Effortless E-Commerce with PHP and MySQL, Second Edition

1. Getting Started

Just as you don’t begin building a house by grabbing a hammer, creating an e-commerce site doesn’t start with your computer. Well, you’ll probably use your computer for research, but actual coding is a step that comes much later. In this chapter, you’ll learn how to commence developing your e-commerce site. The goal of the chapter is to explain two things:

The steps you’ll need to take

This book’s perspective on e-commerce

Although the point of this book is to provide concrete answers and usable code, there will be some subjects, ...