Tuesday, December 4, 2012

4 Dynamic PHP Frameworks for ECommerce Development


PHP has a long list of open source frameworks that are rich in features and provide plenty of tools to build robust websites. The various PHP frameworks are meant for different purposes. While some frameworks like WordPress and Drupal are considered best for blogs and CMS development, others like CakePHP and Zend are said to be most suitable for website development. Among the several frameworks, there are four of them namely osCommerce, Magento, Zen Cart and X-Cart that are the best ones for eCommerce development. With the help of these four PHP frameworks, it becomes easy for a person to customize his or her own eCommerce site. Let's see how these frameworks help online merchants.

osCommerce With a catalog front-end and an administration tool back-end, this PHP based eCommerce platform provides complete store solutions to the aspiring online merchants. It is extremely easy to install, and because of its easy to use features, it has gained extreme popularity among online merchants. Currently, this framework powers up approximately 228,700 eCommerce sites. If you want extensibility for your site, then around 5800 add-ons are ready to serve you.

Magento Built on an MVC framework, this open source framework furnishes users with different editions that are meant to benefit the users in an optimum way. The three editions consist of different features that have been designed according to the needs of the online merchants, for example, Magento gives Magento Go to the online merchants who have just got started with their online business and needs effective marketing tools. Similarly, it has Magento Enterprise edition and the premium edition for medium and big sized businesses respectively. These editions also have different features that are meant to meet the requirements of the merchants in the best possible way.

Zen Cart Whether it is installation, management or customization, nothing can make all these three as easy as Zen Cart. This platform is said to be the art of eCommerce and serves as the perfect platform to all those online merchants who want a simple, straightforward yet effective framework for their online stores. This platform caters assorted marketing tools to bring and retain customers. It also furnishes the merchants with different online and offline payment options that help the merchants to simplify the purchase systems for their customers. Apart from these features, this framework also has multiple shipping options and multiple currencies along with reports and analytical tools to monitor their store's performance.

X-Cart Wholesale pricing and discount, tracks inventory, integration with Facebook, product variants, usergroups - the list of features doesn't seem to have an end in this distinctive PHP eCommerce framework. Not only does X-Cart include all the necessary tools that are required to build a powerful online store, but also it constantly improves and upgrades its features that are designed according to users' requests. Another remarkable thing about this framework is it has web-based installation wizard, which makes installation easy for the users. Also, it has an extremely easy-to-use web interface that makes it even more popular among the merchants, as well as the customers.

However, in order to get a dynamic, distinctive online store, you need to utilize the provided features of these platforms to the fullest, and for this, you'll certainly require the proficient services of a reputed PHP website development company.

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