Customer goes to "time_out" on "checkout" click with empty cart

[shrimp-gumbo-mmmhhh]

Hello,

The customer is going to the "time_out" page if they are looking at an item but have not put it in their cart and click on the "checkout" link. My thought is that if this were to happen a special page letting the customer know how to add something to their cart or telling them there is nothing in their cart should come up instead of the "time_out" page.

Thank you!

Shrimp-Gumbo-mmmhhh

[DrByte]

In a default install of Zen Cart, there is no "checkout" link displayed anywhere if there is nothing in the customer's cart.

Perhaps removing/disabling your custom "checkout" link would get you the same end result of less confusion to the customer?

[shrimp-gumbo-mmmhhh]

Hello,

If anyone could tell me how I can know if there is anything in the customers cart while they are at the product information page I would greatly appreciate it.

Thank you!

Shrimp-Gumbo-mmmhhh

[DrByte]

As I mentioned, there is an example of that in the default template that comes with Zen Cart.
Look in tpl_header.php:

<?php if ($_SESSION['cart']->count_contents() != 0) { ?>
    <li><a href="<?php echo zen_href_link(FILENAME_SHOPPING_CART, '', 'NONSSL'); ?>"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_CART_CONTENTS; ?></a></li>
    <li><a href="<?php echo zen_href_link(FILENAME_CHECKOUT_SHIPPING, '', 'SSL'); ?>"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_CHECKOUT; ?></a></li>
<?php }?>