Google Checkout module for ZC 1.3.x (beta)

[inkspot]

JDS,

To change file permissions, you could either:

1) logon to your domain host account, open their control panel for your domain, go to their file manager program, click on the .htaccess file in the googlecheckout directory, then click the change permissions button.

OR

2) logon to your domain with your FTP program. Depending upon the software, you can usually right click on a file or directory change it. In my old FTP program, when I right click a file, a bunch of option appear including the "CHMOD" command. 777 permissions means the "owner" "group" and "other" categories have all boxes checked for "read" "write" and "execute." Don't forget to switch the .htaccess back to 644 (owner can read and write, everyone else is read only) after you run the htaccess.php file and have confirmed the Google is successfully logging into your zen-cart with the orders.

[inkspot]

Still wondering if anyone has any input on getting the button to show.
Anyone???

Dear helpme:
The handful of times that my GCO button did not appear for me was when I was modifying some files (e.g. shopping_cart.php) and accidentally broke the code. The solution to avoiding breaking code is to use a good visual text editor like Notepad++ (its free). You can also look for broken code if you have added the "web developer tool bar" if you use Firefox, and then you can validate the code with the toolbar and find problems.

If you have not modified the code on any pages, then my best guess is that not all the GCO files were uploaded to where they should be. The most common problem in this case relates to custom template names that zen users adopt. As noted in the Readme file: " The folder YOUR_TEMPLATE in the package refers to the folder that contains your templates, you must put the files in /includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/ in your own templates dir there you should see the GC buy button."

If neither of these solve your problem, I'm stumped.

Separate from your problem, and for the benefit of those attempting to use GCO, on the issue of changed directory names, note:
Zen-cart strongly advises that you rename your ADMIN directory for security reasons (see: https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=73 ). If you changed you admin directory name, keep in mind that after you unzip the GCO mod , the file admin\includes\functions\extra_functions\ added_function_for_google_checkout.php needs to be uploaded to the new admin directory name path instead.

[JS1scuba]

I went in through FTP and changed the folder permissions. Today we put out our weekly email to customers and low and behold . POOF - orders are coming through with Google Check Out and it is reading and writing back to Zen.

On another note, we got some good help on other areas in rebuilding the site from one of the well known zen cart template and add-on suppliers.

Thanks for all your help.

Cheers
JDS

[danejane]

Amazingly after a week of reading the thread, google, and luck I have GC working Orders are updating in admin fine, and everything looks great, although I am only using it in Sandbox at the moment.

In saying that, when an order is completed in google, the customer can click a link to go back to the store, which is pointing at checkout success, when you click that its trying to log in and the customer gets the error

WHOOPS session timeout and the log in box,
and the cart has not cleared. It has been mentioned in the thread a few times, but no solution has been posted publicly, so just wondered how do people get around that?

I am thinking create a thank you page and send them to that? Or has somebody got a better idea?

[danejane]

correction, the error message actually reads Whoops! Your session has expired.

[inkspot]

In saying that, when an order is completed in Google, the customer can click a link to go back to the store, which is pointing at checkout success, when you click that its trying to log in and the customer gets the error

WHOOPS.... It has been mentioned in the thread a few times, but no solution has been posted publicly, so just wondered how do people get around that?

I am thinking create a thank you page and send them to that? Or has somebody got a better idea?

In the ZC GCO admin, I also have the Continue shopping URL as: checkout_success. However, I activated the "define page" define_checkout_success (set this in ADMIN, Configuration --> Define Page Status --> Define Checkout Success =1), and this creates a new checkout success page where the customer actually lands when returning from Google or other payment system. These define pages replace the more generic built-in response to customer pages, including those with the "Whoops..." I customized this define page as a universal landing page such as:
<p> We appreciate ....</p>
<p>You will shortly receive an email confirming your payment details....</p>
<p>If you have a PayPal or Google Checkout account, you can also login to....</p>
I can't find a way to specify a landing page when I log into my GCO account, so I believe this ZC admin solution solved this same problem for me.

[danejane]

In the ZC GCO admin, I also have the Continue shopping URL as: checkout_success. However, I activated the "define page" define_checkout_success (set this in ADMIN, Configuration --> Define Page Status --> Define Checkout Success =1), and this creates a new checkout success page where the customer actually lands when returning from Google or other payment system. These define pages replace the more generic built-in response to customer pages, including those with the "Whoops..." I customized this define page as a universal landing page such as:
<p> We appreciate ....</p>
<p>You will shortly receive an email confirming your payment details....</p>
<p>If you have a PayPal or Google Checkout account, you can also login to....</p>
I can't find a way to specify a landing page when I log into my GCO account, so I believe this ZC admin solution solved this same problem for me.

Thanks for that Inkspot unfortunatley thats how my store is allready set up. so changing the text helps a bit, but its still not emptying the cart, for the customer. so when they come back to the page from GC its still showing them as having products in the cart, so.......

Is there a way, I can create a custom page (I can do that) but somehow add a bit of code to kill the cookie/session or how ever the cart is stored, so it will then show as empty to a client returning from GC? That way I can create a new thank you page just for GC customers.

[inkspot]

Thanks for that Inkspot unfortunately that's how my store is already set up. .....

Sorry for the bad lead, danejane. Its been so long since I got rid of the Whoops message, I thought it was my new define checkout success page. There actually seems to be multiple causes and solutions reported for the Whoops session expired message, and after a search I see it occurs with other payment modules. On this page the user solved his problem by changing the API page in the GCO account from http: to https: http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=108268 Another reported his solution being regenerating the .htaccess and .htpassword: https://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=167052 I am sure you have been trying these and others.

[inkspot]

That way I can create a new thank you page just for GC customers.

And I should have added that when you solve the whoops problem, the user does in fact return to your website to find the cart empty, the item sold (or quantity decremented), and your customer sees your new custom define-checkout-success page messages. Of course, if you want to create a custom GCO payment-only landing page, I suppose you could write new php file (save the old one under a new name) and point the GCO admin landing page if that is in your skill set. It is beyond my skill level to kill cookies, so I have no suggestions on that.

[danejane]

Hi again Inkspot

Thank you for your help, at the moment I am just using a seperate landing page, but would like to solve it, I am thinking the session expiry is because an account is not being created? Yet the doccumentation suggests it does create an account, if so, it means something, somewhere is still very wrong.

Ill sort it and when I do, after the party ill share my findings here