Building an E-Commerce Site Part 1: Building a Product Catalog - Assumptions and Requirements (
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If you are reading this article, you should the following software installed
and working:
- Apache 1.3.9 or higher
- MySQL 3.22.20 or higher
- PHP4 RC1 or higher with MySQL support compiled in
We are using MySQL because it is quick and easy. We are using PHP4 because it
provides session management functions. By the time you read this article, the
stable version of PHP4 should be just about ready for public use.
This article also assumes that you are familiar and comfortable with
programming in PHP, and that you are able to write SQL queries. If you need to
install PHP or MySQL, please read the follow the instructions in the
article:
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