Multiple flat shipping rates

[nebbuchadnezzar]

Hi, Ive done some searching on how to setup 'Multiple Flat Shipping Rates' but can't find anything that I understand or can figure out. Can anyone help out at all? What I want to do is the following:

Shipping Method: Standard Express
Area 1 $6.00 $11.00
Area 2 $5.00 $12.00
Area 3 $4.00 $16.00
Area 4 $7.00 $19.00

Any help would be appreciated.

N

[Ajeh]

How do the two prices relate to Flat for each area?

[nebbuchadnezzar]

Maybe I should re-phrase my question - I guess I'm not sure how to do the following:

I want to provide the following shipping options for my customers:

In the US:
Standard shipping for $6.99
Express shipping for $12.99

In Canada:
Standard shipping for $8.99
Express shipping for $19.99

In a particular province in Canada:
Standard shipping for $8.99
Express shipping for $19.99

In the UK:
Standard shipping for $8.99
Express shipping for $19.99

etc.....

OR.....can Zen intuitive determine (based on the ZIP or Postal Code) where that person is and thus provide just the 1 of the 'standard' or 'express' shipping options from above?

Thanks for any help here,
N

[Ajeh]

Using Flat Rate shipping you could make 6 sets with different text and amounts ...

You will find to clone flat.php you are copying 2 files:
/includes/modules/shipping/flat.php
/includes/languages/english/modules/flat.php

To the clones:
/includes/modules/shipping/flat2.php
/includes/languages/english/modules/flat2.php
/includes/modules/shipping/flat3.php
/includes/languages/english/modules/flat3.php


Or you can give them more recognizable names such as:
/includes/modules/shipping/flatusstandard.php
/includes/languages/english/modules/flatusstandard.php
/includes/modules/shipping/flatusexpress.php
/includes/languages/english/modules/flatusexpress.php


Now you would change in the first set:
flat to flatusstandard
FLAT to FLATUSSTANDARD
flat to flatusexpress
FLAT to FLATUSEXPRESS

Then do the next set ... neat eh?

[nebbuchadnezzar]

Sorry for being such a newbie, I think I was able to follow your directions but am now getting the following error:

Fatal error: Cannot redeclare class flat in /home/kidcrat/public_html/includes/modules/shipping/flat.php on line 0

Thanks so much for assisting!
N

[conor]

Hi,

As well as duplicating the file several times, each with a unique name, the classes and defines within must be duplicated also.

That is,

class "flat" and MODULE_SHIPPING_FLAT_TEXT_TITLE are in flat.php.

so class "flat2" and MODULE_SHIPPING_FLAT2_TEXT_TITLE should be in flat2.php

It's easy to do this with the "search and replace" facility in many good text editors.

Alternatively, I only found this post because I was trying to see if more people are interested in a new shipping module for Zen Cart. It too though would have to be duplicated to provide both standard and express delivery. I suppose one good thing is that you'd only have to duplicate one file instead of creating 7 new ones but it's much of a muchness! :)

Info about proposed new shipping module

All the best...

Conor

[Ajeh]

NOTE: if you leave a backup copy or a copu of flatrus.php and have not customized the code for flat to flatrus and FLAT to FLATRUS then you will get an error as these are self loading directories ...

Only load files that are working and complete on the cloning process ...

[nebbuchadnezzar]

Having problems again - the extra rates are working in the admin and they show up during the checkout process however, when I select one of them and go to the final checkout I'm getting the following error message:

Warning: Cannot modify header information - headers already sent by (output started at /home/kidcrat/public_html/includes/languages/english/modules/shipping/NFEXPRESS.php:53) in /home/kidcrat/public_html/includes/functions/functions_general.php on line 41

Any help would be appreciated - thanks,

N

[Ajeh]

Fix the language file ... you have space(s) or blank line(s) after the closing php ?> ... remove them then reload the file ...

[nebbuchadnezzar]

That did it!! Thanks sooooo much - your help was greatly appreciated!

:)