A little help...

**Bigjohn** · August 29th, 2004, 6:11 PM

Some of you may have already seen this site:
http://mcdonoughfineart.com

Right now, each time a person selects BUY it just generates a form, and that form is emailed.

I want to figure out how to let a person add multiple items to a cart, then do the form, and then email it.

so I want to build a basic cart. Nothing too complicated because orders are all hand processed - we just want the customer to be able to add 10 prints or something if he so desires.

So, I need session cookies, I guess... and whatelse??

John

**Kickersny.com** · August 30th, 2004, 11:33 AM

if you feel like 'cheating' you could use AgoraCart (in cPanel). Not using session cookies, you could simply create a text file with the filename of, say, their IP and the microtime() timestamp, that logs to it everytime they add something to their cart. Then when they reach to final checkout, they see a list of everything they've added...

**Bigjohn** · August 30th, 2004, 11:44 AM

to use agora cart would involve a complete redesign of the site... not up for that, and he can't afford to pay me to do it anyway.

I'm figureing that I just need to add cookies and figure out how to store 'cart' information.

graphicart · August 30th, 2004, 12:13 PM

Have you considered PayPal? they accept all types of payments and have a simple shoping cart and generates the html to insert on the web page.
just a thought

**Bigjohn** · August 30th, 2004, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by graphicart

Have you considered PayPal? they accept all types of payments and have a simple shoping cart and generates the html to insert on the web page.
just a thought

Yeah - don't need the payment processing, or the extra fees.

NirTivAal · August 30th, 2004, 2:27 PM

If you only want to have 10 items max you could make a different cookie for each item, or have one cookie store each item and separate them with commas or something. You can make the code process the extra imformation with (probably) minimal effort.

Just make sure that the user verifies their cart before ordering, since there may be users that have altered the way session cookies are stored (ie: they may not be deleted). You could also add a link that wipes the information from that cookie.

**Bigjohn** · August 30th, 2004, 3:17 PM

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Originally Posted by NirTivAal

If you only want to have 10 items max you could make a different cookie for each item, or have one cookie store each item and separate them with commas or something. You can make the code process the extra imformation with (probably) minimal effort.

Just make sure that the user verifies their cart before ordering, since there may be users that have altered the way session cookies are stored (ie: they may not be deleted). You could also add a link that wipes the information from that cookie.

so what you're saying is that I create a cookie with item info everytime a guy adds an item to the cart. Then when he wants to process the order, I grab those cookies?

NirTivAal · August 30th, 2004, 4:55 PM

Yep. Though depending on how much information you store you may be able to get away with one cookie, by separating info with a character then explode()ing it once you're viewing the cart or processing the form.

They're not really secure, but since you're not tracking Credit Card number or anything I'd say it's OK.

**Bigjohn** · August 30th, 2004, 5:18 PM

any chance you'd post an example?

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Bigjohn minor deity Super #1 Joined in Apr 2004 Lives in Georgia Hosted on XEON 7,395 posts Gave thanks: 28 Thanked 94 times	A little help... Some of you may have already seen this site: http://mcdonoughfineart.com Right now, each time a person selects BUY it just generates a form, and that form is emailed. I want to figure out how to let a person add multiple items to a cart, then do the form, and then email it. so I want to build a basic cart. Nothing too complicated because orders are all hand processed - we just want the customer to be able to add 10 prints or something if he so desires. So, I need session cookies, I guess... and whatelse?? John __________________ Proud to be a Surmunity Mod! XEON PASS60 PASS61 Make a fundamental difference! My Sites: Curious about Brewing Beer? Join the community! >>>>> Some Change is GOOD! Keep your paycheck! Support the Fair Tax Get into an Art museum Victorian London It's your brain -*ON WEB* - mybrainhost.com (under development) What SHOULD Government do? Much Less than it Does!

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Kickersny.com Surpass Fan Super #1 Joined in Aug 2004 Hosted on SH58 1,688 posts Gave thanks: 6 Thanked 7 times	if you feel like 'cheating' you could use AgoraCart (in cPanel). Not using session cookies, you could simply create a text file with the filename of, say, their IP and the microtime() timestamp, that logs to it everytime they add something to their cart. Then when they reach to final checkout, they see a list of everything they've added... __________________ - Evan Charlton \| [site] \| Server - SH58

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Bigjohn minor deity Super #1 Joined in Apr 2004 Lives in Georgia Hosted on XEON 7,395 posts Gave thanks: 28 Thanked 94 times	to use agora cart would involve a complete redesign of the site... not up for that, and he can't afford to pay me to do it anyway. I'm figureing that I just need to add cookies and figure out how to store 'cart' information. __________________ Proud to be a Surmunity Mod! XEON PASS60 PASS61 Make a fundamental difference! My Sites: Curious about Brewing Beer? Join the community! >>>>> Some Change is GOOD! Keep your paycheck! Support the Fair Tax Get into an Art museum Victorian London It's your brain -*ON WEB* - mybrainhost.com (under development) What SHOULD Government do? Much Less than it Does!

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Bigjohn minor deity Super #1 Joined in Apr 2004 Lives in Georgia Hosted on XEON 7,395 posts Gave thanks: 28 Thanked 94 times	any chance you'd post an example? __________________ Proud to be a Surmunity Mod! XEON PASS60 PASS61 Make a fundamental difference! My Sites: Curious about Brewing Beer? Join the community! >>>>> Some Change is GOOD! Keep your paycheck! Support the Fair Tax Get into an Art museum Victorian London It's your brain -*ON WEB* - mybrainhost.com (under development) What SHOULD Government do? Much Less than it Does!

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August 30th, 2004, 12:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
graphicart Registered User Fresh Surpasser Joined in Aug 2004 5 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	Have you considered PayPal? they accept all types of payments and have a simple shoping cart and generates the html to insert on the web page. just a thought

August 30th, 2004, 2:27 PM	#6 (permalink)
NirTivAal Registered User Seasoned Poster Joined in Nov 2003 80 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	If you only want to have 10 items max you could make a different cookie for each item, or have one cookie store each item and separate them with commas or something. You can make the code process the extra imformation with (probably) minimal effort. Just make sure that the user verifies their cart before ordering, since there may be users that have altered the way session cookies are stored (ie: they may not be deleted). You could also add a link that wipes the information from that cookie.

August 30th, 2004, 4:55 PM	#8 (permalink)
NirTivAal Registered User Seasoned Poster Joined in Nov 2003 80 posts Gave thanks: 0 Thanked 0 times	Yep. Though depending on how much information you store you may be able to get away with one cookie, by separating info with a character then explode()ing it once you're viewing the cart or processing the form. They're not really secure, but since you're not tracking Credit Card number or anything I'd say it's OK.

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