Using the URL to apply Zone definitions

[tesefoti]

Is it possible to use the URL to load Zone definitions on product prices?

Imagine on Admin > Locations > Zones Definitions I have:
Zone 1 - Hungary - Tax 25%
Zone 2 - Europe - Tax 16%
Zone 3 - Tax-Free - Tax 0%

Can I use something like:

http://www.mysite.com/index.php?main_page=index&zID=1

and it would show prices with the 25% tax included

http://www.mysite.com/index.php?main_page=index&zID=2

and it would show prices with the 16% tax included, etc.

Thank you!

[tesefoti]

Does anyone know if this is possible?

[Ajeh]

If you are displaying prices with tax, the Prices will display with the customer's matching Zone when they login ...

What are you trying to do that is different?

[tesefoti]

Thanks Ajeh for the reply.

I want to show the zone definitions before they login.

If I can have
http://www.mysite.com/index.php?main_page=index&zID=1
http://www.mysite.com/index.php?main_page=index&zID=2
http://www.mysite.com/index.php?main_page=index&zID=3

I can register:
www.mysite.hu and redirect to http://www.mysite.com/index.php?main_page=index&zID=1
www.mysite.eu and redirect to http://www.mysite.com/index.php?main_page=index&zID=2
www.mysite.us and redirect to http://www.mysite.com/index.php?main_page=index&zID=3

and use www.mysite.com to display a page with "Chose your country" and redirect to each website.

That way I can use the same database for the different sites, using stock information. Otherwise I would have to create several sites with several databases and it looks very difficult to syncronyze stocks between different sites/databases.

Any idea? Thanks again!

[Ajeh]

You could try editing the function file functions_taxes.php and see if using this in each of the functions as needed works:

if ($_SESSION['customer_zone_id'] == 0 && $_GET['zID'] != 0) {
  // use paramater
  $zone_id = $_GET['zID'];
}

You would really need to test this out ...

[tesefoti]

I will install a clean Zen Cart to try that. Thanks for the suggestion will report asap

[Ajeh]

Note: if you keep losing the zID after first click, then you will want to store that to something like:
$_SESSION['zID']

when it is found and then use that when either the $_SESSION['customer_zone_id'] is 0 or the $_SESSION['customer_id'] is 0 ...