Host my own store front.

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Hi I have a lingerie store I would like to host on my own Linux Server, how hard would this be and what would be involved.

[rickyjones]

Well... it depends on /what/ you want to do. We can't really give any advice or recommendations until you decide what the point of the server will be. For instance, is this for hosting a website? Hosting DNS? Hosting a Point-of-Sale system? Etc...

That kind of information is necessary to come up with a recommendation. :)

Thanks,

-Richard

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It's a lingerie store "Online Store" with a shopping cart and all the goodies.

[rickyjones]

It's a lingerie store "Online Store" with a shopping cart and all the goodies.

In that case I would say that it shouldn't be too difficult. You'd need the hardware, and then the necessary software (Apache, MySQL, SSL probably, etc..) Not sure on exactly what else though. For a store I think most people use some sort of software vendor - they should be able to tell you exactly what you'd need.

-Richard

[wayne_za]

1) Setup Ubuntu LTS Lampserver
2) Pick a php application from opensourcecms (http://www.opensourcecms.com)
3) Install new php application
4) setup and link to paypal account or google checkout)(checkout.google (http://checkout.google.com/sell?promo=sha2)

You can see a online demo of each application running on there server

- e-Commerce
cpCommerce
osc2nuke
osCMax
osCommerce
phpShop
Zen Cart

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I will look into your suggestions thank you for your reply, I'm still open for more suggestions.

Thanks
Repent.

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OK, no one has anything to add?

[lintoon]

For your online store check out OSCommerce:

http://www.oscommerce.com/

This is their demo page:

http://demo.oscommerce.com/