How to make one category password protected?

**beyre** · 15 Apr 2009, 03:18 PM

One of our categories is a Wholesale area ...

How do we make this password protected so only those who buy wholesale from the site can login ?

**mprough** · 15 Apr 2009, 03:57 PM

This is not really going to be plausible in this way.... However, in the past people have used the group pricing plugin to have regular shoppers see no prices and approved vendor see their prices.

or create a whole new store on a subdomain and require login, but setting store to approved shoppers only and making your login the main page.

~Melanie

cpmac · 21 Jul 2009, 03:40 PM

I've been toying with this idea.
I have the idea of adding a password field to categories.
In the product_info.php page add the password field to the mysql select, then if field is not null ask for password.
I wonder if adding new variables to scripts will break zencart.

**Javier** · 21 Jul 2009, 03:53 PM

Take a look at the "Dual Pricing" module. This lets you set wholesale prices to existing products that are only seen by those clients permitted to see them. So if a client is an authorised wholesale customer, then the wholesale price of the product is displayed. Various levels can be set to account for what price you give different sets of clients, i.e. you can set different levels of wholesale prices.

cpmac · 25 Jul 2009, 10:59 AM

Hiding prices isn't the problem, it's hiding the viewing of products.

I've had a go at this problem; I've allready got it to work in OsCommerce but with the different file structure in zencart i'ts not working. If any one can see the flaw in my syntax or reasoning.

I'm using
Zen Cart 1.3.8a
Patch: 1::
Version de la Base de Données: 1.3.8

In brief, I added a pass word field PW to categories.
I modifed includes/functions/function_categories.php
added files entry-form.php and pass-good.php

the script is failing at the query I'm getting "No row" message.
although the query works in a separate file with the variables predefined.

The query works when I put it in a stand alone php script with the variables provided, but not in Zencart.

I have five categories set up and one has an entry in the PW field.

the modifictation to function_categories.php

after return 'cPath=' . $cPath_new;
}
line 55

Code:

Code:

/* check for pass word and cookie */
          $query = "select PW   from categories  where categories_id = '" . (int)$current_category_id . "'";
      $result = mysql_query($query) ;
      if (!$result)
        {
        die('No result: ' . mysql_error());
  }
      $row  = mysql_fetch_array($result)  ;  
      if (!$row)
        {
        die('No row: ' . mysql_error());
  }
      
          $mot_pass=$row["PW"];
     
     $go ="YES";
     
     if(isset($_COOKIE["look"]) && $_COOKIE["look"]==$mot_pass)
         {
         $go="YES";
         }
         
         if($mot_pass !=NULL && !isset($_COOKIE["look"]))
         {
         $go="NO";
         }
         
         
         if ($go=="NO")
        {
        include('entry_form.php');
    }

the file entry_form.php

Code:

Code:

<td>
enter the password for this section<BR>
<BR>
<form method="POST" action="pass_good.php">
<INPUT TYPE="text" NAME="given_word" VALUE="">
<INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="pass_word" VALUE=<?php echo $mot_pass; ?>>
<button type="submit" name="submit">Submit</button>
</td>

the file pass_good.php

Code:

Code:

<?php 
$given_word = $_POST['given_word'];
$mot_pass=$_POST['pass_word'];
switch ($mot_pass) 
{
    case "vague":
        if ($given_word == "vague")
		{
		setcookie("look", "vague", time()+360000);
		}else{
		$mot_pass="wrong";
	}
        break;
     default:
       $mot_pass="wrong";
}

?>
<html>

<body>
<?php

echo $given_word . "<BR>";
echo $mot_pass ."<BR>";

?>
<a href="javascript:history.go(-1)">Continuer</a>
</body>
</html>

cpmac · 25 Jul 2009, 06:48 PM

I've finally cracked the problem. I modified a different file.
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=132978

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