Creating a usable e-commerce application is a daunting challenge. There is so much to do, from the initial concept, through to designing and coding the application. This leaves a lot of scope for things to go wrong.

In this book we take all the hassle out of online shopping applications, by showing you how to plan your application, design the user interface and datastore, and code the entire thing. But it doesn't stop there - we provide the complete code for two complete shopping cart applications, customizable for your own needs.

Contents

• E-Commerce and Shopping Carts
• Information Architecture For Shopping Systems
• User Interface and Interaction Design
• DataStore
• Product Display
• The Shopping Cart
• Checkout Time
• Staying Secure