Thread: Online store setup help

Hi

I have missed a big portion of my college year for due to illness. I have managed to sit my exams and think I have done enough to get through... however I have to abandon my ecommerce project and just do it as a repeat during the summer :-(

I have a big flair for web design and development and am very comfortable with PHP, Javascript, jquery, MySQL etc. so I'm not a complete novice!! However the project requires me to set up an online shop and this is something I know next to nothing about!

I have to implement and document two versions of the store. 1 using Paypal and 1 using Worldpay. My understanding of the difference is that I can set up worldpay instantly without needing to deal with banks or credit card companies but the world pay one involves setting up a merchant account with a bank?? It this correct?

It would be great I could bounce a few questions of some of the more experienced designers and developers here to get started ..

I've been looking at a few tutorials on paypal and that looks like it might be straight forward enough .. One thing I am wondering is, is it possible to set up dummy paypal accounts for testing purposes? i.e. one to be paid into (the store) and one to pay from (the customer) ?

Many thanks in advance. I really appreciate any help you can give me. Hopefully I will be able to return the favour and answer some of your questions too.

Leah