Shopping Cart Web site project

How to install the project.

Download the zip file and extract. Right click on the folder “ShopCart” and select
properties. Select the tab web sharing. Choose the option “Share this folder”. This will
make it a virtual folder.

It also has a “product” database developed in MS Access. Modify the web.config settings
to reflect the appropriate database path.

About the Project

It provides following standard features of any e-commerce web site:

 Register (for new users)
 Login (Existing users)
 View Products by product category
 Search products by price range and/or category
 Select products and add them to cart.
 Update the product quantities in the cart
 View cart contents
 Checkout the cart contents for order processing
 Edit user profile such as address, contact information and password
 Contact the Shopping site administrator (send email)
 Learn about the Shopping site company details, phone, fax, etc.

.NET features used in the project

 Datagrid
o Calculate columns based on other columns.
o Summary of a column value
 DataList
 Cache (Page Cache as well as control cache)
 Session State management
 Use of Frames in ASP.NET
 Tier Architecture
 AdRotator control, Validation Control, Panel Control
 Cascading Style Sheets for consistent look of the site.
 Client-Side scripting (JavaScript) on a web control.
 Send Mail feature.