Newbie question - Shopping Cart

[steam.roy]

Hello, I would like to know; how would I code a php script that shows how many items in the shopping cart. What API functions I would have to use?

 

I would also like to be able to add other about the cart, such as:

Subtotal

Total Due Today

Empty Cart button

Checkout button

List of items and prices

 

I would be very thankful for any help on this question.

 

Thanks

[HerrZ]

how would I code a php script that shows how many items in the shopping cart.

 

Something fast dirty code like that for smartytemplate:

{php}
$itemcount = count($this->get_template_vars('products')) + count($this->get_template_vars('domains')) + count($this->get_template_vars('addons'));
$this->assign('myitemcount', $itemcount);
{/php}
<table>
<tr><td>Artikel im Warenkorb:</td><td>{$myitemcount}</td></tr>
</table>

 

Of Course you can add servers and all the other producttypes.

Or recursively run through the $_SESSION['cart'] array and count all the stuff savely.

 

 

I would also like to be able to add other about the cart, such as:

Subtotal

Total Due Today

Empty Cart button

Checkout button

List of items and prices

which "other"?

[steam.roy]

which "other"?

All of the following:

Subtotal

Total Due Today

Empty Cart button

Checkout button

List of items and prices

 

I am trying to do a cart status on my site.

 

Thanks for the code, i will try it out.

[steam.roy]

Also, how does the WHMCS cart work. How does it save what you have chosen? I thought it was a cookie, while the only cookie i can see. when going the cart page is "PHPSESSID".

 

Thanks

[HerrZ]

ah, you want to code a minicart.

 

the cart data is stored in $_SESSION['cart'];

read out this data in session and complete missing data with mysql querys.

 

the following is a VERY REDUCED idea for coding an whmcs minicart/shoppingbasket for global use:

if ($_SESSION['cart'])
{
// there is someth. in the shoppingcart
// mysql productquerys/(and maybe other) to an array

if ($_SESSION['cart']['products'])
{
	foreach ($_SESSION['cart']['products'] as $k)
	{
		// ... work with $k data and your mysql array ... output
	}
}
if ($_SESSION['cart']['domains'])
{
	foreach ($_SESSION['cart']['domains'] as $k)
	{
		// ... (maybe here sth.) ...output
	}
}
// the other loops for products you want to have in minibasket ...
}

 

hope you like/understand

[steam.roy]

If i was to give you a cart module for joomla's VirtueMart (http://extensions.joomla.org/extensions/129/details). Would you be able to change it whmcs for me?

 

Thanks

[sparky]

There is a shopping basket already available.

http://www.whmcs.com/members/communityaddons.php?action=viewmod&id=27