For a business to setup a Web site it should be important to understand the main objective for putting up the site. Two years ago many companies published Web pages that announced their business on the Internet provided nice graphics, e-mail addresses, and phone numbers. Today small and large companies are using the Web as a medium to conduct business where the entire transaction - from browsing, to buying and paying is generated and completed over the Internet by using secure transactions over the Web. The most complex setup is when a business uses the Web for actual online sales of products that include fully automated transactions that begin and end via the Internet. These apparently simple procedures on the user's side hide the complex sequence of database queries that are generated on the server side to generate a completed order.
Server presents form data to buyer's browser.
User selects options from form items and submits data to server. Client displays result page on buyer's browser. Online ordering form for user customized system. Internet Security One of the biggest problems with acceptance of Electronic Commerce on the Web is the issue of Security. With every hacking attempt being blown out of proportion in the media, customers are reluctant to provide sensitive information such as credit card numbers on Web sites for the fear that it may be intercepted before it reaches the Web server.