# Getting started on a cart

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-started-on-a-cart/111426>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [May 26, 2004, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-started-on-a-cart/111426 "2004-05-26T20:39:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![bwh2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@bwh2](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/bwh2)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2004, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-started-on-a-cart/111426/1 "2004-05-26T20:39:13Z")

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i have a client who wants an shopping cart site and wants to use [lunarpages.com](http://lunarpages.com) for hosting (supports php, mysql, asp, perl, and cgi-bin). lunarpages offers agora and interchange shopping carts, but they don’t look easy to to design with.

i don’t expect to make a cart, so what kind of canned cart should i use? if anyone has any specific cart software in mind, feel free to suggest it.

i’ve read through countless posts on the topic, but i’m just a little confused about what would best meet my specific needs.

thanks

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2004, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-started-on-a-cart/111426/2 "2004-05-26T22:32:11Z")

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paypal[QUOTE]

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 12:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-started-on-a-cart/111426/3 "2004-05-27T00:25:16Z")

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my client already has a merchant account, so i’m hoping to use that rather than create a new one with paypal. tell me if i’m not understanding exactly what paypal is.

anyone have any other ideas?

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 1:23am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-started-on-a-cart/111426/4 "2004-05-27T01:23:28Z")

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[www.cartmanager.com](http://www.cartmanager.com) - not the greatest but it may be what your lookin for.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 1:32am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-started-on-a-cart/111426/5 "2004-05-27T01:32:45Z")

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osCommerce, and XTCommerce are 2 free ones that support several different pay options including merchant transactions.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2004, 3:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/getting-started-on-a-cart/111426/6 "2004-05-27T03:45:26Z")

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thanks for the replies, i’ll look into those options. software price isn’t really an issue, so if anyone’s used anything that’s fairly expensive, but is good, suggest that too.