Descrição

E-commerce com PHP e MySQL

A complete, practical guide to building e-commerce websites with PHP and MySQL. Renowned author Larry Ullman walks you through every stage of development — visual interface design, database creation, content presentation, online catalog construction, shopping cart management, order handling, payment processing, and fulfillment — with an ongoing emphasis on security and best practices. Whether you are new to e-commerce or an experienced web developer, you will find valuable, actionable techniques.

What this book covers

• Planning and designing an online store with the customer in mind
• Setting up a secure server environment and designing a robust database
• Presenting products and building an online catalog
• Implementing and administering a shopping cart
• Handling orders and coordinating fulfillment
• Processing payments through multiple gateways
• Preventing common vulnerabilities and using secure transaction practices
• Extending functionality with JavaScript and Ajax

Two complete example stores

The book uses two full e-commerce example sites that showcase different features and goals, giving you a broad view of what it takes to design effective online stores. Each example is intended to be extensible and usable as a starting point for real projects.

What’s new in this edition

This fully updated and expanded second edition includes:

• A new example demonstrating payment processing with Stripe
• Updated coverage of PayPal and Authorize.net, reflecting recent changes in those services
• New chapters describing ways to expand the example sites, with additional reusable code
• A new chapter on adding features with JavaScript and Ajax

Who should read this

• Beginners who want a practical, step-by-step introduction to building e-commerce sites
• Intermediate and experienced developers looking for up-to-date techniques, secure patterns, and extensible example code

Key takeaways

• Maximize sales by designing with the customer first
• Build a secure server and database environment
• Use safe transaction flows and avoid common vulnerabilities
• Integrate multiple payment gateways (Stripe, PayPal, Authorize.net)
• Design scalable, maintainable sites
• Extend the example stores to meet your specific project needs

For developers who want a hands-on, security-minded approach to building online stores with PHP and MySQL, this book offers practical examples, modern payment integrations, and clear guidance for real-world projects.