Button Instructions

To be able to add buttons on web pages for your shopping cart, follow these instructions:


1)  Download and open the file "s-cart/shop.phtml"

2)  Copy the following into that file at the end:

/* --------------Start Copy Here-------------- */

function AddButton($ProdID, $AltText, $Color, $SizeVal, $includeName) {

global $g_strDatabase,$g_strSessionID,$g_strHomeURL,$g_strFormURL;

/* Error Checking */
 if($Color == "")       { $Color = "#336666"; }        /* Default color */
 if($SizeVal == "")     { $SizeVal= "2"; }           /* Default Size  */
 
 
 
 
 
 
/* Get Item Name */
 $getinfosql    = "Select ProductName, Price from tblProduct where ProductID = '$ProdID'";
 $getinfoquery  = mysql_db_query($g_strDatabase, $getinfosql);
 $getinforesult = mysql_fetch_row($getinfoquery);

if($getinforesult[1] == ""){
    echo "<p>Item $ProdID not in database</p>";
 } else {

echo "<center><form action='../$g_strHomeURL' method='post'>\n";
 echo "<input type='hidden' name='f_strPrID' value='$ProdID'>\n";
 echo "<input type='hidden' name='f_strProdName' value='$getinforesult[0]'>\n";

/* Set Text Color */

echo "<font color='$Color' size='$SizeVal'>";

/* Include Title */
if($includeName != "") { echo "$getinforesult[0]<br>"; }

/* Print Text */
 if($AltText == ""){
    echo "Price: ";
 } else {
    echo "$AltText: ";
 }   
 
/* Print price */
 printf("\$%5.2f", $getinforesult[1]);  
 echo "<br>Quantity:";
 echo "</font>\n";
 echo "<input type='text' name='f_intQuantity' value='1' size='3'>\n";
 echo "<input type='submit' name='f_strAdd' value='Add to Cart'>\n</FORM></center>\n";
 
 }
}

function ShowBasketMesg($image, $align, $text){

$basketpage = "contents.phtml"; /* Pre-made page with basket */
 if(!$image) { $image = 'cart.gif';}
 if(!$align) { $align = 'center';}
 if(!$text)  { $text = 'Review Shopping Cart Contents';}
 echo ("<div align=$align><a href='../$basketpage'><img src='../$image' align=middle>$text</a></div>");
 
}

function ItemsListButton ($ProdID) {

global $g_strDatabase,$g_strSessionID,$g_strHomeURL,$g_strFormURL;

/* Get Item Name */
 $getinfosql    = "Select ProductName, Price from tblProduct where ProductID = '$ProdID'";
 $getinfoquery  = mysql_db_query($g_strDatabase, $getinfosql);
 $getinforesult = mysql_fetch_row($getinfoquery);

if($getinforesult[1] == ""){
    echo "<p>Item $ProdID not in database</p>";
 } else {

echo "<form action='../$g_strHomeURL' method='post'>\n";
 echo "<input type='hidden' name='f_strPrID'     value='$ProdID'>\n";
 echo "<input type='hidden' name='f_strProdName' value='$getinforesult[0]'>\n";
 echo "<input type='text'   name='f_intQuantity' value='1' size='3'>\n";
 echo "<input type='submit' name='f_strAdd'      value='Add to Cart'>\n</FORM>\n";
 
 }
}

function ShowItemsList() {

global $g_strDatabase;
	
	$sql         = " SELECT * FROM tblProduct ";
	$itemsquery  = mysql_db_query($g_strDatabase, $sql);
	
	echo("  <table cellpadding=4 border=1><tr><td>Product Name</td><td>Product Price</td><td>Add</td></tr> ");
	
	while( $itemsRow = mysql_fetch_array($itemsquery) ) {
		echo(" <tr><td>$itemsRow[ProductName]</td><td>\$$itemsRow[Price]</td><td>");
		
		ItemsListButton("$itemsRow[ProductID]");
		
		echo("</td></tr> ");
	}
	
	echo(" </table> ");
}

/* --------------End Copy Here-------------- */


Save the file shop.phtml and upload it back to the server replacing the old one.





3)  You are now ready to convert your pages to shopping cart pages:

 A)  Copy the pages you want to place buttons on into the "s-cart/" directory.
 B)  Change the file extension on these files to ".php3" 
     (usually they will be ".htm" or ".html")
 C)  At the very top of these files include this text:
 
 	<? include "shop-head.phtml" ?>
 	
 D)  Then directly after the <body> element of the page place this text:
 
 	<? include "shop-variables.phtml" ?>
	<? include "shop.phtml" ?>
 
 E)  Repeat with each page and your pages are shopping cart button ready.
 


Now, you may place three things on these pages thanks to the 
updated "shop.phtml" file. They are:

   Functions List:


   - ShowBasketMesg($image, $align, $text)
   
   	This will put a "Click here for your basket" message in the page. 
   	You may specify a image to use, the alignment of the image, and the 
   	text of the image, or leave them blank to use the default settings.

    Examples:
    
    <? ShowBasketMesg('cart.gif','center',"Review Shopping Cart Contents"); ?>
    <? ShowBasketMesg(); ?>
    Default set up (both).
    
    <? ShowBasketMesg('http://www.place.com/mycart.gif','right',"What's in the basket"); ?>
    Uses a special image, different alignment and different text.


   - ShowItemsList()
   	
   	This is a more simple function to use. Simply put this in you html file:
   	
   	 <? ShowItemsList(); ?>
   	 
   	and you will get a nicely formatted list of all your 
   	products with names, and prices as well as a add to cart button.


   - AddButton($ProdID, $AltText, $Color, $SizeVal, $includeName)
    
    This is the function you all want. General usage will look like this:
    
     <? AddButton('productID'); ?>
     
    But you may specify the color of the text, and it's size.
    
     <? AddButton('productID','','red','2'); ?>
     
    Or you can also use a different text than "Price:"
    
     <? AddButton('productID','something other than price','red','2'); ?>
     
    Finally, you can choose to include the name or not.
     (leave blank to include name, add any value to not include name)
     
     <? AddButton('productID','something other than price','red','2','no'); ?>
   
   
   
   
Ta da! You know have you own pages formatted how YOU want 
them with the shopping cart contents worked into them.




NOTE: Because this kind of programming is tinkering with 
something very delicate, we do NOT provide technical support.
We can reset your original shop.phtml, however, we will not 
trouble-shoot pages as part of your hosting fee. We do provide 
programming for a fee if you should require it. Please contact 
us by emailing: support@freewebhost.com