Subscriptions

Hi,

I'm working on a site that requries a subscription. I have ruled out storing CC details in a database so that means that either a user pays for several months at once and then has to manually make another payment when the time is up or else an independent payment company holds on to the details. Perhaps the bank could do this?

Anyone know anything about these latter ideas?

Cheers, WT.

There are companies like PayPal out there that could do your processing for you. Microsoft's Visual Web Developer Express has a starter kit for a PayPal eCommerce site.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/express/vwd/starterkit/default.aspx#paypal

Hope that helps

Craist
If the site is small, I suggest using a third party Merchant Account and/or PayPal. Like you said, storing CC details in your own database is not a good idee unless you have major security and I think it's not legal unless the CC Company approuve.
But do these companies hold on to the CC details so that the customer can automatically be charged each month?
Yes they do