I recently completed a tutorial at developerWorks on building a web-based store using a combination of PHP for the main code and interfacing with Paypal for obtaining payment for items.

The tutorial was the third and final part of a series on the topic. The code for the project and parts one and two were written by Tyler Anderson. The tutorial expands on the storefront created in “Create a Web storefront using PHP and PayPal, Part 1” and enhanced in Part 2 of this three-part series by integrating transactions, shipping, and e-mail functionality.

The code uses the new PHP Data Objects and although the code shows the use of the Derby database, I was able to make some simple changes to the code to make it use MySQL just as easily.

Make sure you read Parts 1 and 2 before moving on to Create a Web storefront using PHP and PayPal, Part 3.