commercial sites

[geek@02]

hi!
i need to build a small commercial website. but i'm new to internet commerce and not sure how to do this. i need to learn how to build the site and how to use it to handle credit card orders, etc. could you guys please point me to any good books or web resources for beginners, which gives guides to commercial web site development?

Thanks for any help.

[PeejAvery]

Wow. That is looking to the future alright.

First, learning takes time. Don't expect to have this done in a short while. I suggest to everyone who wants to learn W3Schools (http://www.w3schools.com). It is a good site with everything that you can possibly learn about web based languages and reference guides to each one.

Second, credit card transactions are a big hassle and people want security. You will have to get a secure server using HTTPS and not just HTTP. Second you will want full encryption. Use base64. If you cannot guarantee security, don't build it. You will need a server-side language such as PHP or ASP to accomplish this.

Have fun and enjoy learning.

[geek@02]

Thanks peejavey. i'll try that link.