Shopping basket.

i've been doing some research around websites like www.dabs.com etc.
into how their shopping carts work. and it seems that most sites use
ASP.
i don't want to use asp.

So why are so many companies using ASP for their shopping carts, and
how if possible could i use php (and javascript?) to create my own
shopping basket.

if possible links to tutorials?

Thank you

Regards

Adam White

On Jun 29, 6:43 am, Damnation <Damnation...@gmail.com> wrote:
> i've been doing some research around websites likewww.dabs.cometc.
> into how their shopping carts work. and it seems that most sites use
> ASP.

Not necessarily, but ok.

> i don't want to use asp.

I don't blame you.

>
> So why are so many companies using ASP for their shopping carts, and
> how if possible could i use php (and javascript?) to create my own
> shopping basket.

Because there are billions of MCSE's out there with nothing better to
do.

>
> if possible links to tutorials?
>
> Thank you
>
> Regards
>
> Adam White

Google for php shopping cart tutorial and you'll find plenty.

"Damnation" <Damnation.85@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1183113804.496853.222360@k79g2000hse.googlegr oups.com...
> i've been doing some research around websites like www.dabs.com etc.
> into how their shopping carts work. and it seems that most sites use
> ASP.
> i don't want to use asp.
>
> So why are so many companies using ASP for their shopping carts, and
> how if possible could i use php (and javascript?) to create my own
> shopping basket.
>
> if possible links to tutorials?
>
> Thank you
>
> Regards
>
> Adam White
>

Hi Adam,

Take a look at http://www.oscommerce.com/ it's FREE, uses php, is easy to
set up and has thousands of user contributed modifications.

Hope this helps

Andy

PS: One of the reasons ASP is used is that your shopping cart can be stored
locally on your PC so that it can be restored on a later visit without
requiring registration etc.

Andrew Bailey wrote:
> PS: One of the reasons ASP is used is that your shopping cart can be stored
> locally on your PC so that it can be restored on a later visit without
> requiring registration etc.

You can do the same with PHP. Just use one big cookie or multiple small
cookies.

ASP is just another container for web applications.

The browser doesn't care whether the web application is ASP, PHP, Perl,
Python, EXE or heck a Command.com batch script. Just as long as it can
understand its output.

Thanx for all the replies and the links they have helped so much.