My boss asked what I would need to build a site with online credit card capabilities.... but I don't know ASP or anything iike that.. so I said that I don't have the skills to do that. But I could get a general idea of what you would need.

So... this is where you guys come in...

What all do I need and what kind of cash is he looking at spending/

the site would be comperable to
http://ryansphotography.com

you could go cgi....

and get some of the scripts around the net already built for that type of thing...

I'm not sure how it verifies a credit card though.

I'd call some of the major credit card companies to get more information on that sort of thing.

most online sites, will tell you who made the software

I'm making an online order site just now, and have no experiance what so ever with dynamic site content.
I have been programming in dreamweaver, so now i work in ultradev, and it's really great.
In a week I learned all about dynamic content, and there's an extension called shopping cart II (about $100), that will be able to make a shop in ultradev.
I havent' tried it out yet, but it all seem pretty straightforward.
Good luck.

sorry to ring in late on this discussion ( but i just got here )

there is a great "pre-fab" store front called "Miva" ( http://www.miva.com ) that some webhosts have preinstalled and ready to rock.. even has all the credit card stuff ready to go....

just make sure you tell your boss, this stuff takes $$$

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