Cart and ? Problems

[Guest]

Hello,

 

I have noticed two slight errors with the Oscommerce on my website. The frist is that I can't use the checkout facility. It shows up in the shopping cart but when I checkout products disappear.

 

Also when I sorted out a problem with the currency level after doing that, I found that the currency figures show as ?3.5 instead of ?3.50 for example.

 

Thanks inadvance for your help.

 

Regards,

Sean (Gottalot)

[toptiara]

Hello,

 

I have noticed two slight errors with the Oscommerce on my website. The frist is that I can't use the checkout facility. It shows up in the shopping cart but when I checkout products disappear.

 

Also when I sorted out a problem with the currency level after doing that, I found that the currency figures show as ?3.5 instead of ?3.50 for example.

 

Thanks inadvance for your help.

 

Regards,

Sean (Gottalot)

 

The first issue sounds like you are not maintaining your session information. You need to make sure that your session details are being stored either in your /tmp folder or in your database depending on your setup (I believe... you may want to check the install guide).

 

The second sounds like you haven't configured you currency correctly.

 

In your admin console go to 'Localization' In here there is an option for 'Currency'. Highlight the GBP option and select 'edit'. No the second box up from the bottom on the right is to allocate decimal places. This box should be showing '2' to make your currency break down into hundredths (.00). Click update once set and this should fix it.

[Guest]

Hi Dan,

 

Thanks for the reply. I have changed the decimal places and that has worked (I was sure I had done that before but I obviously hadn't).

 

I had set up an account for testing this but as soon as I enter the checkout (immediately after adding the product it vanishes).

 

I will look at what you suggested though.

 

Regards,

Sean

[toptiara]

Hi Dan,

 

Thanks for the reply. I have changed the decimal places and that has worked (I was sure I had done that before but I obviously hadn't).

 

I had set up an account for testing this but as soon as I enter the checkout (immediately after adding the product it vanishes).

 

I will look at what you suggested though.

 

Regards,

Sean

 

Is your testing environment on the same server as your 'live' shop? Was it an exact copy? For testing purposes, unless you use identical details (filepaths, database names, log in ID's and so on) one instance will not work. Best bet for testing is to use something like XAMPP (sorry don't have the URL but its on this forums somewhere). Install your local test environment and upload only modified files to your live store - i.e. install both identically, then only upload the stuff you modify and know is working on your test store to the live one. This should (note SHOULD) prevent anything not working...

 

Hope thats of some use :)

 

Dan

[Guest]

Hello Dan,

 

I have tried having a look at the first suggestion you offered but cannot find what you mean.

 

Where can I find the install guide?

 

Regards,

Sean (Gottalot).

[Guest]

How do you make GBP the defualt currency ??

 

i only have 2 currencies available USD and EUR

[Guest]

What you need to do is go to the currency section and setup a new currency. Once you do this you then have the option of setting one of them as your default.

[♥Vger]

Go to osCommerce admin, go to Localisation --> Currencies, click on New Currency. Add UK Pounds, main symbol is GBP, left symbol is ?, right symbol is nothing, as advised use 2 for decimal places, a comma for thousands, and a full stop for decimal point. Enter the value as 1.00 and tick the box to make Default. Save it and then click on the Update link to update other currencies relative to the UK Pound.

 

Then download and edit includes/languages/english.php and where you see 'USD' change it to 'GBP'

 

Vger