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[Hans C. Kaspersetz]

I will take a shot at this one.  My group has installed/customized 
X-Cart a handful of times for clients.  It is a very feature rich 
eCommerce solution.  Their support is pretty darn good and the software 
works well. 

The problem with X-Cart is it is a very feature rich piece of software 
and it uses Smarty templates.  X-Cart like Joomla, can be overkill in 
many cases.  The sheer volume of features and configuration can make 
things unmanageable.  The use of Smarty templates can make customizing 
X-Cart time consuming.  There are many many layers that have to be 
sifted through to fully apply a custom look and feel.

Those draw backs aside, we still deploy X-Cart as our first choice in 
PHP shopping carts.  As well, we use Joomla all the time.  Maybe we are 
gluttons for punishment, but both seem to serve us well.

I know some very smart developers outside my group who also use X-Cart 
for some very good looking sites.  Here is a very simple example of an 
X-Cart installation.  http://www.imaginativelearningtools.com

Good luck and make sure you estimate an appropriate amount of time for 
the project.  Learning any new software platform is very time consuming.

Hans

Hans C. Kaspersetz
Cyber X Designs

http://www.cyberxdesigns.com



Ben Sgro (ProjectSkyline) wrote:
> Hello Again,
>  
> To be more specific, since this email has generated no responses,
> can anyone elaborate on experiances they have had w/X-Cart?
>  
> Reading about it online, it would appear as a pretty good solution.
> Again, this is my firms first ecommerce site, so I'd rather not make
> too many beginner mistakes.
>  
> - Ben
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* Ben Sgro (ProjectSkyline) <mailto:ben at projectskyline.com>
>     *To:* NYPHP Talk <mailto:talk at lists.nyphp.org>
>     *Sent:* Wednesday, February 14, 2007 11:49 AM
>     *Subject:* [nycphp-talk] PHP/SQL ECommerce Solutions
>
>     Hello all,
>      
>     I know this is a questions that has been covered before, so I am
>     hoping someone can point me to an URL or white paper.
>      
>     I'm looking to build something similiar to shopzilla.com (w/out
>     the comparision mechanism). An e-commerce site w/the ability for
>     my client to update content,
>     post new images and add items to the inventory.
>      
>     I'm looking for a solution in php/mysql.
>      
>     Also, if anyone is interested in getting involved in this project
>     I may need outside
>     expertise. This would be my firm's first ecommerce site. Please
>     respond off list if
>     interested.
>      
>     Thanks,
>      
>     - Ben
>
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