Fast and Easy Checkout

[DrByte]

I did try to install just the FEC, that did not work then I tried to install the OPC which did not work either. I did make a backup of my site which I think I will install after I delete the current one on my server.

Yesterday I did a live chat with NUMINIX about the FEC and they said it would work fine on my westminster_new template using zencart 155e. The problem is that I do not know what they mean when they say to Download and install CSS JS Loader first. Maybe this is the problem.

Link to CSS JS Loader

https://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=1774

Thanks, its starting to make sense now. I did not know there was another plugin to install first called this. I did not see anything about this in the FEC instructions. I will give it a try.

BE SURE TO MAKE A COMPLETE BACKUP OF ALL your PHP/etc files before installing CSS/JS Loader plugin. It changes so many core template components that future upgrades are painful. I've wasted dozens of hours on dozens of sites that installed that crap, that now I always yank it out. It makes everything unnecessarily complex for little to no added value. Your mileage may vary.

Sometimes there can be a huge difference in "Should Work" and actually "Does work". Good luck.

Exactly.

[Maynards]

Thanks everyone for your input on this topic both publicly and privately. I will not mess with this. It's just not worth the headache.

[carlwhat]

for those of you that use this plugin, there is an incompatibility if you decide to make the move to php7.0. you can see the problem here:

http://php.net/manual/en/migration70...dling.indirect

there are 2 scripts that would need to get changed:

includes/modules/pages/checkout/header_php.php
includes/modules/pages/fec_confirmation/header_php.php

you would need to change all instances of:

$$_SESSION['payment']

to

${$_SESSION['payment']}

this change will also make the code backwards compatible with 5.6.

best.

[nightdesigns]

Having an issue where when a customer returns and attempts to use the guest checkout, but they already have an account with us from a previous traditional checkout, it throws and error and tells the customer to log on (" Our system already has a record of that email address - please try logging in with that email address. If you do not use that address any longer you can correct it in the My Account area.") which defeats the purpose of a guest account.

Is there a way around this?

[carlwhat]

Having an issue where when a customer returns and attempts to use the guest checkout, but they already have an account with us from a previous traditional checkout, it throws and error and tells the customer to log on (" Our system already has a record of that email address - please try logging in with that email address. If you do not use that address any longer you can correct it in the My Account area.") which defeats the purpose of a guest account.

Is there a way around this?

well, in looking at the code, it does "seem" to be an easy way around this. you can just comment out the error check. in:

includes/modules/fec_create_account.php

change from:

    if ($check_email->fields['total'] > 0) {
      $error = true;
      $messageStack->add_session('login', ENTRY_EMAIL_ADDRESS_ERROR_EXISTS);
    }

// TO:

/* 
    if ($check_email->fields['total'] > 0) {
      $error = true;
      $messageStack->add_session('login', ENTRY_EMAIL_ADDRESS_ERROR_EXISTS);
    }
*/

it does "look" like the code already takes into account an update v insert later in the module. although i provide no warranty as to this actually working.

on another note, the error message is pretty lame. if you do not have the password or access to that email address, how can you change it in the my accounts area?

good luck!

[nightdesigns]

well, in looking at the code, it does "seem" to be an easy way around this. you can just comment out the error check.

Turns out it's not that file but the /modules/quickcheckout.php which disables the error. You can disable the error and continue on a checkout, but it essentially creates a new account on top of the old customer ID info (by matching email address) replacing all of the existing customer info with new, including password.

[Andy-C27]

Could someone please refresh my memory .. On my last page of checkout where you confirm your order , I need to make the left side slightly wider as I use the split page option , it is giving a sub total and price of say £19.9 when it should be £19.99... I have done it before but for the life of me can't find the post again as it was about 4 years ago I last had to do it , I'm pretty sure you just adjust the split pages ....thanks