Shopping Cart Framework

Question

I am tasked to build a shopping cart that sells book. I would like to seek help in putting me in the right direction as to where to go from here.

As of what I see, I

Answer 1

I recommend Zend Framework to building shopping cart site. If you want to build from existing tool use Magento. Check Front End and admin end here

You can create your custom module or download free modules and can purchase developed module from magento.