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[edit] General Shopping Cart Concepts
The following is a list of common terms and concepts that apply to the shopping cart script:
[edit] Shopping Cart
Shopping Cart, in the website setting, refers to a system that takes in a number of items which a customer wishes to buy; it holds them together in one easy to manage place, allowing a customer to edit the quantity or remove items from the cart. Shopping carts also typically have a checkout function, which totals the order and often presents a customer with payment options to complete the order.
[edit] Checkout
Once done adding items to the cart, a customer is ready to procede to finalize the order and complete the transaction process. The finalization and payment for a cart is considered the Checkout.
[edit] Customer Accounts
For a customer to place an order they must first create a customer account. The account holds the customers info, such as name, address, birthday, etc. When a customer is ready to checkout, they are prompted to login to their account. If they do not have an account, they will be prompted to create one. A customer only needs to create a customer once, and can then login to that account in all further orders.
[edit] Orderstatus
An order has a status which can change over time. At first, an order is created but not paid for. Then it may be paid for but not yet shipped. Then it may be shipped and complete. These various stages are the possible orderstatus' for the order.
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