Google Checkout module for ZC 1.3.x (beta)

[Woodymon]

I wasn't referring to it being in my files - it was in the files of the person who was making the complaint. My thoughts were that it is related and was just asking that here on the forum... oh well...jund

Good observations by you and hbtrading both. But I suspect the space was just a copy and paste into the forum issue (line wrap).

HeatherMagic hit the nail on the head regards to the OP's issue was an admin directory rename issue.

Best when responding to a previous post in the forum to at least quote a snippet from the post you are responding to. Sometimes it is readily apparent, sometimes not.

And when someone posts info to help solve your issue please post back to confirm the fix worked or not. So others can learn.

Has anyone seen Ropu? He sent me an invite to a Google get together at Java One but I have not heard anything since. Maybe he is in SF now?

Woody

[Woodymon]

Orders get processed in google no problems but basically the information doesnt get put back into the admin UI. Therefore there is no record of the order on zencart and the checkout doesnt reset to 0 after the order has been processed. Everthing works fine no messages when i pull up the responsehandler, the only problem i can find is in the response error log where i get

Fri May 11 18:09:21 BST 2007:- HTTP Basic Authentication failed. Can't retrive Merchant Id/Key, Installed over CGI??

I have tried using the htaccess method as well and that doesnt seem to do anything. I am using the newest version of zencart.

There is a note in the readme about this error. Not sure if it applies to your specific situation.

First, have you confirmed for certain you are not running PHP over CGI. I previously posted methods to figure this out.

Which version of the mod have you installed? Please don't report "newest" version, please quote the version number.

What occurs when you test GC with the Sellers sandbox? Are you certain you have the GC sandbox account id/key configured in the mod? Do you have response handler URL in Google Checkout sandbox account set for http (not https).

Woody

[helpme]

Have you renamed admin at all? Go to gcheckout.php, look for this bit:


rename admin to your admin name.

Awesome!! Thanks, that did the trick and it all works! Thanks!

[jonathankeay]

Hi Woody

I am using v1.3RC2, google module and V1.3.7 zen cart.

I have check and I AM running PHP over CGI so in the checkout mod I have set the .htaccess Basic Authentication Mode to true and set up the .htaccess file.

I have the response handler in the sandbox set up as http

Basically when i process a transaction the transaction process perfectly in google checkout but when it returns to zen cart it doesnt always clear down the shopping cart.

When the shopping cart does clear down the transaction appears in the admin UI, however when the shopping cart doesnt clear down it doesnt appear in the admin UI, yet the transaction is in the sandbox as a payment received.

Basically it processes correctly intermitantly.

One other question I do have is what should the continue shopping URL be set to - i am cuurently set to checkout_process.

I feel I am so close but cant use the system if i cant get it to work properly - hope you can shed some light woody? - Thanks

[Woodymon]

running PHP over CGI so in the checkout mod I have set the .htaccess Basic Authentication Mode to true and set up the .htaccess file. I have the response handler in the sandbox set up as http Basically when i process a transaction the transaction process perfectly in google checkout but when it returns to zen cart it doesnt always clear down the shopping cart.

I also have observed this intermittently.

I'm not overly familiar with running on the mod with PHP over CGI so not sure if my advice would be too helpful.

When the shopping cart does clear down the transaction appears in the admin UI, however when the shopping cart doesnt clear down it doesnt appear in the admin UI, yet the transaction is in the sandbox as a payment received. Basically it processes correctly intermitantly.

Again I have observed the same.

Just soem random questions, possibly related or not:

Which shipping method and configuration are you employing when you observe this behavior?

Are observing shipping provider timeouts, when you observe this issue?

If you have enabled more than one shipping module enabled have you tried disabling all but one and testing?

Anything new showing up in the response_error.log or in Google Checkout > Settings > Integration right after you observe this error?

What are your permissions on your response_error.log?

Do you have the following item checked or unchecked on the Integration page in your Google Account:

Shopping cart post security - For extra security, my company will only post digitally signed XML shopping carts. (Google should reject all others)

Which Zen Cart page are you returning to (set in mod)?

One other question I do have is what should the continue shopping URL be set to - i am cuurently set to checkout_process.

You answered before I could ask ;-) The GC mod default is shopping_cart. Have you tested with that or you can try index.

Is "checkout_process" a page you created?

Ropu has previously offered code to create special checkout success page for Google Checkout (based on EZ-Pages). I'm not sure if he posted the code already or if it will be made available in next mod release.

If you find a solution that works consistently please let us know.

Woody

[jonathankeay]

Hi - thanks for the response

I am using the item shipping rate, at present I am charging £1 but in reality I don't want to charge anything. I don't think the Google mod supports free shipping so thats why I am using item shipping as it does.

I don't have the shipping provider timeout issue as I am not using a provider.

I actually only have the item shipping option activated all the others are deactivated.

No errors shown in Google integration area.

Permissions on the log file are 777

on the integration page i have the option checked.

I use the checkout_process page as that what paypal suggest to return to. I have tried all pages including the default and find the checkout_process age works best. This page is a standard zen cart page not a customised one.

Hopefully that will shed more light LOL - Jonathan

[Woodymon]

I am using the item shipping rate, at present I am charging £1 but in reality I don't want to charge anything. I don't think the Google mod supports free shipping so thats why I am using item shipping as it does.

I have free shipping working well on one site. Actually it works too good on another site as the free shipping overrides my other item rates. Been waiting for a response from ropu on this but I have since given up on that.

I use the checkout_process page as that what paypal suggest to return to. I have tried all pages including the default and find the checkout_process age works best. This page is a standard zen cart page not a customised one.

I think you mean checkout_success (not checkout_process). That is why I was confused.

I posted this same issue about a month ago or so. I posted the steps which generated the scenario. Ropu posted back finally, stating he wanted me to post the step by step details. Obviously he did not read my post. So I'm still in holding pattern trying to find a solution on that issue. Until that occurs one less customer for Google Checkout.

I have no other ideas on this. If I think of any I will post.

And folks it looks like we are alone on this module. I have not heard anything regards to further mod development or support. So maybe we can find a developer whom we can hep fund to further development on the mod. The problem is once Google changes their Checkout API the mod will break again, more than it is broken already. Sop don't pin your business model on Google Checkout running on Zen Cart...at least not yet.

Good luck,
Woody

[rwment]

Woody, maybe you can figure this one out. I have installed the v1.3RC2, google module and V1.3.7 zen cart.

I can't even get the stupid button to show up on page 2 of the checkout process. Paypal is there and the text for GC is there but no radio button for GC. I have read this entire thread and several others and have tracked down every possible solution that I can think of but to no avail.

I have no idea whatsoever if the mod works yet because I can't even test the silly thing yet.

The only problem that I KNOW exists is that I have a gogglecheckoutfolder in two locations
1. in my www/htdocs folder and
2. in my www/htdocs/zencart folder

Which is the real working one and which can I delete?

[tj1]

rwment, the GC button is not supposed to show up in the second step of the checkout process. What you are seeing is normal. The GC only shows in two places, when the cart is displayed and on the login page, this is per GC policies.

[rwment]

Ok well then I might have another problem then. Paypal shows up on page 2 and as I said the text for GC shows up on page two, but if they dont select one it wont let them go past page two, it tells them that they must select a payment option.

On the login screen it shows the GC button greyed out with the words not available for these items on the button. My problem with it showing up there is if a customer comes to the site and logs in and then shops that button is useless anyway.

There is no button or text on the shopping cart screen for GC at all. PayPal shows up just fine but not GC.

So far all I see is that GC is totally useless, but I am guessing I just have a glitch somewhere.