Planning an E-Commerce Site
As with any ColdFusion application, it's a good idea to start your e-commerce site by building a clear vision of what the site will and won't do, as well as how visitors will navigate your pages.
E-commerce sites typically have four basic elements:
An administration section. The admin pages enable you or your client to enter, edit, or remove product data and to create categories by which products are organized.
A catalog section. The catalog controls how users browse your products and what item information is presented.
A shopping cart. The cart enables users to build a list of products they order as they browse your site. The cart must retain the list as the user moves from page to page. When the user is finished browsing ...
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