Fast and Easy Checkout

scatzc:

How many times did you copy & paste the install.sql? Did you have other add-on installed previously or this is the plain vanilla Zen-Cart?

:blush: :oops: Yes I may have copy & pasted it more than once. When the module didn't show up in Admin I repeated the step. In that case, how do I remove it?? Will the uninstall.sql patch do the trick?

pcnovice:

Yes I may have copy & pasted it more than once. When the module didn't show up in Admin I repeated the step. In that case, how do I remove it?? Will the uninstall.sql patch do the trick?
I never tried to remove FEC (yet), so all I can do is quote documentation.html:

Uninstall

2. Delete all uploaded files;

3. Run the uninstall.sql (if you simply want to deactivate but keep the installation, read tips below);

4. Remove edits to tpl_main_page.php;

Tips
Fast and Easy Checkout for Zen Cart is activated by loading an extra_configures file called checkout.php before the filenames.php file. This causes definitions for the checkout links to be defined to direct customers to the new integrated checkout page. To deactivate the script without running the uninstall.sql and deleting all of the files, simply rename or delete the file includes/extra_configures/checkout.php.
Are you sure you want to remove FEC?

gothstone:

Since upgrading to FEC 1.7.3 I get a low stock warning on every order. The warning is set to zero, and stock messages what now have 0 stock send a normal message incliding "Stock: 0:" but items that I still have just say "Stock: " . Any ideas? Anyone else have this issue?
Yes, I have the same exact issue (running FEC 1.8.1) and I came to the same conclusion you arrived at
http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showpost.php?p=870781&postcount=764

Apparently, this is an attempt to include support for another addon (written by the same author who wrote FEC) called Stock by Attributes.

Since I didn't install this addon (and I don't need it), I will just remove that elseif clause.

Going to test it now...

scatzc:

Since I didn't install this addon (and I don't need it), I will just remove that elseif clause.

Going to test it now...
Yup. It works. :D

However, I am very hesitant to install FEC on the operational store. That's because I noticed a significant slowdown in the entire system when FEC is installed.

This is especially noticeable (and scary!) after hitting the 'confirm the order' button, where a blank page is displayed with a message: > your order is being processed, please wait...

(Is it possible that the css_javascript_loader is what's causing this delay?)

I am not sure whether replacing multiple checkout pages with long-delay single page checkout is going to viewed favorably by customers.

Are there statistics about the difference in conversion rate between the two approaches?

Hello

I have downloaded and installed Fast and Easy Checkout module.
and followed all the instructions. But the "checkout" page is showing empty.

Any help is appreciated

There are some thing wrong on http://www.notus.biz/en/.
Please have a check.

Warning: include() [function.include]: URL file-access is disabled in the server configuration in /home/Piotr/domains/notus.biz/public_html/en/index.php on line 13

Warning: include(http://www.notus.biz/en/css.php) [function.include]: failed to open stream: no suitable wrapper could be found in /home/Piotr/domains/notus.biz/public_html/en/index.php on line 13

Warning: include() [function.include]: Failed opening 'http://www.notus.biz/en/css.php' for inclusion (include_path='.:/usr/local/php5/lib/php') in /home/Piotr/domains/notus.biz/public_html/en/index.php on line 13
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Another problem, this time a discrepancy between FEC's documentation and what really happens in actuality:

Documentation.html provides the following tip, among others:

Fast and Easy Checkout for Zen Cart is activated by loading an extra_configures file called checkout.php before the filenames.php file. This causes definitions for the checkout links to be defined to direct customers to the new integrated checkout page. To deactivate the script without running the uninstall.sql and deleting all of the files, simply rename or delete the file includes/extra_configures/checkout.php.

Well... renaming includes/extra_configures/checkout.php doesn't really restore the store to its previous state (default Zen-Cart multi-page checkout). Instead, upon clicking the 'checkout' button, the user is redirected to a non-existent page (index.php?main_page=FILENAME_CHECKOUT) and displays Zen-Cart's "Page Not Found" page.

After struggling with 3 such quirks, my impression is that FEC 1.8.1 is far from being mature (unlike the excellent Ceon SEO URI addon).

web_shop:

Hello

I have downloaded and installed Fast and Easy Checkout module.
and followed all the instructions. But the "checkout" page is showing empty.

Any help is appreciated

What are you running it on, Windows, Linux, Wamp Server?

scatzc:

Yup. It works. :D

However, I am very hesitant to install FEC on the operational store. That's because I noticed a significant slowdown in the entire system when FEC is installed.

This is especially noticeable (and scary!) after hitting the 'confirm the order' button, where a blank page is displayed with a message:

(Is it possible that the css_javascript_loader is what's causing this delay?)

I am not sure whether replacing multiple checkout pages with long-delay single page checkout is going to viewed favorably by customers.

Are there statistics about the difference in conversion rate between the two approaches?

It seems that different people have different problems. When I hit Confirm Order, it takes less than 1 second to come back. The longest delay is when it is getting shipping costs from 3 different shippers, which is to be expected.
If you had install a previous version of FEC, it can be problematic to get a newer version working as some of the old files get left behind and the uninstall.sql file doesn't appear to get rid of everything in the database. I went thru my database with phpmyadmin using it's search function and found any thing that had FEC or FAST on the title or in the description and removed it, Then the updated version reinstalled without any problems.

JTheed:

It seems that different people have different problems.
That's typically the case for most complex systems (like operating systems). I had hoped that FEC would not be behaving as such.

JTheed:

When I hit Confirm Order, it takes less than 1 second to come back. The longest delay is when it is getting shipping costs from 3 different shippers, which is to be expected.
Mine doesn't involve any shipping (all downloadables). I am not even testing it with PayPal (yet). What I reported was testing freebies with the "ZenCart FREE Charge Card".

JTheed:

If you had install a previous version of FEC, it can be problematic...
Nope. My install is 100% fresh, directly to FEC 1.8.1.

Some of the delay can be attributed to combining 3 different steps into one. That is perceived delay and is understandable.

However, the slowness is apparent even when clicking a product link to read its description. This could be a deal breaker.

I wouldn't mind installing FEC on the operational store, tracking the results and, if it turns out to worsen things, uninstall it -- if I could restore the entire system to exactly the previous state it was before.

The problem is that restoring to exactly the previous state is extremely difficult, given that some core files are being modified, database tables (and dependencies!) have been added and new customer/purchases records will be added as well. This makes reversal extremely difficult. In my view, once FEC has been introduced to an operational store, there is no turning back.

scatzc:

However, the slowness is apparent even when clicking a product link to read its description. This could be a deal breaker.
Correction: This is a deal breaker. Sorry, nim·ble·ness of the website takes priority.

Oh well, several days of work were wasted... I hope that when I have time I will be able to come up with a true Fast & Easy checkout, in the spirit of Zen-Cart itself.

Hi I've installed fast and easy checkout on other stores with no hang-ups, but here i'm getting

1142 ALTER command denied to user '******admin'@'localhost' for table 'orders'
in:
[ALTER TABLE orders ADD dropdown varchar(50) NULL default NULL;]
If you were entering information, press the BACK button in your browser and re-check the information you had entered to be sure you left no blank fields.

zen cart 1.3.8a and have tried both FEC 1.80 and FEC 1.8.1

I did search the forums but can't find this or how to make it work.

The only other add-on that I'm aware of being installed is Image Handler2

Please help

jenbullfrog:

Hi I've installed fast and easy checkout on other stores with no hang-ups, but here i'm getting

1142 ALTER command denied to user '******admin'@'localhost' for table 'orders'
in:
[ALTER TABLE orders ADD dropdown varchar(50) NULL default NULL;]
If you were entering information, press the BACK button in your browser and re-check the information you had entered to be sure you left no blank fields.

zen cart 1.3.8a and have tried both FEC 1.80 and FEC 1.8.1

I did search the forums but can't find this or how to make it work.

The only other add-on that I'm aware of being installed is Image Handler2

Please help

1142 ALTER command denied to user '******admin'@'localhost' for table 'orders'

It seems you do not have the permission to ALTER a table with the login name you have setup in your configure.php for this database.

Hallo,

After installing this great module version 1.8.1 with cj loader-1.6, in zen cart-1.3.9c, I keep receiving the following warning:

PHP Warning:  Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in includes/classes/order.php on line 778

The relevant code is the following:

// kuroi: trigger and details for attribute low stock email
} elseif ($attribute_stock_left <= STOCK_REORDER_LEVEL) {
$this->email_low_stock .=  'ID# ' . zen_get_prid($this->products[$i]['id']) . ', ' . $this->products[$i]['model'] . ', ' . $this->products[$i]['name'] . ', ';

 //the following is line 778:

foreach($this->products[$i]['attributes'] as $attributes){
$this->email_low_stock .= $attributes['option'] . ': ' . $attributes['value'] . ', ';
}
$this->email_low_stock .= 'Stock: ' . $attribute_stock_left . "\n\n";
}
}
}

I would appreciate your help.

Kind regards,
orange_juice

orange_juice:

Hallo,

After installing this great module version 1.8.1 with cj loader-1.6, in zen cart-1.3.9c, I keep receiving the following warning:

PHP Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in includes/classes/order.php on line 778

> 
> The relevant code is the following:
> 
> ```php
// kuroi: trigger and details for attribute low stock email
} elseif ($attribute_stock_left <= STOCK_REORDER_LEVEL) {
$this->email_low_stock .=  'ID# ' . zen_get_prid($this->products[$i]['id']) . ', ' . $this->products[$i]['model'] . ', ' . $this->products[$i]['name'] . ', ';

 //the following is line 778:

foreach($this->products[$i]['attributes'] as $attributes){
$this->email_low_stock .= $attributes['option'] . ': ' . $attributes['value'] . ', ';
}
$this->email_low_stock .= 'Stock: ' . $attribute_stock_left . "\n\n";
}
}
}

I would appreciate your help.

Kind regards,
orange_juice

Which file is this in. In my version of FEC181, it isn't there in the includes/classes/order.php file and that is the only file I can find that foreach statement that you show above.
Recheck that the file is the current one.

Thanx for replying.

The path is correct: <store root>/includes/classes/order.php

This file can be found at fec/required_files/includes/classes/order.php after extracting the contents of fast_and_easy_checkout_for_zen_cart_1-8-1.zip file.

However, the message stopped when I set admin -> configuration -> e-mail options -> send low stock emails to 1. I made some purchases and then set it back to 0.

I have made some other purchases with several quantities ... and I have not seen the message yet ...

This sounds good ... :cool:

I do not know ... if I see it I will report back.

Kind regards,
orange_juice

OK, glad you got it to work. Be sure to check that Credit Cards work without any problems. I've experienced that and have read where others have too.

What is the purpose of the fec_confirmation page?
It apparently displays the message "Your order is being processed please wait..."

It just seems to add to the length of the process of checking out.

I was thinking of high-jacking this page and filling it with information about what the customer might expect when they are redirected to Paypal Express checkout to use their credit card. Note that the fec_confirmation page is apparently bypassed when a customer selects the "Check out with Paypal" button. Which is perfect, since those customers already know what to expect from Paypal.

Thanks, :thumbsup:

I still don't quite understand the purpose of the fec_confirmation page.

But I found that I only needed to turn off single page checkout in the configuration and then alter the tpl_fec_confirmation_default.php, inserting the text I needed.

numinix:

Thank you for pointing this out :).

The issue this individual was having is that his/her Zen Cart does not load JS and CSS on a per page basis and thus all of the JS files were not loaded. So, selecting a new shipping method did not cause the page to reload.

I am facing same problem, after selecting shipping method it is not reflecting and found some js file is missing, could you tell me how can I add it . I am using canada post, when I select one shipping method ..and click on continue button ((index.php?main_page=checkout&fecaction=null ) and next page it is not refecting but it shows only default shipping method price). (I am using canada post.)