deleting items for sale. the backend database would have the following tables:

item table:-- with attributes such as-->
item_id, item_name, item_description, listed_price, expiry_date, date_added, seller_id (item_id : primary key for the table... make it auto_increment if you're using mysql; seller_id would be a foreign key referencing the primary key for the "seller" table)

seller table:--
seller_id, seller_name, email, seller_rating, .... etc
(PK: seller_id)

then you'd need to use paypal IPN ... for that you would need to know how to integrate the paypal payments system with the checkout process. paypal has a developer section where they give you examples of how to use their API. It's not tough, but if you dont have experience, it'll take some time getting it right.

the alternative is to purchase a paypal enabled shopping cart (search on google... a good one might be for under $100)

 

[Amnezia]

there are plenty of good paypal enabled shopping carts which cost $0.00

 

[LeetPCUser]

You could always use a database like MySQL and then have primary keys to say available or not available.

 

[cx409]

Yes, the best way to do this is to use MySQL for storing all your data, and PHP to displaying the information, dynamically.

If you need help, feel free to PM me.

 

[aznchong91]

here's one, I haven't tried it though. Good luck!

http://www.800cart.com/free.asp

 

[monty]

You're out of your mind if would program this solution yourself, obviously scripting and databases are not your cup of thee and there is nothing wrong with that ofcourse. But if that's the case, just fetch one of those free solutions from the Internet. Already scripted for good use and completely compatibale with online pay systems such as PayPal.

Saves you a lot time and the result will probably better anyway.

Goodluck anyway!