{"id":2717,"date":"2011-12-23T13:46:54","date_gmt":"2011-12-23T13:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bodhost.com\/web-hosting\/?p=2717"},"modified":"2026-02-26T14:04:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T14:04:34","slug":"how-to-find-the-technology-behind-an-e-commerce-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bodhost.com\/kb\/how-to-find-the-technology-behind-an-e-commerce-site\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Find the Technology Behind an E-commerce Site?"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>The e-commerce sites can be online via a number of solutions. The site can be developed:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>With a customized solution (Development processing);<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>From a software solution: Magento, Prestashop, osCommerce, Zen Cart, IBM Websphere Commerce Server, Microsoft Commerce Server, etc &#8230;<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>From a SAAS platform: PowerBoutique, Oxatis, Rentashop, 42Stores &#8230;;<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>From a tool for as a CMS (WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, etc \u2026)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>When you&#8217;re on an e-cart, how to know the technology that runs behind you?<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>Magento sites, when it comes to the purchasing process the link ends with &#8220;checkout \/ OnePage \/&#8221;<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>For sites IBM Websphere commerce server, there is usually the &#8220;wcs&#8221; in the URLs of pages basket or purchasing process.<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>For Microsoft sites, the shopping page often ends with &#8220;Cart.aspx&#8221; (with the extension aspx, a sign of the Microsoft technology).<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>I could multiply examples \u2026 but anyway with a little practice, you can guess the platform behind the e-commerce website very quickly.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>If you do not know the platform (possibly because the site is developed with a specific programming language), by searching a bit, you get in general idea to identify the technology behind the site:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n<li>&#8220;. Php &#8216;for sites in PHP<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>&#8220;. Asp&#8221; for sites using the old technology of Microsoft;<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>&#8220;. Aspx&#8221; for sites using the new technology &#8220;. NET&#8221; of Microsoft;<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>&#8220;. Cfm&#8221; for sites using ColdFusion (technology for developing Web sites carried today by Adobe);<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<li>&#8220;Servlet&#8221; somewhere in the URL for sites based on Java;<\/li>\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Interesting?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Well, it is useful to really know which technology powers the various sites. This is a great way to get a good idea about what makes a particular platform more popular. However, this analysis is limited but can help you to choose your next e-commerce platform.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong> Each shopping cart software demands different kinds of server resources so make sure you pick the right hosting platform for your e-cart. If you are at starting point then you can start with shared hosting, but for advanced features, you should consider Cloud Hosting Virtual Private Server, or Dedicated Server Hosting.<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The e-commerce sites can be online via a number of solutions. 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