CMS, Ecommerce and Web Portal

• CMS - Content Management System as Abbreviated as CMS. It is a interface (either web/desktop) that allow Content manager or author to add/update the content even they have no know Hypertext Markup Language (HTML). They can create, modification, and removal of content from a Web site without needing the expertise of a Webmaster. Content manager publish the content and general visitor can view the content from website. CMS functionality and feature depends on the requirement of different companies or organizations. So it CMS can vary, but almost include Web-based content publishing, formatting. CMS also helpful to make websites more user friendly and SEO friendly. SEO friendly sites get high ranking on search engines like Google, Yahoo, Bing etc.
  
  
• Ecommerce: - It is a type of online industry where buying and selling of product or service through the Internet and other computer networks. We can purchase products or service and also able to pay them online by credit card or debit card. Maximum banks provide their online API’s to charge the Credit/Debit card and send the payment to the account holder. Google Checkout, PayPal is working throughout the world for credit card processing. PayPal provides the facility of money transfer.
  
  Website Administrator has to manage the content, Add/Edit products prices, descriptions, shippinng methods or service using CMS. Good CMS also provide the feature to see how order history and details, all type of payment transaction on website. All these web pages must be secured by password. It would always better to use SSL(Secure Sockets Layer), in this case website URL starts with https:// instead of http://
  
  
• Web Portals also refer to a website that offer many type of services and information. Visitors has to register first to get access of available services or information. Some web portal charge for registration and to use their services. After login you can use restricted area functionality that is not open for general visitors eg. BSNL portal give the benefit to pay bill online from their portal, linked Banks charge the Credit/Debit cards and send the amount in Account holder. That are fully secure by username and password.
  
  
What will be the basic flow of web development.