Over the last few years e-commerce has evolved from just online advertisements to providing fully functional shopping experiences online. More and more products and services are being made available online everyday through the use of various online payment systems. The role of e-commerce applications and payment gateways has become crucial in this environment.
In this chapter we will be building a simple online store to demonstrate the process involved in setting up a simple shopping cart. We will be using PayPal Express Checkout as our payment processer during this example. Some of the key topics that will be covered in this chapter include:
Setting up a shopping cart
Creating a online store administration interface
Configuring Zend Framework 2.0 for PayPal
An introduction to PayPal Express Checkout
The implementation of PayPal Express Checkout