One of my clients need to have an Online Billing Service for his website. I am also for some eCommerce integration as well. I am wondering if any of you web developers out here have any recommendations?
Take these factors into consideration: Hosting service qualifications, software, plugins, etc. Server's Operating System (Windows 2003, Linux?) Web Server Software (IIS 5 or 6, Apache, etc.?) Database capabilities (MS SQL 2003, MySQL, Oracle?) Programming Language - for dynamic requests (ASP, PHP, Pythin, CFM, Perl?) This should help you weed out what applications or programming you or your designers can do. Take a look at www.sourceforge.net or www.aspin.com for possible applications that can integrate what you already have. Can you specify what exactly you can work with from the above factors? I know most of us Web dudes here would have something based on what you CAN or CANNOT do. Good luck.
Actually, I'm hoping for a 3rd party client to handle the billing. I really don't have the resource to support the application for my client. What I need is integration with a user management module, administrative module, simple shopping cart module (2-3 items) and an automated credit card billing system. Since we are planning on outsourcing it, I don't think it will matter what our host is (am I right?). I just need to be able to integrate with it on my website.
Uhhhh... you don't need to quote me... we're the only ones here... No, it doesn't matter who the host is as long as they can do some sort of back-end database and programming on the server. This would be what stores and drives the cart and order forms and such stuff. Do they have the site already and you're doing the application, or do they have the application already and you're doing the website? Do they even have a website? Is it hosted at a place that can do all this, or you just want to connect with PayPal or something like that? I'm confused. Finkle is Einhorn, Einhorn is Finkle?
Paypal would work, but the website is in the "Legal" gambling industry. The winners get gift certificates instead of cash. I know that Paypal would not work with p*rnography or gambling websites. Maybe I should ask them if they will do this. Outside of Paypal, do you know of any alternatives?
Sam's Club CC and Valero (Diamond Shamrock) both use Checkfree to handle their billing. As a consumer, I like it- it's fast and easy, and you can schedule payments.
