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Getting Started with OpenCart Module Development

By : Rupak Nepali
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Getting Started with OpenCart Module Development

By: Rupak Nepali

Overview of this book

OpenCart is an online shopping tool which is free to use. It has become widely popular because of its support for custom extensions and module development. This book helps you understand how to use the features available in OpenCart using step-by-step instructions. Getting Started with OpenCart Module Development gives you step-by-step explanations and illustrations on how to clone, customize, and develop modules and pages with OpenCart. This book shows you how to create custom OpenCart modules and pages which are needed as per the requirements of the clients to manage custom data. It describes each and every code used to make a Hello World module, a feedback module, a tips module, an order total module, and a shipping and payment module. The book covers installing, configuring, and uninstalling modules as well as how to clone them. It also discusses all the available Global Library methods of OpenCart as well as ways to handle the files and folders of a shipping and payment module. At the end of the book, you will learn how to make custom pages to manage data by creating a feedback module and how to create the order total using a tips module. In Getting Started with OpenCart Module Development, you will learn everything you need to know to create custom OpenCart modules.
Table of Contents (10 chapters)

Global library methods


OpenCart has many predefined methods that can be called anywhere, such as in the controller folder or in the model, and in the view template files. You can find system level library files at system/library/. The following shows the different methods, how they can be written, and what their functions are:

  • Affiliate: You can find most of the affiliate code under the affiliate section, and check the files at catalog/controller/affiliate/ and likewise at catalog/model/affiliate/. The following are the list of methods we can use for the affiliate library:

    • $this->affiliate->login($email, $password);

      This command ensures that the e-mail and password are passed to the method. If the username (e-mail) and password match among the affiliates, it logs into the affiliate section. You can find this code at catalog/controller/affiliate/login.php on the validate function.

    • $this->affiliate->logout();

      The affiliate is logged out. It means the affiliate ID will be cleared...