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Hi,

I’m developing a shopping-cart style online E-commerce website, similar to amazon where users select their items to a cart and checkout paying by supplying their card details.

However before i start implementing my code i’d like to ask for some advice on making the right decisions.

Which is the better OS to use (Linux, Windows?) with which server? i.e. Apache, Tomcat, IIS, etc.. Why?

SSL encryption is one option for security, any alternatives to consider other than SSL?

Which language would be the best to implement this with, probably in conjunction with a MySQL database, would it be better to use PHP, JSP, ASP… with reasons?

I know there are CMS packages i could download and configure, but i’d like to learn something by coding it.

The main factors to take into consideration when deciding the options are.. Security, Performance and Reliability. Other advantages/disadvantages for each choice will be great.

Many thanks in advance, all your answers will be much appreciated