{"id":3935,"date":"2023-11-04T23:13:57","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T23:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10003\/how-to-build-a-e-commerce-website-with-drupal-and-php\/"},"modified":"2023-11-05T05:48:26","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T05:48:26","slug":"how-to-build-a-e-commerce-website-with-drupal-and-php","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/localhost:10003\/how-to-build-a-e-commerce-website-with-drupal-and-php\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Build a E-commerce Website with Drupal and PHP"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>How to Build an E-commerce Website with Drupal and PHP<\/h1>\n<p>In this tutorial, we will learn how to build an e-commerce website using Drupal, a popular content management system written in PHP. 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> &#8220;Product&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Fill in the necessary details and select the appropriate category and variation options.<\/li>\n<li>Save the product and verify that it appears in the product listings view created before.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Step 10: Implementing a Shopping Cart<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to the Extend section and install the &#8220;Commerce Cart&#8221; module.<\/li>\n<li>Enable the module.<\/li>\n<li>Configure the &#8220;Commerce Cart&#8221; block to place it in a convenient location within your theme.<\/li>\n<li>Test the shopping cart functionality by adding products to the cart and checking out.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Congratulations! 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