Shopping Cart Hell

New to php and mysql

Here's my dilemma:
I created a site for a photographer over a year ago using the Joomla
CMS. His customers login and see their own specific gallery of
images.

Now he wants his customers to be able to order prints online. I
figured that I could add some code to the php page in the gallery
script that shows the image. Just some basic options, print size,
quantity, add to cart button...

I wouldn't know how to get that info into a persistent shopping cart
using sessions or cookies.

I don't need help with the checkout process, I'm confident I can
handle that on my own. Just need some direction with the ordering and
session cart.

Any input is greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

ktstone

Re: Shopping Cart Hell

ktstone2678@gmail.com wrote:
> New to php and mysql
>
> Here's my dilemma:
> I created a site for a photographer over a year ago using the Joomla
> CMS. His customers login and see their own specific gallery of
> images.
>
> Now he wants his customers to be able to order prints online. I
> figured that I could add some code to the php page in the gallery
> script that shows the image. Just some basic options, print size,
> quantity, add to cart button...
>
> I wouldn't know how to get that info into a persistent shopping cart
> using sessions or cookies.
>
> I don't need help with the checkout process, I'm confident I can
> handle that on my own. Just need some direction with the ordering and
> session cart.
>
> Any input is greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks!
>
> ktstone
>

Since you're running under Joomla, I'd recommend you try the Joomla user
groups. The environment running under Joomla is a little different -
and you have to take that into consideration or you can screw other
things up.

But why reinvent the wheel? Just use a shopping cart already made for
Joomla.

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Re: Shopping Cart Hell

Jerry Stuckle wrote:
> ktstone2678@gmail.com wrote:
>> New to php and mysql
>>
>> Here's my dilemma:
>> I created a site for a photographer over a year ago using the Joomla
>> CMS. His customers login and see their own specific gallery of
>> images.
>>
>> Now he wants his customers to be able to order prints online. I
>> figured that I could add some code to the php page in the gallery
>> script that shows the image. Just some basic options, print size,
>> quantity, add to cart button...
>>
>> I wouldn't know how to get that info into a persistent shopping cart
>> using sessions or cookies.
>>
>> I don't need help with the checkout process, I'm confident I can
>> handle that on my own. Just need some direction with the ordering
>> and session cart.
>>
>> Any input is greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> ktstone
>>
>
> Since you're running under Joomla, I'd recommend you try the Joomla
> user groups. The environment running under Joomla is a little
> different - and you have to take that into consideration or you can
> screw other things up.
>
> But why reinvent the wheel? Just use a shopping cart already made for
> Joomla.

Ahh but that requires enough intelligence to enter
joomla shopping cart
into Google and clicking "I'm Feeling Lucky"!

Re: Shopping Cart Hell

In article <5ucpqcF1h8qskU1@mid.individual.net>,
paul.lautman@btinternet.com says...


>
> Ahh but that requires enough intelligence to enter
> joomla shopping cart
> into Google and clicking "I'm Feeling Lucky"!
>
>
>

Ahh .. now I see the problem - you're stuck in a rut and can only type
one phrase.

You're not an implementation of one of those neural nets are you?
Or perhaps Max mmm max headroom...;-)

-jools-