PHP Shopping Cart

Best, Most Flexible, Customizable, and not stuck to a template

[ryan_b83]

Hi I am looking for a free, open source php/mysql shopping cart. However not something like OScommerce where you are stuck to their general design. More something that you can "drop and go" functions and parts of the cart around your own page design. basiclly something even more customizable...

any suggestions?

Thanks,
Ryan

[DrDoc]

Those requirements generally are incompatible with "free, open source, flexible".

[ryan_b83]

Then maybe I am better off just writing my own? Re-inventing the wheel probably isn't much fun either...

[barns101]

I can recommend Webforce Cart [webforcecart.com].

[parorrey]

if you cant hack osCommerce enough to suit your design needs, which is not that difficult if u've spent some time with it, it'll surely take much more effort to develop your own system.

-Ali

[willis1480]

Ive spent a good bit of time pondering this same question. Re-inventing the wheel is a bad idea in my mind. Paying $500 or even $1000 is reasonable given the time it would take to develop something from scratch.

I ended up doing xcart which has not been very friendly for changing, but a whole lot better than starting from scratch.

What you need to ask your self is how much more can I make by getting my products online ASAP? In most cases you will make that $500 back in no time. Then when you have money comeing in you can look at designing something from scratch.

If this is for some client that is willing to pay you $10,000 then go for it. Recreate the wheel. Either way you have to drop another $1000-$1500 on SSL and CCG.