The PHP MX Shopping Cart is a collection of server behaviors used in conjunction with a special data source, the Shopping Cart, which can be added to your site from the Data Binding inspector. When the shopping cart is added to a page, it appears in the Data Source inspector as a data source for the page and is manipulated much like other data sources.
The shopping cart needs to be configured to interact with your database or other components, such as form elements. A database is not required, although it is useful for receiving and processing orders. If your requirements are simple, you can use the shopping cart with a form to submit items to the shopping cart. It can also be extended to work with other third-party solutions, such as Cybercash and email components.
The two basic steps to using the shopping cart are:
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Setting up a Product Page |
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Setting up the Shopping Cart page |
You can add other pages, server behaviors, and extensions to customize your shopping cart for your application.