Building a website

js2006 · 12-23-2006, 11:31 PM

Hello there!

I'm going to be opening a basic and simple website soon. The most important part of it is, I have to have an online shopping cart(to sell CDs). I signed with Bravenet, but still haven't bought a domain name yet. My question is, what's the best host for building a website with an online shopping cart, and what would it cost monthly? Of course I would like to go with a cheaper program, but I really need an online shopping cart. Thanks!

for jjsevdt, if you read this, I haven't been on for a while and I tried to send you a pm but I keep getting an error message.

brinky2006 · 12-23-2006, 11:46 PM

Focusing on the 'Online Shopping Card'

Are you in the US or UK?

In the UK, I would go with BT. www.bt.co.uk
Im not sure about the US, although I will do some research for you.

Adam

js2006 · 12-23-2006, 11:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brinky2006

Focusing on the 'Online Shopping Card'

Are you in the US or UK?

In the UK, I would go with BT. www.bt.co.uk
Im not sure about the US, although I will do some research for you.

Adam

Thanks I'm in the US

RyanAndrew88 · 12-24-2006, 12:24 AM

You can probably buy or possibly download a php script that makes a shopping cart for your site.

dhaynes · 12-24-2006, 01:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RyanAndrew88

You can probably buy or possibly download a php script that makes a shopping cart for your site.

An option for a free shopping cart program is Zen-Cart. Haven't tried it out yet, but I think it will require your Bravenet server to have PHP/mySQL installed on it.

brinky2006 · 12-24-2006, 11:43 PM

If you do go with a big telecoms/domain/webhosting company in the US, you will have better security etc with the shopping cart system.

This will be for both yourself and the customer.

Adam

js2006 · 12-25-2006, 04:21 AM

Thanks for the replies!

I would like to go with a free shopping cart but if there might be a security issue I think I'd be better off going with a safer program, I would imagine this would not be free. But in the long run it's better to be safe. I guess I'll try a google search, I appreciate your replies, I'm learning alot about business and computers in a very short span of time.

lee101 · 12-25-2006, 10:54 AM

You may want to look at dreamhost, they are pretty good but if you are expecting a huge number of visitors/customers to your website you may want a dedicated server, DH offer zen-cart as a one click install, and you get a free domain, so if you want ti simple they will pretty much do it all for you.

12-23-2006, 11:31 PM	#1 (permalink)
js2006 Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 28	Building a website Hello there! I'm going to be opening a basic and simple website soon. The most important part of it is, I have to have an online shopping cart(to sell CDs). I signed with Bravenet, but still haven't bought a domain name yet. My question is, what's the best host for building a website with an online shopping cart, and what would it cost monthly? Of course I would like to go with a cheaper program, but I really need an online shopping cart. Thanks! for jjsevdt, if you read this, I haven't been on for a while and I tried to send you a pm but I keep getting an error message. Last edited by js2006; 12-23-2006 at 11:47 PM.

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brinky2006 Silver Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: UK Age: 19 Posts: 177	Focusing on the 'Online Shopping Card' Are you in the US or UK? In the UK, I would go with BT. www.bt.co.uk Im not sure about the US, although I will do some research for you. Adam __________________ <<CPU>> Conroe e6400 @ 2.4Ghz (OC) <<RAM>> 2048mb 667mhz <<GPU>> nVidia Geforce 7900GTO <<DVD>> Sony 18x DVD-RW <<OS 1>(Dual Boot)> Windows XP Pro <<OS 2>(Dual Boot)> Windows Vista Ultimate <<SCREEN>> 19" TFT Monitor <<LAPTOP>> Toshiba Portege A100

12-24-2006, 11:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
brinky2006 Silver Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: UK Age: 19 Posts: 177	If you do go with a big telecoms/domain/webhosting company in the US, you will have better security etc with the shopping cart system. This will be for both yourself and the customer. Adam __________________ <<CPU>> Conroe e6400 @ 2.4Ghz (OC) <<RAM>> 2048mb 667mhz <<GPU>> nVidia Geforce 7900GTO <<DVD>> Sony 18x DVD-RW <<OS 1>(Dual Boot)> Windows XP Pro <<OS 2>(Dual Boot)> Windows Vista Ultimate <<SCREEN>> 19" TFT Monitor <<LAPTOP>> Toshiba Portege A100

12-25-2006, 10:54 AM	#8 (permalink)
lee101 VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Age: 19 Posts: 1,151	You may want to look at dreamhost, they are pretty good but if you are expecting a huge number of visitors/customers to your website you may want a dedicated server, DH offer zen-cart as a one click install, and you get a free domain, so if you want ti simple they will pretty much do it all for you. __________________ MacBook, 2 Ghz, 2 GB DDR3, 160 GB HDD

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RyanAndrew88 banned Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Wisconsin Age: 22 Posts: 192	You can probably buy or possibly download a php script that makes a shopping cart for your site.

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js2006 Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 28	Thanks for the replies! I would like to go with a free shopping cart but if there might be a security issue I think I'd be better off going with a safer program, I would imagine this would not be free. But in the long run it's better to be safe. I guess I'll try a google search, I appreciate your replies, I'm learning alot about business and computers in a very short span of time.

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