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Im thinking of starting up a webshop just for the fun of it, just get some experience. How would you implement the foundation structure of the website, which language and tools would you prefer?

Most people would do it in PHP, but doing it yourself is hard work. If you're not an experienced CGI/PHP coder, then you shouldn't do it yourself. On the other hand, if you just want to experiment with it, then I strongly suggest reading the security related topics of the PHP documentation. There are lots of pitfalls to consider.

If you want to use some alternative to PHP, then you might want to have a look at various scripting languages suitable for CGI scripting. Most people use Perl, but it's a rather ugly language. Have a look at Python and TCL. Personally I would implement a web shop in C++, but that's a matter of taste.

mm_freak wrote:Most people use Perl, but it's a rather ugly language.

Blasphemy! Coding in PERL is like making love to a beautiful woman, at least I think that's what it would be like.

PERL is my absolute favorite language to code in, but I don't get a chance to use it very often.

But to wrd, just use an existing set-up, it will save you many sleepless nights.

stupergenius wrote:

mm_freak wrote: Most people use Perl, but it's a rather ugly language.

Blasphemy! Coding in PERL is like making love to a beautiful woman, at least I think that's what it would be like. 8)

PERL is my absolute favorite language to code in, but I don't get a chance to use it very often.

Ever tried to read other people's code? Or your own code after a few weeks? =)

stupergenius wrote:

mm_freak wrote: Most people use Perl, but it's a rather ugly language.

Blasphemy! Coding in PERL is like making love to a beautiful woman, at least I think that's what it would be like.
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making love to a beautiful woman?
nice comaprison.

hhheehe

... although the analogy even holds. You don't touch women of others, or you're going to have difficulties anyway. =D

mm_freak wrote:... although the analogy even holds. You don't touch women of others, or you're going to have difficulties anyway. =D

=D

there are scripts allready made, you can find on: http://hotscripts.com/

stupergenius wrote:

mm_freak wrote: Most people use Perl, but it's a rather ugly language.

Blasphemy! Coding in PERL is like making love to a beautiful woman

The set of people who have done both is incredibly small. ^^; That doesn't bode well for me.

That said, if you use homebrew e-commerce software with real money, you might get pwned big-time. At least if you use someone else's package you have someone else's forum to whinge on and someone to threaten with legal action.

Things to watch for include buffer overflows, SQL injection and flooding attacks. hackthissite.org has training for exploiting such flaws, which will help you to combat them in your own systems.

-pcweirdo.