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Felipe Rebêlo
1,121 PointsWhich programming language is used in online stores like eBay?
I would like to know which programming language is used is e-commerce sites like ebay, in which the visitor can sell their own merchandise.
1 Answer
Stone Preston
42,016 Pointsaccording to this ebay uses java in conjunction with an oracle database for its backend. im not sure how reliable that page is though. BuiltWith shows it using PHP.
You could use any server side language though to build a commerce site. PHP is a popular language. Ruby in conjunction with the rails framework is also popular. Treehouse has courses on both of these languages.
Philip G
14,600 PointsAnd javascript in the front-end.
Jaco Burger
20,807 PointsI think it's mostly PHP + SQL. But doesn't it use Magento for the CMS? I know eBay owns it.
Stone Preston
42,016 Pointsyeah built with show it using PHP. I couldnt really find much about it honestly
Jaco Burger
20,807 PointsJaco Burger
20,807 PointsAs Stone said, it is PHP. But to make an e-commerce site, you should look at a CMS (obviously good to know PHP, SQL and CSS as well). Magento is the best CMS for commerce in my own opinion, it is owned by eBay, so odds is that eBay is based on the Magento CMS. The other alternative is Woo-Commerce. There are many more. It all depends on what you're planning on selling.