using 'if' to display a sidebox... Help pls!

Hi guys,

I've been doing a LOT of searching, and just wanted to know, how can I make a sidebox only show itself when the product i am showing on that page has a value of products_quantity = 0
I want to use this in an if ($_GET ['products_quantity'] = 0) {$show_feature= true}
but i think i must have mucked up somewhere.

Sorry guys, but I am totally new to actually coding stuff.... and searching the entire forum didn't answer my prayers.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Here's an example you can use on how you can get your products quantity globally:

$products = $_SESSION['cart']->get_products();
for ($i = 0, $n = sizeof($products); $i < $n; $i++) {
if (isset($products[$i]['products_quantity']) && $products[$i]['products_quantity'] == 0) {
$show_feature = true;
} // End of if statement.
} // End of for statement.

In the mean time, when I think of it, are you looking for to validate specific products or your entire store's products quantity ? The above will show for the whole store for products quantity . . .

Well I am looking at creating a sidebox which will only be visible when the item is out of stock.....

I will have a go at that code tonight and report on results.....

Thanks!

That does sound interesting. Let me know of the results. :smile:

if ($_GET['main_page'] == 'product_info' && isset($products_quantity) && $products_quantity <= 0) $show_feature= true;

Hi Folks,

Thanks for the tips on coding the sidebox, and i've been trying for a fair bit, but the coding still seems to not work. I think it has to do with what i am trying to do:

I'll try to explain a little better:

I am trying to modify the existing 'Product Notification sidebox', to only show, so that when the item is out of stock, that sidebox appears, and i can let clients know when the item will come back in stock... I've searched all over and couldn't find the answer. So hoping to make the sidebox work the way i want it to, i tried modifying the existing code of:

// test if box should show
  $show_product_notifications = false;

  if (isset($_GET['products_id']) and zen_products_id_valid($_GET['products_id'])) {
    if (isset($_SESSION['customer_id'])) {
      $check_query = "select count(*) as count
                      from " . TABLE_CUSTOMERS_INFO . "
                      where customers_info_id = '" . (int)$_SESSION['customer_id'] . "'
                      and global_product_notifications = '1'";

      $check = $db->Execute($check_query);

      if ($check->fields['count'] <= 0) {
        $show_product_notifications= true;
      }
    } else {
      $show_product_notifications= true;
    }
  }

to this:

$show_product_notifications = false;
 
if ($_GET['main_page'] == 'product_info' && isset($products_quantity) && $products_quantity <= 0) { $show_product_notifications = true; } 

else {
      $show_product_notifications= false;
    }

It doesn't seem to work.... Sorry to sound stupid :blush:, but its my first time trying to do any coding work....:(

Looking at it, i should have left the globals back in there, shouldn't i?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!

Thanks

// test if box should show
  $show_product_notifications = false;

  if (isset($_GET['products_id']) and zen_products_id_valid($_GET['products_id']) and zen_get_products_stock($_GET['products_id']) <= 0) {
    if (isset($_SESSION['customer_id'])) {
      $check_query = "select count(*) as count
                      from " . TABLE_CUSTOMERS_INFO . "
                      where customers_info_id = '" . (int)$_SESSION['customer_id'] . "'
                      and global_product_notifications = '1'";

      $check = $db->Execute($check_query);

      if ($check->fields['count'] <= 0) {
        $show_product_notifications= true;
      }
    } else {
      $show_product_notifications= true;
    }
  }

Thanks! that worked beautifully!!!!