Google Checkout module for ZC 1.3.x (beta)

carlozdre:

I finally did it. Some tips on what and how I have done, I hope it helps:

Specifications:
Zen Cart v1.3.7
Google Checkout v1.3RC2
PHP over CGI server (private SSL certificate)

Issues:

1. My orders aren't shown in Zen Cart Admin section/Customers/Orders if the customer checks out with Google Checkout. I've been able to checkout but nothing more. [Done]
2. My shopping cart not clear itself after a live Google transaction. [Done]
3. Products With Attributes Stock v4.4 installed. This is still an issue for me, it doesn't update on itself.

I've had an "HTTP Basic Authentication failed. Can't retrieve Merchant Id/Key, Installed over CGI??" message in response_error.log from googlecheckout directory.

How it worked for me (live mode):

1. CHMOD googlecheckout directory to 777 with Filezilla (right click on the folder, choose "File attributes", write 777 in "Numeric Value" field and pressed OK)
2. Set the .htaccess Basic Authentication Mode to TRUE (in Zen Cart Admin/Modules/Payment/GoogleCheckout) and pressed the Update button from the bottom.
3. Ran the htaccess.php from http://www.yourwebsite.co.uk/admin/htaccess.php
   a) Unchecked Sandbox Account
   b) Filled Merchant ID and Key with the ones from my real account.
   c) Checked "Check if dir exists:" and "Create files:"
   d) Clicked "Create"
4. Closed the window and checked on my webserver; .htaccess and .htpasswd files have been created in the googlecheckout directory (sometime it takes a while to refresh, close the connection to the server and open it again)
5. CHMOD googlecheckout through cpanel/File Manager of my server to 755 (this is a must in my opinion in order to work)

If it doesn't work, you must check the response_error.log and response_message.log from googlecheckout directory after you place an order. Also, look for your order number which is listed in your Google account and check in the Settings/Integration/Integration issues what is happening there. On my previous unsuccessful attempts I had 403 and 500 errors and all were due to the fact I didn't really CHMOD the googlecheckout directory properly (from cpanel).

I'm not a specialist and it’s possible to be wrong on some points but it worked for me. So please correct me if this is the case. I've wrote this after I read several pages with no real/direct info on how to get this done and I noticed there are many others in my situation.

*sorry for the way this post is written, english is not my native language

I have been having the same problem and have been reading threads since yesterday and this seems to be the one to help BUT.

Im using Zen Cart 1.3.7 and GC 1.4.5 with the trublue 1.5 templete

I installed the GC via placing and replacing the files in the correct direct as stated in there instructions (and double checked this since).

I dont have or have been asked by the GC installation notes to place/have any files in this directory 'Admin/Modules/Payment/GoogleCheckout' so i can't do this. In fact there isn't a module directory in my admin folder.

Does anyone else have any ideas or help regarding this, also is it possbale to have google check available only when a customer has signed in or created an account as part of the checkout?

Thanks in advance

I installed the version 1.4 and used it in Sandbox mode.

My site is bilingual: English and Chinese.
It works great in the English mode.

But, in Chinese mode, when I use googlecheckout, the Chinese products name could not be displayed correctly, I have setup my google account to accept all Character set.

My site (English and Chinese) is in UTF-8 encoding. The mysql uses utf8 character set.

In what way, I could change the code to get the Chinese display properyl in the google checkout page?:huh:

My ZenCart is 1.371

I am a little confused with the README file, what is the difference between Merchant Calculated Shipping and Carrier Calculated Shipping? I just want to use the same shipping methods I use for all the other payment options (which is just USPS) but when I test Google Checkout I only get a dropdown with the fixed rates I keyed in and no calculation. Can anyone give me the answer to getting this to work?

Very nice, very detailed step by step explaination but I get this error in google admin

We encountered an error trying to access your server at https://secure.hostmonster.com/~shopp/sun/googlecheckout/responsehandler.php -- the error we got is: Send failed with code: 401. Response body was: Invalid Merchant Id/Key Pair

I did checkout in sandbox, it is supposed to post the order into zen admin correct?

Has anyone been able to use Google Coupon codes with the Google Checkout Module yet? I talked to google and they said my site is using Merchant Calculations therefore it will not be able to take advantage of google coupons. I want to offer my buyers a $1 coupon if they use google since google is not charging transaction fees through the end of 2007.

Thanks,
Rob

I like the idea of Google checkout, hopefully this will make paypal sit up and start earning their fees! (or reducing them) However, I don't think there are enough customers out there (in the Uk at least) that are actively using Google checkout. This is something I am going to leave until early/mid 2008 to integrate. At the speed Google move on the dev front, I am sure there will be a multitude of updates/tweaks over the coming months...210 pages!

Pete

ps. does this support free shipping?

While I had Google Checkout in sandbox mode I had a note on the site not to use Google Checkout but someone did use it and I got an order through the sandbox. I went ahead and charged the customer in the sandbox. Does anyone know if there will be a payout in the sandbox or will I need to contact the customer to pay again in the production environment?

By the looks of things Google Checkout has some issues and is not compatible with my business model. I probably missed something too, but heres my Google Checkout laundry list:

1. Google checkout does not appear on list with other payment options in the checkout area (step 2 of 3 in the Checkout process).

2. If customer Clicks Google Checkout and makes the purchase and then clicks the link to return to my site, instead of getting a "Checkout_Success" they get a message: "Whoops! Your session expired."

3. On order receipt (from Google) it specifically says,
   "Problem with this order? Contact mycompany.com" But when customer clicks the link it takes them to Google checkout!"

That sucks as I update the status of my orders through Zencart.. NOT Google.

4. Google (sandbox) orders are not showing up in my Zencart "orders" area. Either i did something wrong when I the Google module or Sandbox orders don't show up in orders.

5. Google Sandbox customers are NOT added to my list of customers in Zencart.

6. I hate the "Hide my email address from this merchant' option in Google Checkout.. I wish that option could be removed. I would like to have a real email address to contact my customer on if at all possible. I am in a high fraud business and I just feel comfortable knowing as much as possible about my potential customer/thief.

7. Following the Google Instructions for this module. Google Checkout is now listed Above my Paypal Express checkout button. I honestly feel that they have taken it too far! I was happy with the Paypal button where it was and moving the Paypal button down a notch for Google just doesn't look right! The Paypal button looks funny down at the bottom now.

I want Paypal to be the first choice a customer sees until we can work out the rest of the issues I have with Google Checkout.

Any help with any of these issues/points is appreciated. I'm sure some of the advanced users on the forum will have some awesome feedback.

Rich

IM having these problems to and after around a week of more then one post of help nothing, i have read most of this forum and others with no real solution.

I can tell you why number 2 is happening, basicly when they click google it don't ask them to sign in first, if you do sign in then check out with google you get the checkout success screen and not the time out screen, but this still doen't record the order in zen cart or even issues an order number.

i have now ripped the google mod out!!

Tmw-Websites:

IM having these problems to and after around a week of more then one post of help nothing, i have read most of this forum and others with no real solution. .....i have now ripped the Google mod out!!

Well.. right now I have the module installed on my test store. I have two stores on my site.. a live one and one for testing things out.

What really sucks about Google is the lack of organized straight forward step by step support. You can check through hundreds of pages of forums, wiki's etc.. basically staring at your monitor and clicking your mouse for days or weeks on end until your eyes are literally bleeding. :lamo:

To make Matter Worse GOOGLE CHECKOUT SANDBOX MAY HAVE JUST MAXED OUT MY F#CKING :censored:CREDIT CARD!

I logged into my store, created an account and went through the process to see if the Google acct was integrating properly and updating my customer list in Admin. I used real Credit cards.. Thinking it was all Sandbox and it wouldn't charge me.

I then logged into the seller sandbox and click process. No biggie I thought

I Check my Admin of store nothing is there.. but I get a sales confirmation from Google. A few minutes later I read Google Support Forum only to use certain 'Fake Credit cards numbers .. and they give you list of cards to use!. :oops:

So IF I'm Charged .. I'm F#cked:censored:! I am overseas now. To a replace my USA bank cards here is NOT an easy task! :cry:It cost me about $85.00 just to have one sent over to me by my family via Fedex when my wallet was stolen a couple months ago. (regular mail just magically disappears if there is anything of possible value in it).

I called my bank and they said..
"We'll cancel the card if you cant get a hold of Google". That's just great!

Honestly I don't think anyone can get a hold of Google!
At least Paypal has a number to call if there is a problem!

So this is great! Unless this gets sorted quickly I will be here sitting on my ###### with No Access to my Money and possibly Overdrawn on my US bank account with a bunch of BS charges from the Google Checkout Sandbox!

So here I am .. contemplating.. canceling this card.. and having my other cards that (were replaced and sitting back home waiting for me) Fedex'd over to me so I can use them. All at another charge of $85 for FedEx which I will have to ask my family to fork out till I get back home!

God Bless America and:censored: F#ck Google Checkout!

These are the precise reasons I am leaving it untill next year to install. I can't imagine Google ever having a customer help number, to be honest I'm surprised Paypal have one (used it a couple of times). You're lucky if you get a reply to emails sent to Google support, even when you do it's just a generic answer.

I think we need someone like Richard Branson (Virgin) to start in this field, Virgin checkout. C'mon Richard!

Pete

mediathing:

I think we need someone like Richard Branson (Virgin) to start in this field, Virgin checkout. C'mon Richard!
Pete

Now that would be nice!

Got it installed and it I received an email that I was paid for items. HOWEVER, there is no record in the cart and the items still show as unsold - I only had one of each.

I really hope that this is an issue that I can correct. I cant imagine that GCO was design for Zen Cart but does't actually work with the cart other than to make GCO available. Anyone have any siggestions? Thanks!

That's about as far as I made it.. For now I'm giving up.. util I get obsessed wuth the idea of making it work again.

Anyone have a solution for the error that shows up in my GCO integration error log:

Ids are integral numbers, but you sent:

i would like integrate the google checkout buttom at index.php?main_page=checkout_payment like a payment method, what i have to do?

Thanks

ropu:

Angel, you should do two things.

First disable the default checkout button,.

in default installation includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/templates/tpl_shopping_cart_default.php
line 132

Then in the login page you should also add a redirect to index.php?main_page=shopping_cart this will avoid buyer to enter regular checkout through there.

im pretty sure thats all you need to do.

you can also remove from googlecheckout/gcheckout.php line 521 this code

How exactly do I do this? what do I do in line 132 can someone elaborate a little more, would appreciate your help.

Ok,

Seems like i am having the same problem as everyone else.
Orders do not show up in admin.

We have the correct URL in intergration and have permissions set to 777.

Also have a recognised ssl.

The following error we get in google admin is: We encountered an error trying to access your server at https://j********k/store/googlecheckout/responsehandler.php; the error we got is: Send failed with code: 400. Response body was: Invalid or not supported Message

Any ideas?

Regards

Adam

I have a great idea on how to fix this...

Login to your admin panel,
Click on Modules,
Then Payment,
Click on Google Checkout,
Click Remove...

Worked great for me, all my problems gone....

I now hate GCO..paypal for me it is...

So with 211 pages is there a consensus? Does this module not work? Customers on my site who choose gc get a choice of paying nothing or paying $1 for shipping - which is not what I want. Do I turn it off until this is figured out, or just bump the default shipping to a rate I can live with? It would be good if someone could create a definitive sticky for this thread that lets zc ers know whether the dang thing works or not.