[thelist] in-principle, PHP/mySQL shopping basket question

Julian Voelcker asp at tvw.net
Wed Jul 23 10:46:21 CDT 2003


On Wed, 23 Jul 2003 10:12:32 -0400 (EDT),  wrote:
> What rule do I implement to discard the basket. I can't tell that they've
> left the site barring timeout, and what if someone wants to keep their
> basket open overnight or similar?
>
In the past I have stored shopping basked stuff in a cookie on the users' 
system until they actually place the order.

I also give them a button to clear previous selections early on in the 
buying process.

Cheers,

Julian Voelcker
Cirencester, United Kingdom




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