Apply Login Register to Checkout Process - eCart

I am following the tutorial here:

Applying Register/Login to your Checkout Process
registration_on_checkout.php

Problem:
If a user is checking out, and is NOT logged in, and they filled their cart and clicked "checkout" - they get redirected to the "login page" with a message saying that they need to be logged in to checkout. This is fine, however, the login page redirects upon successful login to the "user profile page" not back to the "cart page" that they have filled.

From a usability standpoint I would like people checking out (who are forced to login) to get redirected back to the cart, and all others logging in to redirect to the user profile page as currently setup.

Is there a way upon login for the login page to redirect depending on which scenario happens:

a. cart > checkout (must be logged in) > login page > back to cart (upon successful login)
b. login > user profile page - (for non ecommerce related logins)

Thanks.

D

change the login forms action to:

<?php echo $_SERVER["PHP_SELF"]; ?><?php echo (isset($_SERVER["QUERY_STRING"]) && $_SERVER["QUERY_STRING"] != "")?"?".$_SERVER["QUERY_STRING"]:""; ?>

this should be all that you need to do.

Hi
Is there a way to extend on that?

For example:
I have done that after following the tutorial but if a customer has not got a login I offer on the login page (only if they came from the checkout) the option to register. after registering they get returned to the login screen to login which is correct.

Problem is when they then login they go to profile update is there a way to say if the route taken started at the checkout they still go back to the checkout?

Thanks

Mike

set the log In link on the checkout page as:

<a href="login.php?accesscheck=<?php echo $_SERVER["PHP_SELF"]; ?>">Log In</a>

Hi Jason
Thanks for the reply. I am not sure I explained it properly going by your reply.

1. Customer goes to checkout but gets autoredirected to login page if not logged in.
2. On login page if user logs in they go to the checkout page (not user profile)
3. If they havent got a login using the SecurityAssist behaviour show if not logged in they get a link to register.
4. After they register they get auto-redirected to login page - its here the problem they get directed to the the user profile is there a way to hold the ?checkout=1 to redirect them to the checkout if thats where they originally started?

I hope thats clearer.

Thanks James

Mike

no, there isn't a way to flag the checkout page in this scenario.

No Problem thanks for the reply Jason.

Jason,

Your link works great. I do not require my shoppers to login, but when they get to the checkout page, there is a message at the top that says "Login Now for faster checkout". If they click the login link, it will take them to the login form. Once logged in, they are redirected back to the checkout page "when using the code Jason wrote above.

I changed link from :

<a href="https://www.mydomain.com/login/index.php">Login</a>

to:

<a href="https://www.mydomain.com/login/index.php?accesscheck=<?php echo $_SERVER["PHP_SELF"]; ?>">Login</a>

Thanks Jason.

D

excellent, glad to hear it working out.