workshy7 Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 hi. i just want to know if OSC is capable of doing a Netflix-type of ecommerce? suggestions? -needs hellppp. workshy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mediajuggle Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Yes someone had done a netflix type store about a year or two ago, but he's since shut done operations so I don't have a url to show you. My Contribution Music Download Store Template http://www.oscommerce.com/community/contributions,4275 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workshy7 Posted October 14, 2005 Author Share Posted October 14, 2005 thanks for that info. i wonder if there's a documentation or how-to's for this. or module perhaps. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozEworks Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 yes it is if you search "oscommerce dvd rentals" you will find some :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workshy7 Posted October 15, 2005 Author Share Posted October 15, 2005 :( no luck. well, ive searched the internet. there are lots of companies who offer their services. what im looking is the module or documentation and howto's from oscommerce. im a newbie. i know html but no php experience (but i have a friend php guro to help me :P). i just want to know that maybe there's help out there where we can just modify oscommerce ourselves. we're planning to setup a dvd-rental website. waaaa! :( btw, thanks for replying guys :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mediajuggle Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 :( no luck. well, ive searched the internet. there are lots of companies who offer their services. what im looking is the module or documentation and howto's from oscommerce. im a newbie. i know html but no php experience (but i have a friend php guro to help me :P). i just want to know that maybe there's help out there where we can just modify oscommerce ourselves. we're planning to setup a dvd-rental website. waaaa! :( btw, thanks for replying guys :rolleyes: I did the same search the FlyingKites recommended and I came up with: http://www.starflix.com/ http://www.moviepaks.com/ From what I see there is no module of the sort. But i don't think you really need one. I would go through these sites and see exactly what's different from a standard oscommerce site (not including design of course) and figure out exactly what it is you need and then post that here so that some of the programmers can help you with it. My Contribution Music Download Store Template http://www.oscommerce.com/community/contributions,4275 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozEworks Posted October 15, 2005 Share Posted October 15, 2005 If you do a search you should find that in 2003 an Australian guy developed a site to do this but his site closed down. I don't know if he still has his code and/or is contactable. I tried to contact him yesterday as I am interested in adapting it for a library system for my daughter's local school which I want to "donate" to them. I will let you know if he responds but no doubt his email contact is old. What this kind of site revolves around is using the Wishlist as the rental queue. So you need to look into that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workshy7 Posted October 16, 2005 Author Share Posted October 16, 2005 If you do a search you should find that in 2003 an Australian guy developed a site to do this but his site closed down. I don't know if he still has his code and/or is contactable. I tried to contact him yesterday as I am interested in adapting it for a library system for my daughter's local school which I want to "donate" to them. I will let you know if he responds but no doubt his email contact is old. What this kind of site revolves around is using the Wishlist as the rental queue. So you need to look into that. thanks for the info kym - i appreciate it. using Wishlist as the rental queue is a brilliant idea. i will keep everyone updated. im into searching and researching still :P and i always keep my eye on this post - it helps a lot when people get together and put out their ideas. i love this forum already :) we're trying to setup a dvd rental, and have an option of buying too.*tough :P -workshy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joz Posted October 17, 2005 Share Posted October 17, 2005 Look at sites like www.rentshark.com wwwgames2rent.de they're build with oscommerce so it can be done I'm working on it also Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workshy7 Posted October 18, 2005 Author Share Posted October 18, 2005 Look at sites like www.rentshark.com wwwgames2rent.de they're build with oscommerce so it can be done I'm working on it also thanks joz. ill let everyone know of what i can find. -workshy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cannuck1964 Posted October 18, 2005 Share Posted October 18, 2005 The rental queue system is an interesting concept. And I doubt netflix uses this at all. They are such a large company, they would most likely set it up as a sale/return system, where if the item is not returned in a specific time frame, the sale amount is entered against their account holding. The rental queue system being built on the wish list system, would be interesting, but the returns will still need to be totally re-coded, as well, you will need to track who has what, and when they are to be returned. I have worked on rental systems using osC and did not use this approach, rather we re did the shopping_cart class and added in a new function to deal with the rental queue issue... cheers, Peter M. Peter McGrath ----------------------------- See my Profile (click here) for more information and to contact me for professional osCommerce support that includes SEO development, custom development and security implementation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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