Slow cart when it comes to updating prices? Sometimes even shows incorrect amount.

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This is something I have noticed several times. Apparently I am the only one who experiences this, because I couldn't find any threads/posts on this problem (or I am searching for incorrect terms).

 

When you select a server (or whatever product) and select configurable options it updates the pricing on the right (in the orderSummary).

 

When you select the configurable options to quickly it sometimes updates with the wrong pricing. It sometimes selects the default / basic price, instead the price of the selected option. I noticed this several times, but it doesn't happen always.

 

When it happens, the price is corrected nevertheless on the next page (viewcart.tpl), where you can overview your order, before actually placing the order.

 

It's not a big thing, but customer's might get the wrong idea when the cart shows a value/price which is incorrect and then it shows on the next page a "higher" price (which is actually the correct price).

 

My best guess is, is that it's related to javascript.

 

Does someone else experience this also? And is there a way to fix this?

 

Thank you in advance.

 

Regards

[sentq]

fast internet connection + faster server response.

 

When you change something in configurable options, the page you are in will send AJAX request to get the price for the changes/chosen option, then maybe validate the response before apply it to the right side summary.

 

On the next page PHP will calculate everything already, it can not be handled by JS otherwise people can get things for free

[-M-]

Weird... Because my connection is a fiber connection (500 Mbit) and the server on the datacenter is a hexa-core server with hardly any other accounts. Which even has a faster connection.

 

So don't know, but doubt that "fast internet connection + faster server response" is really the problem here.

 

Anyways, the only thing I can think of is that it's still on harddisks, however this server will be upgraded to SSD's soon. Maybe that will increase performance as SSD's are way faster than regular HDD in terms of access times.