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Building Online Stores with osCommerce: Professional Edition

By : David Mercer
Book Image

Building Online Stores with osCommerce: Professional Edition

By: David Mercer

Overview of this book

<p>The book can be read from front to back, but each chapter is self contained so the reader can skip chapters to read those that they are interested in. Each chapter will move from basic to advanced where applicable and also relate what the administrator (reader) is doing to how this affects what the client sees on the site.</p> <p>So, for example, the customization chapter will start off with a discussion on the concept of design and how to relate this to your business. Once the reader has a clear idea of what they need to do, we look at some really simple changes such as modifying the site's language, before moving to some advanced modifications which may involve some PHP programming. At the same time the discussion will demonstrate how the changes made affect the site.</p> <p>Throughout the book, much consideration is given to the "right" way to doing things. Readers will have the great advantage that they begin, from the very start, doing things properly. This will save them a lot of time and effort in the years to come as they build on and modify their site. Utilizing best practices and sound methodologies is a great asset for beginners and experienced users alike.</p> <p>At all times, the coverage given in this book pays homage to the fact that, ultimately, the reader has a business goal in mind. To this end, the material never gets bogged down in technical issues or long discourses, but rather focuses on what is practically important for the online business and then moves on. To complement this, there are plenty of suggestions and hints as to how and where to look for further information.</p>
Table of Contents (19 chapters)
Building Online Stores with osCommerce: Professional Edition
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
Foreword
Introduction
Index

Summary


While much of the material contained in this chapter really applies to your live site, you should have gained a valuable insight into how to approach the problem of securing your live store. You should now be aware of how to look at security as a chain in which each link must be as strong as the next in order to present a seamless shield against the multitude of attacks or flaws that can ruin your application, business, and peace of mind.

Security is a great and very important challenge for any online retailer, and hopefully you will take it very seriously too. Remember that the more reliable online shopping or e-commerce is perceived to be by the general public, the more people will migrate to Internet-based commerce. Everyone who runs an e-commerce site has a responsibility to maintain strict security and protection standards in order to provide a safe and reliable environment for consumers everywhere.

This chapter has put you well on the path to doing precisely this. Specifically...