Problem after using shopping cart in header code

[boomer1]

After using scubyfan, post #12 code to add shopping cart totals in header all works good except: if the cart is empty, clicking on the {0 items - $0.00} link brings you to a 404 page not found error. It should just display the text "your cart is empty", but it does not. Thx for the help.

[gjh42]

Scubyfan's code as shown is not complete: it does not include the link creation, just the alternates for correct output. So you had to have added something from other posts in that thread (http://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.p...cart-in-header). What exactly did you use for your cart total bit?

It would also help for us to see your site and experience the issue live.

[boomer1]

I used this code in tpl_header.php:

<?php if ($_SESSION['cart']->count_contents() > 0) {
$products = $_SESSION['cart']->get_products();
echo '<p><a href="/shopcart/index.php?main_page=shopping_cart">' . $_SESSION['cart']->count_contents().' Item(s) - Total: ';
echo $currencies->format($_SESSION['cart']->show_total());
}

if ($_SESSION['cart']->count_contents() == 0) {
$products = $_SESSION['cart']->get_products();
echo '<p><a href="/index.php?main_page=shopping_cart"> Item(s) 0.00';
}

?></a></p>

[gjh42]

You have one line with
href="/shopcart/index.php?main_page=shopping_cart">'
and the other with
href="/index.php?main_page=shopping_cart">'

Which one is correct?

And you don't have scubyfan's code in your post - what you show will not always give the correct item count, and will not give the "empty cart" text when appropriate.

[boomer1]

I added the below scubyfan code to the previous above code AND added the /shopcart to the last href and it seems to be working now. Only now there are 2 displays showing cart totals. How can I get this to show only one - with the cart total as a hyperlink?
Thanks much for the good questions as it helped troubleshoot this.

<?php if ($_SESSION['cart']->count_contents() > 1) {
$products = $_SESSION['cart']->get_products();
echo '' . $_SESSION['cart']->count_contents().' Items - ';
echo $currencies->format($_SESSION['cart']->show_total());
}

if ($_SESSION['cart']->count_contents() == 1) {
$products = $_SESSION['cart']->get_products();
echo '' . $_SESSION['cart']->count_contents().' Item - ';
echo $currencies->format($_SESSION['cart']->show_total());
}

if ($_SESSION['cart']->count_contents() == 0) {
$products = $_SESSION['cart']->get_products();
echo 'Your Cart is Empty!';
}

?>