PHP framework for building e-commerce site?

b20000 picture b20000 · Dec 3, 2010 · Viewed 32.1k times · Source

What web application framework based on php would be recommended to build an ecommerce site in?

Are there an e-commerce specific frameworks that include payment processing, user accounts, etc?

Thanks B

Answer

RobertPitt picture RobertPitt · Dec 3, 2010

OpenCart is designed feature rich, easy to use, search engine friendly and with a visually appealing interface.

  • Unlimited Categories
  • Unlimited Products
  • Unlimited Manufacturers
  • Multi Currency
  • Multi Language
  • Product Reviews
  • Product Ratings
  • Open Source
  • Free Documentation
  • Templatable
  • Automatic Image Resize
  • 20+ Payment Gateways
  • 8+ Shipping Methods

Demo:

Download:

You can download from the OpenCart Website or Directly (V1.4.9.1)

My thoughts:

With systems like Magento and osCommerce, there very bulky and poorly coded, OpenCart is a MVC Style framework, so if you have ever used codeigniter you would know half the system already.

The system does not take up heavy resources unlike some frameworks, it has a robust admin interface that shows you graphical statistics of your sales and helps you forcast sales, simple and logical payment api systems which allow you to add more payment systems with just drag and dropping of files.