Squirrelcart PRO v3.0.2 - Release Notes

Version History

Version 3.0.2 - Release Date: 08/06/2009

New Features / Improvements

Changed sales tax to support 3 decimal places
Added support for e-Path.com.au payment gateway
Google Checkout and Checkout by Amazon no longer appear as options when the order total is $0.00

Bug Fixes

XSS/CSRF vulnerability patch - SC090805
Unable to offer different ship methods having same price
Cybersource returns "Unable to verify signatures" when special chars are entered in address fields
Cybersource - unable to verify signatures error on some servers due to $gateway variable not being available
Country fields not obeying "Enabled" setting on forms
Worldpay forwarding to secure URL instead of going directly to it
During checkout enter key does not submit in IE
getimagesize() error when using Google Checkout
zlib output compression warning may cause stylesheets to not load properly
New Products Content section may not appear under some circumstances
Invalid argument error in store_home.tpl.php when no store home page content specified
Link records that link to categories were not working
Unable to control sort order of new products in "New Products" Content section
Category preview not working for all categories
Category "Show Product As" field not working properly
Category records have incorrect fieldset after upgrade to v3
MSC Secure payment gateway record missing test mode field
Sage payments "client side" connection not working
Security Token Mismatch error via PayPal Express Checkout
Output to browser before compression causes page to not load
Image browser shows "Folders" section when it shouldn't
Improper category nesting causes recursion
Cart Preview display mode setting has no effect
USPS shipment label fallback URL incorrect
404 error on store home page when using subdir
Adding incomplete option does not generate an error
CSS Class for Content records not being used
2nd parameter in sc_featured_products_content() not working
Trinity / Payjunction Missing Transaction Type Field
VAT Issue When Shipping Address Not In Use
Minimum Order Amount message not appearing properly
Products per Row and per Page category settings not working

Version 3.0.1 - Release Date: 05/13/2009

Bug Fixes

News and Testimonials links cause errors when modules not installed
SecurePay gateway - declines for good transactions
Saving Visual Settings page can make Default Theme field to be blank
Invalid argument in check_condition line 487
Image record for store_logo missing after upgrade
Invalid argument in qty_in_cart() line #31
Info in Cart Options nav block may be wrong after add to cart
Invalid argument in sc_cart_options_nav() line #47
coupon codes can apply to an order when they shouldn't
Customer_Service_Email field missing in Store_Information table
phpinfo URL in CP invalid, causes 404 error
Security warning in IE when mousing over control panel menu
control panel problems with PHP short_open_tag = OFF
Master "Squirrelcart" theme displaying product detail wrong
Start date must be in the past
Semicolons at the end of some queries cause problems on some servers
Stat failed in pre_common.php - line #304
open_basedir warning on payment page in safe_mode
404 error on store home page on some servers
SSL warning in IE due to non secure CSS and JS URLs
Virtual Merchant error code 4000
SSL w arning in IE on payment page when SSL CP access turned off
Discounts that should apply to multiple line items only work on 1st
show_discounts() problems when viewing the cart
Inilne buttons not displaying properly in Firefox 2.x
tooltip error in IE under certain circumstances
get_image() error on Order History page
Payment Received order status not being added for complete orders
Manual add to cart not working with options
Links table records not appearing in IE
Content shown on own page not being evaluated by PHP

Version 3.0.0 - Release Date: 04/24/2009

New Features / Improvements

Major theme changes - templates have been rewritten to validate as XHTML transitional 1.0
CSS has been rewritten from scratch to validate as CSS 2.1 and to provide more control over the appearance of storefront
Themes now support 2 variant types to offer themes in various colors and/or screen widths
Reduced the number of individual template files via consolidation - making them easier to locate
Added a theme export feature, which creates an XML theme config file everytime a theme record is saved, for use when porting a theme to another Squirrelcart installation
Changed control panel location of links for Navigation Blocks, Images, Themes, and other theme related tables - grouping them on a "Themes" page.
Navigation is now controlled on a per theme basis making it possible to change the navigation blocks used for any theme without affecting other themes
Content sections can be created for the storefront home page, and controlled on a per theme basis
Storefront page (store.php by default) is now controlled by a template file, allowing a theme to completely change the appearance of the storefront. In older versions, you could not change the layout of the storefront page by changing your theme setting.
home.php is now a template file - store_home.tpl.php
Added ability to optionally have store_home.tpl.php act as an entire full page template instead of being nested inside main store template
All templates now use "<?php print" instead of the PHP print shortcut <?= , which allows the PHP setting short_open_tags to be turned off if desired
Added a Categories per Row setting to show categories in columns.
Changes to category/product viewing settings on category records
Added reCaptcha support to payment form
Added built in (optional) support for Slimbox script (a clone of Lightbox)
Replaced Rich Text Editor module with built in cross browser compatible WYSIWYG editor (FCKEditor)
Added optional tooltip feature
Added Unit PNG Fix script support to add transparent PNG support for IE 6
Storefront pages now trigger standard compliant mode for IE 6+
Most storefront images are now transparent background PNG files with alpha transparency which will have smooth edges regardless of background color
Better handling of discounted pricing display
Support for setting search results per page/per row
Breadcrumb nav can now be turned off
Catalog Home portion of breadcrumb nav can be turned off
You can now change labels on account and address form fields easily via control panel
Entire checkout process has been rewritten, removing 2 clicks from the checkout process
More noticeable user msgs (warnings, info, prompts, etc....)
gzip compression for script and CSS files when supported by server
Improvements to diag mode handling
Discount badge feature
Improvements to qty based discounts...can now do 1 only, 2 or more, etc....
Customize out of stock msgs for individual products
Improved image manager - you can now upload from the image manager, create new folders, and sort
CMS feature: Support for creating custom pages
CMS feature: Support for creating custom content sections on home page
CMS feature: Support for creating custom links
Removed all inline Javascript from Storefront page for faster page loads and SEO
Record forms in control panel now show table name at the top
Ruleset Feature now supports checking product options
You can now pad real time shipping rates at the courier and shipping method level
Changed all special path variables to constants
Updated UPS Online Tools to use new URLs
Added support for using SEO URLs without $_SERVER['PATH_INFO'], provided $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] and $_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'] are available.
Text options now have optional weight per character setting
Added support for Checkout by Amazon
Added support for MSC Secure payment gateway
Added support for Beanstream payment gateway
Added support for Netcash payment gateway
Added support for Trinity payment gateway
Added links to documentation on Payment Method and Payment Gateway records in control panel
Payment gateways/methods that require an additional click will now redirect automatically to gateway
Added a "Confirm Email" address to account and address forms
Cookie changes to support PCI DSS compliance
Added Quick Search feature to control panel toolbar
All prices in the storefront can now be shown with a currency prefix and/or suffix.
Added optional feature to disallow use of PO Boxes in address and account form
Offline processing feature has been removed

Bug Fixes

Search of type "exact search" not working with special characters
Menu image files not caching properly in control panel when using IE via a secure URL
Virtual Merchant may generate errors when address fields exceed certain lengths

Version 2.6.5 - Release Date: 01/22/2009

Bug Fixes

XSS/CSRF vulnerability patch - SC090122
USPS First Class International not available on shipment form in control panel
Discounts may not apply under certain circumstances
New product preview using wrong row template
Westpac gateway - invalid arguments error
Option detail page showing duplicate information

Version 2.6.4 - Release Date: 12/09/2008

Bug Fixes

XSS vulnerability patch
CP hangs on save when returning to storefront
Storefront page hangs due to category recursion
Clicking (edit) in store, then "delete" causes error
Altering PNGs or GIFs with transparency causes black BG
Multiple tab logout problem
Unable to save rule sets by themselves
JS error in IE when clicking search option menu link
Old format URLs redirected incorrectly
JS error in IE when viewing product record
When SEO URLs are off, JS validation error can occur
Duplicate PayPal IPN entries on some servers with SEO URLs
Problems moving options in relationship sections
Amazon Simple Pay hmac.php error
404 error on custom pages with SEO URLs enabled
array_keys() warning during install script
SSL warning in control panel in IE
Blank page on PayPal return when paying without account
Uploading files in Safari may not work as expected

Version 2.6.3 - Release Date: 09/02/2008

New Features / Improvements

Virtual Merchant payment gateway support

Bug Fixes

Removing file upload product from cart empties cart
Required product options fail validation when they shouldn't
product_select_options() control panel function not showing selected option after save when $selected_values param is not an array
Home page showing when it shouldn't
® symbols not appearing correctly during UPS registration, and on some FedEx specific pages in the control panel
Primary Category of Subcategories not honored in crumb nav

Version 2.6.2 - Release Date: 08/20/2008

New Features / Improvements

Amazon Payments - changed name to Amazon Simple Pay
Moneybookers payment gateway support
Upgrade script improvements to fix mismatched character encoding

Bug Fixes

Some Canadian province abbreviations wrong
MySQL error during install with MySQL version < v4.1
"Orders (completed)" rules can't check for value of 0
Show Base Price always on when saving new product
IE layout bug causes extra breaks after options
Control panel menu scroll problem
Files for file upload option stored in SID named subdir
Some discounts applied to entire order regardless of rule set conditions
Product base price showing as 0.00 in control panel
Database import in control panel fails
Quotes in file upload option file names can cause problems
Install script appears to hang on some Windows servers

Version 2.6.1 - Release Date: 07/28/2008

New Features / Improvements

Amazon Payments (PBA) support
Easy to implement quantity based discounts (for regular customers AND groups)
HTML email appearance improvements for Outlook 2007 email client
UTF-8 character encoding support for reliable presentation of Unicode (non ASCII) characters
Added more field validation in control panel
Ability to control order of appearance for payment methods during checkout
Pressing tab key while editing records in control panel now skips over field labels

Bug Fixes

404 error on store home page when SEO URLs are enabled, under certain circumstances
Duplicate PayPal IPN entries due to 404 error when SEO URLs are enabled, under certain circumstances
404 error on module pages when SEO URLs are enabled, under certain circumstances
Record action 'add to category' creates duplicate records
Record action 'add to category' overrides primary category setting
After returning from PayPal, content area is blank
False error on entering valid coupon code
FedEx & UPS lookups fail when from US & weight=KG/dims=CM
FedEx & UPS rates wrong when using KG and/or CM
File upload options not saved after clicking "modify"

Version 2.6.0 - Release Date: 07/02/2008

New Features / Improvements

Support for new Testimonials module
Human verification feature using reCAPTCHA
Per character charge for text and textarea product options
Payment page skipped when order total is $0.00
Improvements to cookie handling

Bug Fixes

Link to show all categories not obeying "No Filename" SEO URL setting
array_keys() error on shipping method page during checkout
Unchecked options on product record are checked after save
Meta keyword and description problem when viewing additional category pages
Control panel error: record number X not found in table Reviewer_Settings!
Incorrect out of stock error on add to cart
SEO URLs don't work on some servers that use $_SERVER['ORIG_PATH_INFO']

Version 2.5.3 - Release Date: 06/06/2008

New Features / Improvements

Google Checkout UK support
NoChex updated to use new Payment Pages system
PNG theme image support

Bug Fixes

AusPost - rate tool in control panel returning incorrect rates
Advertised discounts appearing above product on product detail page
USPS First Class rates not returned when using RTR
Sorting category can result in a 404 error when SID in URL (usually due to cookies being disabled)

Version 2.5.2 - Release Date: 05/14/2008

New Features / Improvements

Updated USPS API Rate V3 to work with changes made by USPS on May 12th 2008

Bug Fixes

Unable to set the primary category on product records

Version 2.5.1 - Release Date: 05/06/2008

New Features / Improvements

Address picker window for address fields now bigger and resizable
Groups now appear first in address picker window so they are easier to locate when sending mailings (via News module)
Coupon code change - Before, if a coupon code was entered and it matched BUT other rules/conditions on the discount record failed, the customer would still receive a message saying the code was added even if the discount was not applicable. This changes that, so the code is only added when the discount applies.
Added Bulgaria and Romania to the EU
Orbital (payment gateway) used to only support currency code 840 (USD) for their Tampa platform. They now support currency code 124 as well (CAD). This removes the code forcing currency code to 840 when platform is set ot Tampa so any currency code can be used.

Bug Fixes

Discount percentages on a product page can show as 0% when "Price Is" on discount record is set to "Exact Amount"
The file upload feature moves files from "sc_data/tmp/customer_uploads/" to "sc_data/customer_uploads/" when an order is completed, and needs the session_id() of the CUSTOMER to do so. Payment gateways that complete an order via a silent post (PayPal, Google Checkout, Nochex, and others...) will generate a new session ID, causing the move of the uploads to fail.
Stock records on product record form not saving properly in some installations
Weight based shipping rules not working due to typo

Version 2.5.0 - Release Date: 04/27/2008

New Features / Improvements

Added support for new Reviews add-on module
SEO URL feature for search engine friendly URLs
File upload product options
Product search improvements
Sort products when viewing category
Mass record action feature
Email setting improvements
Selected record rows now colored when working with tables
Control panel field validation for some records
Discounts: can now be disabled or enabled via new Enabled field
Discounts: added more information to order detail
Discounts: now product total based discounts use the pre savings product total at all times.
If the customer logs in, and they don't have a required address form field set on their user account, the address form will automatically appear to gather the missing data.
USPS: Upgraded to RateV3 API. The RateV2 API doesn't work for Priority packages with SIZE set to LARGE. Because of this, we've added support for RateV3 to replace RateV2.
Added support for showing tracking numbers for couriers that don't support RTR on the order detail page.
Australia Post requires packages to be at least 5 cm on 2 sides. This defaults to those measurements if the dims passed to RTR are smaller than that so rates are still obtained.
Cybersource payment gateway improvements
ePDQ payment gateway improvements
GoEmerchant payment gateway changes
LinkPoint payment gateway changes
Paystation (New Zealand) payment gateway support
PSiGate payment gateway changes
Google Checkout improvements
PayPal Payflow: PayPal bought Verisign. Verisign Payflow Link and Pro is now "PayPal Payflow Link" and "PayPal Payflow Pro". This change does the following:
1. Changes the name of the gateway in the control panel
2. Changes the name of the gateway file
3. Updates URLs to paypal.com
4. Gets rid of use of PayFlow Pro SDK and pfpro extension requirements
5. Updates documentation with name change and new screenshots
PayPal: When the country field is missing on the address or account forms, PayPal standard will respond with an error as follows:
"Unable to process payment. Please contact the merchant as the shipping address provided by the merchant is invalid, and the merchant has requested that your order must be shipped to that address."

This change handles this by using the default country setup on the address form settings page when it's not available.
Warning in control panel when sc_data folder is web accessible.
Image output changes - better stability
Slight change to inputs2array() function. Before this change, input fields HAD to have a space directly before the closing greater than bracket.
Relocated functions for all modules
Added Street_2 field to the order_detail template file
Removed ability to nest a categories inside itself (caused recursion loop problem)
Added support for setting up certain tables (via their Table Definition record) as "Additional_Data_For" another table.
Stylesheet changes (minor)
Workaround for REMOTE_ADDR problem - some servers have garabage chars in $_SERVER['REMOTE_ADDR'], which can cause problems with PayPal and others when IP address is sent via XML. This sets that var to 192.168.1.1 whenever it's invalid.
Smal changes to demo mode

Bug Fixes

JS error when clicking "Choose Options" on product record
Stock levels incorrect after decreasing quantity
UPS Signup Error: Invalid License Agreement Text
Tax is being calculated on non-discounted total
PayPal Pro Authorize only triggers PaymentAction error
Possibility of duplicate order numbers
Unable to move uploaded file error
PayPal Pro transaction type field not working properly
html_entity_decode() error
Pressing enter key in checkout qty not working in IE
Google Checkout callback failure under certain conditions
USPS real time rates failing for US territories
FedEx RTR may fail with large dimensions
When a DB mismatch occurs, the DB version should appear, but doesn't:
Your database version () does not match the version number of your files (2.5.0)!
Default order of choices altered when saving choice record
Images not deleting when image field cleared
Sometimes a non secure URL is used during checkout, and a browser warning may occur when clicking "update cart".
Stock field not visible on product records with very long warehouse names
USPS: The "Confirmation" field on the shipment form in the control panel is not marked as required.

Version 2.4.6 - Release Date: 10/31/2007

New Features / Improvements

Added support for CommWeb (Australian Payment Gateway)
Protx payment gateway update to support changes made by Protx on 08/01/2007.
2Checkout updates - added billing address information
Cybersource - support for changes Cybersource made to their system on 09/26/2007

Security Updates

SC071022 - Critical update - SQL injection patch

Bug Fixes

Stock can be oversold under certain circumstances
VAT problems
- VAT exemption not always working properly - sometimes VAT is charged when a customer should be exempt.
- VAT rate can sometimes show as 0 when the product quantity is altered during checkout
Special characters may appear encoded
When using USPS real time rates and under certain circumstances, a shipping method may appear in your storefront when it should not.
Remember me only works on 1 subsequent visit
Blank option choices missing when inventory control enabled
Real time rates returned in the storefront can be higher thank they should be for any given shipping method IF the shipping method's record in the control panel does not have the Max Weight field set.
RTR shipping method may return rates when it should not
Payment_Methods.Type field erased on save
USPS Express Mail may not appear when using RTR
When cookies are disabled in your browser and you haven't logged in or added anything to the cart, the links to navigate pages of search results don't work.
MySQL error in diag mode regarding Products_per_Page
Max Quantity Setting for Products can be Exceeded
UPS registration won't show errors when reg. globals = OFF
Payfuse country code error
Items not restocking under certain circumstances
If a discount reduces the order total to $0.00, that discount will disappear every other time you click "update cart".

Version 2.4.5 - Release Date: 07/18/2007

Bug Fixes

Return to wrong URL after save when using shared SSL
Protx - Garbled error msgs when using Client Side methods
ePDQ - Issue Number and Start Date not on payment form
XSS vulnerability patch

Version 2.4.4 - Release Date: 06/08/2007

New Features / Improvements

Updated USPS Webtools support for changes made by USPS on May 14th 2007

Bug Fixes

USPS intl rates and shipments fail due to USPS changes (Multi-page thread 1 2 )
Protx - retries fail due to duplicate VendorTxCode
Condition Formula on Rules not Defaulting to Correct Value
FedEx rate tool in CP not rounding dimensions up
Dimensions not being converted to inches
AusPost real time rates using default dimensions
UPS billable weight problems
conversion problem can cause incorrect weight values for RTR
"save" field in status bar remains after saving record
Quotes in storename can cause PayPal IPN to fail
logout may not stick under certain circumstances
PayPal Pro declines missing the word "decline" in error
sc_data_path does not accept hyphens
order detail printer friendly error with Jumpline hosting
Email preference on order won't override same field on user

Version 2.4.3 - Release Date: 03/02/2007

New Features / Improvements

Westpac payment gateway support
Transaction central payment gateway support
Net1 name changed to Sage
Google sandbox URLs updated

Bug Fixes

JS error can occur after saving a record in IE - "Description: Expected... at line 866".
UPS RTR fails when more than 1 item in a package
Continue shopping URL invalid
Some product options may not appear under certain conditions
Linkpoint error - Duplicate order in database
URL to security code help page may be invalid
Problem with the way $site_isp_root is detected can cause the following error during installation: "Missing sc_install folder. Cannot continue."
TEMP_Sessions data problem can cause order to not complete
Google Checkout callback authentication problem
Number at beginning of rule name can cause rule to fail
PayPal Std: no thank you page after return
ECHO echeck failing for business accounts
Special characters in product ALT tags not encoded
Checkout progress steps wrong when bypassing shipping
BluePay "No data received from gateway" error
FedEx RTR failure due to incorrect URL
Missing scrollbar in image editor
Can't change product and category fields on discounts
Line items combine incorrectly under certain circumstances
Category recursion problem can cause storefront page to not load or "Internal Server Errors"

Version 2.4.2 - Release Date: 11/13/2006

New Features / Improvements

Support for Payment.com.au - Australian payment method similar to PayPal
Increased size of Records per Page column in store settings
Increased size of Street and Street 2 columns in store settings

Bug Fixes

Transposed CC info missing from emails when using offline processing
Error attempting to include sid.php on some servers
Fixed some invalid HTML
HTML in product names does not appear when viewing products
When working with the image editor, the path to image "marker_rect.gif" is invalid. The image is hidden and does not cause any functionality problems, but will show up in your logs as a 404 for that file.
Option choices on product records in control panel not in correct order initially
Option stock levels not updated when using the quantity fields on the checkout page
The resize option in the image editor is not working. When you submit the new dimensions, you receive the following error: Error: You must specify at least 1 new dimension to resize image.

Version 2.4.1 - Release Date: 10/09/2006

New Features / Improvements

Added new PayPal Express Checkout button to replace old one

Bug Fixes

When using Protx, upon return from their site the data should be URL encoded. On some servers it may not be. This can result in a communication error.
Unable to save Type field on custom records in Payment Methods table
Security alerts in IE when viewing certain elements in the control panel when "Use SSL" is enabled.

Version 2.4.0 - Release Date: 10/04/2006

New Features / Improvements

Ability to exclude items from best sellers
Added alt attribute to images for categories and products where missing
Added CURL error information to Diagnostics Mode
Added instructional message to control panel when "Add New Theme" is clicked
Added option to not allow records in certain tables to be copied
Added database column indexes to improve performance of some queries
Improved error messages in DB backup utility
Full support for changing weight and dimension units, with feature to convert all weight/dimension field values from in to cm, lbs to kgs, and vice versa.
URLs appearing on records in control panel are now truncated when too long
Changes to diag_curl.php file
Order status improvements:
1. Cart will now automatically add "Awaiting Payment" or "Payment Received" status to orders upon completion as follows:
  Payment Pending: For check/money order, PayPal without AutoReturn, StrataPay when "Pay Later" is chosen, etc...
  Payment Received: For all cc methods, added when PayPal IPN reports back that there is a payment
2. Adds a "Private" field on order status options, which when checked will hide the status from the customer.
3. When manually adding an order status to an order, date now defaults to current date and time
Security improvements:
1. Removed register_globals = ON simulation code
2. SSL can now be used in control panel - configurable in Store Settings with a default of ON.
2Checkout - removed v1 support - no longer needed
Google Checkout - added settings to control which checkout button image is requested
Cybersource - better error detection when using server to server connection method
PayPal - added date for each entry in IPN log on Orders table
NoChex - changed description field
Optimal Payments gateway support
StrataPay gateway support
Transfirst ePayment Services gateway suppport
Tranzilla gateway support
USPS improvements:
1. Shipment tool - to generate labels for packages
2. Track/Confirm tool - to get tracking and confirmation information
Australia Post real time rates
UPS - added some shipping methods that were not present

Bug Fixes

When viewing a table in the control panel, if you change the View field from it's default and then navigate to another page, search, or filter - the next page switches back to the default view.
On some servers, the checkout area may appear blank below the 5 checkout steps.
Rule Set system - Can't save conditions with large values
Rule Set system - Non alphanumeric characters in rule names can cause evaluation to fail
Creating new product can automatically add 2 options
For categories, when Display_in_Content is checked and Display_in_Navigation is not, the category does not display in the content area.
FedEx error seen when no rates are returned via RTR
File fields won't save more than one file
Google Checkout - tax problem: Squirrelcart was sending "CA" as the state abbreviation for taxes, regardless of the state(s) actually configured in the control panel.
Inventory control - not working properly for certain option types
Inventory Control - Stock can be incorrect when modifying an item already in the cart
Echo gateway - IP address not being sent with request
Linkpoint gateawy - not using curl options when added to config file
PayPal Pro orders missing address information
Product names missing at checkout when adding to cart manually
Slashes not being stripped from some address and account data
Some form fields allowing HTML
The temp_image_cleanup() function does not close directory handles after opening them. This can cause error messages when accessing the control panel
HTML Tidy errors in control panel when "Cleanup HTML" is enabled and Rich Text editor module is installed
Unable to modify custom theme image records
RTR for UPS and FedEx may not pass the proper data for residential/commercial setting on subsequent rate requests when the rate information is already cached from a prior request.
Dimensions were not being sent in requestes for real time rates for UPS or FedEx
UPS pickup types incorrectly labeled
Image select popup stripping slashes from image paths on certain servers

Version 2.3.2 - Release Date: 08/04/2006

New Features / Improvements

MySQL 5 support

Bug Fixes

HTTPS page requests via CURL/fsockopen can fail
JS error when adding Rule_Set directly in Rule_Set table
Error modifying record with blank date field
CURL options specified in config file aren't being used
Option Detail button in control panel not working
open_basedir error on initial storefront page load
Paypal Standard address problem
Spaces in file path can cause DB backup failure
QuickTotal won't use discount price unless discount advertised

Version 2.3.1 - Release Date: 07/24/2006

Bug Fixes

PayPal Website Payments Standard showing blank page instead of PayPal payment button
Adding items to the cart manually will only add the options for the first item to the cart
Workaround for a PHP bug that can cause AJAX requests to fail
Error when logging out of control panel

Version 2.3.0 - Release Date: 07/19/2006

New Features / Improvements

News module
Google Checkout support
Improved speed of real time shipping rates
Added support for obtaining USPS international rates via RTR
Added continue shopping button, changed "checkout" button to "view cart", and added a checkout button below cart table
Support for ePDQ (Barclays UK) payment gateway
Support for PayFuse payment gateway
Add support for making HTTP requests to remote sites using fsockopen(), as an alternative to CURL
Reduced amount of data stored in session.
Improved performance in control panel
Added option to hide options with no cost when viewing cart
Added ability to copy image fields when copying a record in the control panel
Added setting to control reply email address for order emails sent to merchant
Improvements to install script
Added option to hide File Type field on file upload field sets in control panel
Added setIFrameHeight() JS function to automatically expand iframes on news page (for News module)
Minor changes to code that displays navigation blocks
Small change to deduct from the width of fieldsets that can be used with the Rich Text Editor, so they appear correctly when the Rich Text Editor is not installed (or not supported).
Icon on warning boxes in control panel was overlapping some text
Made database backup link more noticable in install script
Added ALT attributes to Menu buttons in control panel
Cosmetic changes to UPS OnLine Tools registration form
Changes to code that includes files for modules
Added support for field validation in control panel

Bug Fixes

Commas in "From" header in emails not properly formatted
Echo payment gateway - cart type incorrect
Error viewing products when QuickTotal module not installed on some server configurations
GoEmerchant payment gateway - invalid card name error
Printer friendly button not working on return from some payment gateways
"Save and keep open" option failes on new records
Unable to scroll options menu if option names are long
Windows share in current working directory name can cause errors
Visa cards starting with 4462 are detected as Visa Delta

Version 2.2.4 - Release Date: 06/21/2006

Bug Fixes

VAT not added when State_or_Province field left blank
Problems returning from the following gateways:
- Verisign Payflow Link
- StarProcessing
- USAePay
- eSelect Plus (Moneris)
Session ID sent via GET/POST may not be used if SID is also present in cookie
Address Is field on address form can display all countries as choices
Spaces before or after commas in Email Orders To field cause order emails to fail
Options not appearing on product detail page if <?=$Options?> variable altered
Option weights incorrect after upgrade to v2.x
Buy X for sales not working properly
Options of the same name not grouped together in pre v2 cause problems when upgrading to v2
Step #2 not shown as active in checkout progress indicator
Shipping details box can show cost as 0.00
Unable to modify config.php file permissions on some servers
Wrong parameter count for implode() error during installation script
Custom theme images not displaying in storefront when file format (GIF/JPG) differs from master theme image
Rule Sets won't save when working directly in the Rule Sets table
Discounts can appear in wrong order on product detail page
Coupon code problems
Discounts can be applied twice
Savings total at checkout can be off by pennies
mktime() error when using check or money order as payment method

Version 2.2.3 - Release Date: 05/16/2006

Bug Fixes

PHP remote execution vulnerability fixed
Error when requesting FedEx rates in the control panel on PHP 5 or newer
Problems positioning choices on Product/Category records in the control panel using Mozilla based browsers
FedEx rates not returned if spaces entered in postal code
Pass by reference error for sc_http_request() function
FedEx real time rates returned when FedEx disabled, if previously registered for FedEx Ship Manager Direct

Version 2.2.2 - Release Date: 05/08/2006

Bug Fixes

Adding new rules can cause control panel to hang in PHP 5.0.5 and newer
Max execution time exceeded for valid_utf8() error
SID is always in URL after adding to the cart even when not needed
Custom option detail links not working
Default products query can be inaccurate
diag_curl.php file not using curl options from config.php file
SID missing from some URLs
MySQL error when no shipping methods are enabled
Max execution time exceeded in sc_flush() error
Image select page missing scrollbars
Install script problems when setting permissions on config file
Upgrade script problem for version 2.1.4 to 2.2.0 causes shipping rules not to be upgraded if no discounts are present.
Percentage shipping rule costs treated as dollar amounts
"Missing sc_install folder" error during installation
Search mode fields reversed on advanced search page
PayPal payment method not appearing when using PayPal Website Payments Pro
Version control feature can cause control panel to hang
"Cannot set time limit in safe mode" error
Coupon code rule problem

Version 2.2.1 - Release Date: 04/18/2006

Bug Fixes

Options not obeying Out of Stock Behavior setting
Illegal offset errors when deleting records if Delete Unused Images is enabled
Array merge warning during install script in PHP 5 or newer
In PHP 5.0.5 and newer, "Only variables can be passed by reference in squirrelcart\functions\common\mysql\sc_query.func.php on line 41" error
strtotime() errors in storefront on certain PHP builds
Show_Subcategories_When field not working correctly when set to "clicked".
If error reporting is set to stricter than defaults, JS errors can occur in control panel
Adding new rules/conditions can cause page to hang in PHP 5.0.5
JavaScript errors when using AJAX if $_SERVER['REQUEST_URI'] is not set
MySQL error in diag window for query "DESCRIBE"

Version 2.2.0 - Release Date: 04/11/2006

New Features / Improvements

New Rule System
New installation / upgrade process
Module tracking, install and upgrade via control panel
Option information displayed differently on order detail and checkout pages
Minimum and maximum product quantity
SecurePay payment gateway support
Ezic payment gateway support
Orbital payment gateway support
eWay - support for using different URL to collect card security code data
Changes to subcategory display
Better handling of errors and config.php file
Added curl_opts variables to config.php
Download module (sold separately)
QuickTotal module (sold separately)
Rich Text Editor (sold separately) - Exclusion of includes for non IE to reduce page size
Rich Text Editor (sold separately) - Support for toggling visibility in control panel forms
Changes to delete inhibited records in control panel
File upload support (for Download module)
Added "-f" option to mail() function calls to workaround AOL blocking of generic Return-Path header.
Bread crumb navigation category link changes
File Types table
Minor changes to nav_block styles in store.css
Performance improvements for show_category() function
Code cleanup
OnMouseOver field help in control panel now uses AJAX to cut down on page size
Minor code changes to control panel Field Sets
Improvements to database backup - no longer uses mysqldump.
Added code to use a trans SID regardless of the session.use_trans_sid PHP setting
Better support for detecting SSL
Remember me now uses login_process()
Link to storefront had a ? at the end, which has been removed
Relationship fields had 2 ids - did not cause a problem but fixed to make valid
When logging in using the Account Options box, you would be taken back to the home page. This change causes you to stay on the page you are on, unless that page happens to be the logout page (?logout=1).
Added company name to HTML order emails
Change to get_functions.php
Added function to generate random strings (for use with new Coupon Code feature)
Turned off Autocomplete on credit card and echeck fields so sensitive data won't be cached in browser
Removed fixed widths from Account Choice page
Adding tracking fields to Query table
Control panel menu changes
Improved performance for toggleCheckBoxes() JS function for IE
Search by category
Added $_REQUEST var for PHP < 4.1.0
Updated Sajax library

Bug Fixes

Courier name invalid in ship notification emails
Email boundary problems causing blank messages in some mail clients
When modifying a record, if the Field_Definition record for a field has the Choices column set to Field_Values, and no records are in the table specified by "Choices_Source_Table", a PHP error occurs.
FedEx shipment form initially has blank originating address if you do not associated an order with the shipment
Illegal offset in process_cart() error
UPS OnLine Tools registration - Invalid License Agreement Text error on some servers
UPS OnLine Tools registration - XML not well formed error when ampersand present in address info
Option weights not being added when product is set to ship as a separate package
Options not obeying Out of Stock behavior setting
Ordered Items were not deleted with Orders
Products can be added to New Products Category (but should not be)
Shipping information not resetting after changing address info.
Stock updating problems
Theme image problems
Category that is set to "not display when viewed" still shows separator
Autogenerate fields not appearing when autogenerate checked in some browsers

Version 2.1.4 - Release Date: 02/20/2006

Bug Fixes

Javascript error when clicking on Image record
PayPal Pro error when no shipping fields present on address form
Opera for Mac - Order Detail link problem
Buy X Get Y discounts not working in conjunction with conditions
Cybersource transaction type not being sent with payment data
Duplicate order numbers possible
Problems transposing cc numbers
Calculator subtract transpose # failing when transpose number 16 digits long
Option info incorrect in text emails under certain circumstances
Modifying an item in cart causes cart to empty
Email boundary problem causing issues with certain email clients
When saving records with read only fields, those fields become blank
Cookie variables can conflict with other web applications
Cant scroll after clicking "copy record" button on Mac
Skipjack using developer URLs instead of production URLs
Text/textarea/checkbox options with customized prices/weights not appearing in the storefront
Previously purchased items show current base price on order detail page
Printing an order when not logged in results in an error
State field not sent to PayPal Pro if the State_Other field was used
Records with record number 500 not showing in control panel for certain tables

Version 2.1.3 - Release Date: 01/09/2006

New Features / Improvements

Added code to allow items to be manually added to the cart
Added finer control of how referring URLs are checked when forms are submitted

Bug Fixes

Adding to cart from category page can cause items in that category to not appear on subsequent page.
Errors on final page after registering for FedEx Ship Manager Direct
Buy X Get Y type discounts not properly splitting line items
FedEx Ship Manger Direct registration link appearing as HTML code instead of actual link.
Buy X Get Y type discounts not advertised on product page until after added to the cart.

Version 2.1.2 - Release Date: 12/21/2005

New Features / Improvements

BluePay payment gateway support
Cambist payment gateway support
Innovative Gateway payment gateway support
SECPay payment gateway support
eSelect Plus (Moneris) payment gateway support
PayPal Website Payments Pro - added error message for when payment address is unconfirmed
Added referrer parameter to ssl_connect() function for hosts that require it
Discounts will now drill down through a parent category specified on a condition to match on subcategories as well
PayPal Website Payments Standard - added support for sending full state name for non US addresses
Ship notification emails can now be sent regardless of courier used
Updated gd_version() function to make use of built in gd_info() PHP function when available
Removed page refresh after deleting records in control panel

Bug Fixes

Can't change theme in the control panel if Allow Theme Change is not checked in store settings.
Category names not appearing in title and meta tags
Control panel not returning properly to previous page
Error during initial DB import if PHP is older than 4.2.0
htmlspecialchars() error when using iTransact payment gateway
JavaScript error on record submit: "Error: unable to locate options fieldset"
JavaScript error when adding options in IE 5.5
Secondary menu code can cause slowdown in IE
Option weights not calculated properly when 2 or more items with option weight are present in cart
Quotes typed in certain fields in the control panel will cause all data typed after to be truncated when saved
Records in certain tables that have a record number of 500 will not appear.
Save changes button on bottom of record form not working in Firefox 1.5
Search filter bugs in control panel
Shipping rules can be missing some of the expected values in the Operator field.
Submitting coupon code by pressing enter can cause cart to not appear on next page
Submitting form in control panel with blank date field causes error

Version 2.1.1 - Release Date: 10/28/2005

New Features / Improvements

Improved performance of Product/Category editing in control panel when a large number of options are in database. AJAX is now used to load options on the fly as they are chosen from the options menu. Prior to this change, all options on a Product/Category record where loaded and hidden on the page until chosen, causing the page to take longer to load.
sc_query function now returns test output (when $test parameter is set to 1) surrounded by a <pre />tag for easier reading.
Minor code cleanup
Viaklix - added ssl_customer_code variable

Bug Fixes

Option detail popup page doesn't show choices
Problems with register_long_arrays set to OFF in PHP 5
USPS recently removed the password requirement for real time rate requests. If you leave it blank in Squirrelcart real time rates will fail.
Real time rates can fail after account creation under certain circumstances

Version 2.1.0 - Release Date: 10/19/2005

New Features / Improvements

PayPal Website Payments Pro support
PayPal Website Payments Standard - added currency code field in control panel
Cybersource - better error reporting on transaction failure
Added more column indexes to improve DB performance
Minor change to get_functions() function so it will not include functions that already exist
Changed default search mode in control panel to 'entire table'

Bug Fixes

open_basedir errors on initial page load
PayPal IPN alters the security fields when completing an order so order appears to come from their server
JavaScript error when saving discount record in IE
Total Stock column incorrect for Products table in control panel
Strange array behavior on some servers causing information to be missing from main $SC variable
Discount record loads slow in control panel if a large number of products are in database
After submitting a record change in control panel, browser is returned to page showing an image and nothing else
Real time rates not working for items that are out of stock
Products may appear in the reverse order of what you specify IF you have the Order_Products_How field on the product's category set to 'Store Default'
Orders don't appear in control panel when only one present in database
Order detail page does not show option information if only one option present on order
Shipping rate page does not appear until 1 page after account creation
Product total based discounts not being applied
Session problems with PHP 5 when register_long_arrays is set to OFF
The response from Skipkack was not being handled correctly. This can result in a 404 error if you are using one of the "Client Side" connection methods.
PayPal PDT error on return to your site when currency code has been set to anything other than USD
When inventory control is enabled, and you modify a product record, other products not being modified can be placed in same category as modified product.
Test code was left in the 2Checkout v2 gateway file, which resulted in posted data being shown upon return from 2Checkout to your site.

Version 2.0.2 - Release Date: 10/06/2005

New Features / Improvements

Date field support for records in control panel with no fieldsets assigned
Added sc_version() function to return version number
Template row improvements
Improved column indexes
Added support for passing table name to control panel without variable name in query string
Improvements to sc_email() function
Set $user_rn variable in account.php for future use
Option detail page does not try to show choices if Choices_per_Row is set to 0
Minor improvements to account and address form code
Added support for the NOCHEX APC feature (Automatic Payment Confirmation)

Bug Fixes

Required field indicator icons were not appearing on 1st load of a secure page
Fix for problems caused by Frontpage extensions
MySQL errors when viewing order detail page on certain web servers
Backup compatibility fixes - the "--compatibility" option is only added if you are using MySQL 4.1 or higher
JavaScript error when clicking database backup row in IE
Category recursion causing problems on discount records in control panel
Image select page shows broken images when GD is not present
Session loss when visiting multiple stores on the same web server
Payment method showing as number in text order emails
Country field incorrect on account form when only one country is enabled
Wrong parameter count errors for implode() function
Product options not showing footer correctly
Fields on address and account forms not in correct order
JavaScript error on FedEx shipment form in IE
JavaScript error when viewing New Products category in control panel using IE
Display Name field on category records not being used in storefront
NOCHEX not completing order in Squirrelcart database

Version 2.0.1 - Release Date: 09/19/2005

New Features / Improvements

Minor improvements to data grid sizing during page load
Column indexes added to speed up performance on large queries

Bug Fixes

"Allow Theme Change" field in Visual Settings having no effect.
Category record number missing from "modify" checkout link
Foreach errors when using discounts with category based conditions
"Missing" product images may not appear in IE
The Order_Products_By and Order_Products_How fields are being ignored when a category is set to "show products when viewed", and the category is being viewed before being clicked on.
Order emails to merchant fail when multiple addresses are separated by commas
"Order How" field on category record won't show stored value.
On the Category record form, in the "When Category is Viewed" fieldset, the "Products per Row" and "Products per View" fields do not appear when "Display Mode" is set to "Full category view...".
The fields used to select products and categories on the Discount records appears empty.
When clicking a menu link in the control panel on a Windows server, you get this error: The table "TABLE NAME" does not exist!"

Version 2.0.0 - Release Date: 09/15/2005

New Features / Improvements

Control Panel now supports most major browsers:

- FireFox 1.0+
- Internet Explorer 5.5+ (IE on Mac no longer supported)
- Mozilla 1.6+
- Safari 1.2+
- Camino - Netscape Navigator 7.2+
Greatly improved speed and database performance
Improvements to record browsing - filtering, searching, etc...
Improvements to record editing
Status bar with save icon and history
Better support for copying records
Support for Net1 payment gateway
Support for Protx payment gateway
Support for SkipJack payment gateway
Support for Payquake payment gateway
Support for MerchantPartners payment gateway
Support for PayMeNow.com payment gateway
Support for FastCharge.com payment gateway
Support for PayPointUSA.com payment gateway
Support for QuickCommerce.com payment gateway
Support for FedEx Ship Manager Direct
Handling fee support
Image feature improvements
Nav Block / Navigation editing
Cleaned up old database records
Support for taxing shipping and handling
Account Choice page
Overall design changes to storefront
DB backup - Added "-Q" option to the call to mysqldump to add ` ` quotes around column and table names.
Browser detection data now stored in $SC['browser'].
Added advanced option to Cart Preview to display line items in Cart Options nav block
Option to display payment method choices as images during checkout
HTML email support
Truncated text in field help in control panel
Checkout progress indicator
DB history tool in control panel
Force an "update cart" on quantity change or coupon code entry
Major improvements to product options
Support for minimum order amount enforcement
PayPal Autoreturn, IPN, and PDT support
Reduced number of database queries to improve performance
Support for Rich Text module (sold separately)
Search improvements in storefront
Template improvements

Bug Fixes

The "Show Products When Viewed" option on Category records was not working properly
Shipping costs shown with extra decimal places
Subtracting transpose number results in invalid value
Fixed category links in storefront to be compatible with Opera
Change theme link in control panel menu fixed

Version 1.6.3 - Release Date: 08/12/2005

Bug Fixes

Cybersource declines due to billTo_phoneNumber format problem
State sales tax displaying incorrectly when discounts are applied
Inventory control problem causing Illegal Offset error
Shipping rule field not hidden properly
Line break problems in emails result in email failure on some servers
Pass by reference error when using LinkPoint
Product option weights were being doubled for shipping calculations
Item price can be set to 0 under special circumstances
Discount not being retained through checkout under special circumstances
VAT fixes
Category recursion problem on discount records
Session loss when using shared SSL on some servers
Missing product/category templates are no longer appearing for missing items
Test output seen when returning from a iTransact trasaction
Verisign and Cybersource repeat order problem
Verisign Payflow Pro date format problem

Version 1.6.2 - Release Date: 06/15/2005

New Features / Improvements

Added support for VAT (Value Added Tax)
Added "State Other" fields

Bug Fixes

TrustCommerce.com - CC declines caused by communication problems
LinkPoint problems - error in instructions and hidden form field
VeriSign Payflow Pro problems - not working when using pfpro PHP extension

Version 1.6.1 - Release Date: 06/10/2005

Bug Fixes

When "Show Base Price" is unchecked on a product, it can still appear on the product detail page
When shipping defaults to a rate that has a 0 at the end, it shows with one decimal place (i.e. $16.2)
Diag mode popup can appear at end of order even if disabled
Errors importing SQL files on some servers, including initial DB import
Inventory can return to stock after an order is placed
Order stats do not show todays orders on certain MySQL versions
"Product Not Found" appears when viewing products after clicking category link
Product options weight not being used in real time rate calculations
Special characters (quotes) in brief description of product causes problems with meta tags
Problems with set rate item shipping rules: http://www.ldev.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1920
Text and Textarea product options not adding to cart properly

Version 1.6.0 - Release Date: 04/05/2005

New Features / Improvements

Added support for VeriSign Payflow Pro Payment Gateway
Added support for VeriSign Payflow Link Payment Gateway
Added support for CyberSource Payment Gateway
Performance and reporting improvements to the DB import script and query tool.

Bug Fixes

Fixed vulnerability to SQL injection attacks
DB backup utility ignoring mysql_path setting

Version 1.5.5 - Release Date: 03/21/2005

New Features / Improvements

Added support for passing session ID when needed, regardless of PHP/Client settings. Cookies are now completely optional. This was designed with Shared SSL certificates in mind.
Search Engine spiders will no longer see session ID in URLs.

Bug Fixes

MySQL errors in admin interface with - LIMIT (MySQL 4.x only)
Admin interface crashes when checking "Use Inventory Control" on Mac IE 5.2
Errors when linking to an item that has been removed from the database
Forced shipping rate items not working in conjunction with shipping rules (items set to ship using a specific server, w. rate determined by rules)
JS errors on product option detail popup
Shipping details show $0.00 for rates that are defaulted to
Shipping method below checkout differes from chosen method IF UPS and any other courier are enabled at the same time
Shipping cost of over $1,000 shows as $1.00 below checkout.

Version 1.5.4 - Release Date: 02/21/2005

Bug Fixes

Best selling items sometimes incorrect
JS error when viewing Products table in admin interface, if category name contains quotes
Quotes in product options cause problems at checkout
Shipping breakdown missing from order emails
Shipping rate doubled for set rate items
Product weight total incorrect when using weight altering options
URL tampering can alter product and shipping info

Version 1.5.3 - Release Date: 02/01/2005

New Features / Improvements

Added support for Star Processing payment gateway

Bug Fixes

Can't change "Default Theme" to a theme with a record number higher than 127
Order confirmation email missing store URL
Inventory totals in database incorrect when updating cart at checkout
MySQL errors after clicking "back" during checkout under certain circumstances
MySQL errors on thank you page under certain circumstances
Problems with orders set to discount "Entire Order"
Shipping courier logos and names repeated at checkout
Product options not saving properly on product/category records

Version 1.5.2 - Release Date: 01/07/2005

New Features / Improvements

Added support for NOCHEX UK payment processor

Bug Fixes

Blank shipping page w. set rate items under special circumstances
Coupon code form not present on final confirmation page
When shipping defaults to 1 rate, courier name is incorrect
Discount problems when discounted item is in multiple categories
Typo in LinkPoint payment gateway field
JS error when clicking on "remember me" text label
No all new items appearing in the new products category
Error when printing order detail in admin interface
Order confirmation email to customer has their own address as reply to header
Set rate items not displaying properly on shipping method page
Set rate shipping costs remain when all set rate items are removed from cart
USPS returning rates for non US shipments if postal code is a valid US zip

Version 1.5.1 - Release Date: 12/01/2004

New Features / Improvements

Added ability to print order detail on thank you page

Bug Fixes

Database utilities assume "localhost" for MySQL host name
Missing abbreviation for District of Columbia
RTR shipping rates too high - packaging info doubled
record filter in admin interface broken
Shipping Rules Missing "Order total is" in "Apply_When" field
Missing updated Authorize.net SIM instructions
Coupon codes not working for discounts applied to entire order
Discounts not applying when "Offer When" text is too long
Incorrect notice below credit card form when not using gateway
Can't remove 100 Watt Receiver demo product
Blank Shipping Method Page Under Certain Conditions
Admin page closes on submit when opened via a link
Inventory Control not working

Version 1.5.0 - Release Date: 11/02/2004

New Features / Improvements

Filter records in admin interface based on relationship
Customer computer info now stored in order record
Database backup utility - import, export, and direct query functions
MySQL dump importer function
Added per item to shipping rules
New powered by squirrelcart images (With contributions from forum member EpkesCreative. Thanks Greg!)
Print ability to admin interface
sc_query() function to handle advanced queries
Shipping and packing details now appear with order detail in admin interface
Warehouse features - you can now track inventory totals at multiple locations, and specify different ship from locations.
Theme changing in storefront can be disabled in store settings
Consolidated email functions
Date picker fields
Diagnostics mode - to output behind the scenes info for troubleshooting
Discounts feature - comprehensive rule based discounts
Dynamic title and meta tags based on product and category information
Echo payment gateway support
Field help is now a popup on mouseover
Fixed brushed steel theme login form field alignment
GoEmerchant payment gateway support
Improved Authorize.net SIM support
Improved admin interface speed
Improved ability to determine referring URL information
Improved shipping rules
Improved add_record() and modify_record() functions
Made subcategory detail table based to allow display in rows and columns
Minor changes to display of product options
Greater control over category viewing in storefront
Organized functions in folders
Remember me feature
Removed page refresh after submitting payment to payment gateways
Renamed all function files to end in php
Renamed email merchant function and template
security_level() function now supports group rn as well as name
Shortened special variable names to superglobal equivalents
support for AUTH ONLY and CVV for TrustCommerce
Thank you page shows cart contents for printing
Theme updater - automatically adds theme record when corresponding theme folder is uploaded
Truncated brief product description at checkout
UPS real time rates - support for Oversize and Dimensional weight
ViaKlix payment gateway support
Wonderpay payment gateway support

Bug Fixes

Attempt to load extensions breaks cart in safe mode
Authorize.net fix for non-secure form post connection method
Blank country fields on address form
Changes to check referer function
Company fields not included in order emails
Fixed curl and ssl connection problems for some IIS servers
From header in emails now have commas escaped
Image manipulation features not properly hidden on certain servers when not supported
JavaScript errors on new category record
Links with no page name in them dont work on some servers
Links to deleted products and categories cause errors
Login failure on some windows systems
Logon causes main content area to go away
Magic_quotes_runtime problems
Memory limit exceeded when viewing order stats
Missing fields for USAePay
MySQL errors on product option detail popup
MySQL error in admin section
Non numeric values can be passed as rn or crn
Order confirmation email missing item total
Order status date does not show up when editing an order
Product option weight not included in shipping calculations
Products older than 1000 days show as new
PsiGate expiration year format wrong
Rare case of upload problems on windows server
Refresh after submitting payment causes blank order email
Session id not being returned after account creation
Support for changes made by 2Checkout
UPS real time rates returning commercial rates for residential addresses
USPS real time rate lookups don't work with zip plus 5 destination
USPS real time rates incorrect due to rounding down ounce values
WorldPay billing country defaulted to US

Version 1.4.0 - Release Date: 1/18/2004

New Features / Improvements

Automatic population of shipping fields when "same as billing" is checked
Minor psiGate payment gateway changes
Better error reporting for MySQL authentication
Attempt to load extensions if they are not loaded (curl, mcrypt, etc..)
Shortened manual add to cart links
Support for cvv2 card code to usaepay payment gateway
Ability to set default country, and first country in list on address forms
Added payment method to Orders table
Support for PaySystems.com
Admin section now checks for browser version, and gives error if not IE 5+
Minor improvements to best sellers layout

Bug Fixes

mySQL errors on new record form
file_exists errors in admin section
No field value for existing images when GD is not enabled
Stay on product page not working
Image feature fixes
Added checks to make sure you can't attempt GD manipulation with GD less than 2.0.1
Special Instructions shipping field appeared to be required
Session loss at checkout when not using cookies to pass SID
UPS RTR failure on non US originating addresses
Fixed USAePay problems due to new API
Admin page logout problem
Fixed decimal formatting in order stats
UPS OnLine Tools shows enable link after registering
Quote in product name causes mysql errors
Packing details always have USPS before shipping method name
Admin section problems when clicking back button

Version 1.3.1 - Release Date: 12/02/2003

Bug Fixes

Fixed bug which displayed MySQL errors on all new record forms that contained an image field.

http://www.ldev.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3836

Version 1.3.0 - Release Date: 11/23/2003

New Features / Improvements

Added "Order Placed" as default order status
Added MSRP, My_Cost, and SKU fields to Products table
Data entered as URL now displays as link in admin section record tables
Support for eWay payment gateway
Major image field improvements - image manipulation via GD, autogenerate images, etc...
Improved front-end form submissions so you can use back button without refreshing
Improvements to table definitions
Minor code improvement to xml_post_sc()
Register globals dependency removed
Removed copyright by ldev in powered by link
Default theme is now SuperSquirrel

Bug Fixes

Fixed bug that allowed shipping choice to be bypassed
Fixed width of nav window in SuperSquirrel theme
Austria and Turkey were missing from the Country fields
Decimal shipping rule costs were not being calculated properly
Edit record display problems in Mac / IE
Empty text option popup on existing orders
Accidental add to cart when clicking "back"
LinkPoint Basic 404 error
Manual add to cart shows broken thumbnail image
No tax total in order records
No thank you page when paying via cc and not using payment gateway
Relationship record problems
UPS default shipping address type was being bypassed
File upload problems on Windows servers

Version 1.2.0 - Release Date: 9/28/2003

New Features / Improvements

UPS OnlineTools
Order Management feature
Best Sellers feature - shows single best selling item on home page, and top ten selling items in nav box
New Products feature - displays subset of new products on home page and as a category
Sales Agreements feature - to issue agreements at time of purchase
Improved error handling
Added "Please Wait" indicator in admin section
Added templates for showing category header and footer
Content management improvements - no longer need a separate content record to determine whether to show another content record
Delete Inhibit - important records can no longer be deleted
Layout Improvements - overall design changes to main cart page and home.php
Redesigned SuperSquirrel theme
Added support for LinkPoint payment gateway
Added ability to specify custom order numbers
Requirements and server settings are now listed in admin section
Courier Logos
Magic Quotes independent - cart works with it set to ON or OFF
Squirrelcart link - adds a link back to Squirrelcart.com

Bug Fixes

2Checkout URL encoding problem
Admin menu dissapears when theme name has quote in it
Admin page sometimes returns to wrong URL
Authorize.net problems resolved
Authorized hosts now ignored if not passed by the client
Card code help link only worked in Squirrelcart theme
Connection methods field should have been hidden
Image upload fields overlap on MAC / IE
Manual add to cart links display $0.00 for price total
Items added to cart via manual link would appear in email as <?=$Name?>
Products would not display if Category field didn't contain a value
Order put into database before completion of payment
Product option behavior problem
Refresh after payment submitted caused empty emails to be sent
Removed sql username and password from SESSION
Restocking problems
Session loss when going secure using shared SSL
Session loss when cookies are disabled
Session loss on admin page
Upload fields allowed non image file uploads
Weight based shipping rule problem - weight based shipping rules were using the total weight of all items in the cart to base shipping charges on. Cart should have just been looking at the total weight of all items that are set to use "enabled services", excluding items that have flat rate charges ("a specific service")

Version 1.1.0 - Release Date: 3/18/2003

New Features / Improvements

Inventory control
USPS real time rate integration
Ability to change sort order for categories
Ability to collect CVV2
Ability to collect electronic check info
Ability to disable category expansion
Ability to run custom scripts after certain events
Ability to select and deselect all check boxes for a given field
Ability to specify countries easily
Added Display_Name field for categories
Added more functionality to payment gateway records
Better support for Authorize.net
Added support for Trustcommerce payment gateway
Added support for Itransact payment gateway
Minor alterations in USAePay gateway file
Brushed Steel theme
Can now create categories with the same name
Cart returns to originating page when editing a product record
Changed authentication to DB
Changed relative links to full paths
Delete Unused Images option
Display of order stats on admin page
Email users feature
Improvements to admin menu
Maximum quantity setting
No need submit form to refresh most fields in admin section
PhpBB integration (separate module)
Small changes in displaying records
Store settings page changes
Updated shipping rules to allow use of City
Updated version control function
When canceling emptying cart, checkout is now shown

Bug Fixes

Add user form not fully secure
Address form post problem
Authorized host fix
Cant click in qty field when viewing products in MAC IE5
Cart allowed multiple users with same username
Category and product links not properly formatted in NS
Category collapsing problem in nav
Copying record loses image association
Dollar sign symbol used in options instead of currency symbol from store settings
Extra line below category link
Fatal memory errors in large stores
Fixed problems with admin menu for Macs
Fixed product display problem on Macs
Fixed state based rules
Get_image function was outputting test data under certain circumstances
Home page appears above checkout form after shipping method page
Image deletions only when not shared image
Negative and decimal quantities not allowed
Order date not displaying in emails
Product option details using wrong path for getimagesize
Setting order products by to null would cause errors in cart
Street 2 field displayes twice in checkout
Subcategories only show up after first category in demo.php
Supersquirrel theme display problem on Mac
Text options not displaying properly in Mac

Version 1.0.9 - Release Date: 10/21/2002

New Features / Improvements

Support for Bank of America payment gateway
Support for WorldPay payment gateway
Support for USAePay payment gateway
Added a referring URL check before customer is allowed to update cart (quantities, etc...)
Added support for ISO 3166 Country Codes for use in communication with payment gateways
Improved error messages given to customer when attempting to post from an unauthorized host
Made it easier to enable and disable records in the admin section
Improved payment gateway return options - added a canceled order return handler
Now only one payment gateway file can be enabled in the cart

Bug Fixes

Authorized Host problems - fixed problem that caused authorize host check to fail if there where uppercase characters in your $site_www_root variable. Also fixed a problem resulting from the fact that when using HTTPS, the HTTP_REFERER variable was not available.
Shipping method form kept showing up in checkout process for certain platforms
Customer could bypass shipping and billing address form by failing to fill out all fields, and then clicking the "checkout" button in the navigation section
(edit) Link that used to appear next to a product when logged in as admin no longer worked.
Email headers where set incorrectly and causing unexpected results, depending on the server platform. Caused some emails to not be sent, or to display incorrectly
Force user creation problems - when force user creation was enabled, after user account was created, the customer was redirected to a page that was created with a form POST, and could not be displayed
Hyphens in credit card number was causing incorrect transposition when using the "email credit card number" setting
Value of image upload fields where being removed from DB on PHP 4.2.1 or newer, after existing product record was modified
Img_path variable not set properly if squirrelcart is installed in a sub-directory off your web root
Invalid characters causing MySQL errors. Appeared in cart as "Query Failed"
Multi word search navigation problem resolved.
Postal code was limited to numeric only characters, and now supports alpha numneric
Product name was dissaperaring when creating a new product IF you added it to a category while creating it
Refresh problem in admin section was causing the cart to attempt to redirect to pages that where created with form POSTs.

Version 1.0.8 - Release Date: 7/28/2002

New Features / Improvements

Added refering site address to order email sent to merchant
Separated non configuration info from config.php file
Added new theme - 'Tiger Frame'

Bug Fixes

Text product option, if left blank, would cause other options below it to stop working
Session would be lost IF someone visited another squirrelcart enabled site on the same web server
Checkout buttons fixed - simplified buttons at checkout. They where not working properly in IE 5.1 for Macinstosh, and possibly other browsers
State and Country shipping / billing fields would sometimes be lost in browser
Place order function was running on every page refresh IF only 1 payment method was enabled and it was not a credit card (bug was in v1.0.7 only)
From address missing from order confirmation email
Force user creation problem - described in forum post: http://www.squirrelcart.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=104
"Login failed" message displays continuosly after one failed login attempt, even if you are no longer attempting to login
Blank screen after customer enters shipping info (only happens when 1 shipping rule applies)
Thumbnail image of product was not using SSL at checkout
Country based shipping rules where not working
Forward slashes where appearing before quotes in text entered in a text product option
If site_www_root is set to http://sitename.com, without the "www.", and someone attempts to add to the cart via a URL that starts with "www.", the unauthorized host message is displayed.

Version 1.0.7 - Release Date: 6/10/2002

New Features / Improvements

Made cart use SSL if available starting on the shipping info page. Cart used to only use SSL on the credit card info page.
Added invoice number to PayPal gateway
Added logout button to admin menu
Added text input product option (for user to enter greeting card messages, etc...)
Improved payment methods page. Only shows form for credit card info if a credit card is enabled
Added support for PSiGate payment gateway
Themed item breakdown for emails to customer and merchant
Added store info to check payment module (Mail payment to information)
Added version number to admin menu. Also checks for current version at squirrelcart.com, and indicates whether you are current or not. (this can be disabled if needed. ask us in the forums!)

Bug Fixes

Add to cart form hardcoded to use index.php instead of variable specific in $cart_page.
Cart options box was appearing after order was submitted
Emails to customer and merchant missing From and Reply to fields
Forgotten password link fixed (contained a foward slash after file name. caused problem on IE 5.0 only)
PayPal image was not using a secure path (https:)
Removed unneeded text from Authroize.net gateway file (tail end of an HTML remark was showing up -->
Search page navigation problem
if searching, and then navigating to next page, PHP errors would show up
Search form fix
removed hardcoded "index.php" from form action property
Fixed problem that occured when sorting products by base price.
Fixed some SSL issues
not all images where using a secure path
State and Country fields where not filled in after a login

Version 1.0.6 - Release Date: 6/1/2002

New Features / Improvements

Ability to change cart behavior when added item to it
Made Product_Code variable available in template "view_cart_item.php"
Added calculator for general use, and to subtract transpose number from transposed cc numbers with a single click
Ability to change the sort order of products from store settings in admin page
Ability to change current theme from admin page. User used to have to go to store front to change this.
Added ability to force customer account creation, before being able to complete purchase. defaults to disabled.
Added support for Groups (this is in its infancy in this release, and is only used to make a user an admin of the store)
Improved category preview
previously, the products preview (labeled "Category Preview" in demo store) was displaying all of the remaining items in the current category, excluding the one that the customer had clicked on. This did not work well for categories with a large amount of products. The behavior of this feature
Made all images in the cart, such as "add_to_cart" image, etc...part of the themes for easier customization

Bug Fixes

Hidden field "x_Header_Html_Receipt" on form that posts to authorize.net contains info with link back to a different website!
Resolved bread crumb navigation link problem that effected IE 5.0
Credit Card numbers with spaces in them where not properly transposed if "Email Credit Card Number" was enabled
When deleting record from DB that had an image associated with it, the cart would fail to delete associated image file
Problems displaying images on admin page for servers running PHP prior to v4.0.5
If product does not have a "Large Image" specified, and a usser clicks on an image when viewing product detail, they where taken to a link that goes to the root of the store's images folder
Login / logout refresh problem
refresh at login caused problems with IE 5.0. Removed the need to refresh after login / logout
Sometimes category would not display all of its products (only when item was in more than 1 category)

Version 1.0.5 - Release Date: 5/15/2002

New Features / Improvements

added support in the "Payments_Gateways" section for 3rd party processor "2Checkout.com"
added more help on a few tables at the top of them, when viewing their records. Tables include Payment Gateways, Payment Methods, Shippinc Couriers, Shipping Rules, Shipping Methods, etc....

Bug Fixes

When modifying existing records in the "Product_Option_Values" table, a MySQL error was being displayed. This error did not hinder the actual working of the Product Options in general, but was just cosmetically unpleasing!
Value of Country for shipping and billing address information sometimes was not passing properly to the payment gateway forms.

Other changes

Generic store menu removed. This was a small navigation menu that appeared to the top left of the store. It was non functional, and was there for demonstration purposes only. It contained links such as "Home, Contact Us, etc..."

Version 1.0.4

Bug Fixes

If tax for an order was an exact dollar amount, it showed up in cart missing trailing decimal point and 2 decimal places.
Also, when choosing shipping method, "get_shipping_method.func" was recalculating grand total, without including tax. This still was not a problem in the overall calculation of the grand total, because the function "process_cart" was being called at the top of the final payment page, which recalculated the correct grand total.
distribution fix - there was a problem with the original distribution of v1.0.3, which was basically 2 files that where missing from the original distribution without these files, 2 error messages are displayed upon check out as follows: "No such file or directory in /home/www/YOURSITE/squirrelcart/functions/email_merchant.func on line 82"

Version 1.0.3

New Features / Improvements

added ability to request password reset and retrieval if forgotten by customer
added very thorough information in order emails sent to owner, and confirmation emails sent to customer. Also made these cofigurable through templates
added support for emailing credit card numbers to merchant at bottom of order email
reconfigured many administrative options to store settings page for easy access

Bug Fixes

category image bug - fixed problem that caused the link for an associated category image to produce an error
fixed some Netscape compatibilty problems
fixed problem that was causing only "United States" to show up as country in shipping forms

Version 1.0.2

Bug Fixes

fixed bugged that kept cart from emptying on checkout
fixed bug that referred to an old function in a popup window
fixed subcategory problem when categories where nested 3 or more levels deep, they where displaying details when they shouldn't
fixed problem that was causing a product name with an apostrophe in it to be preceded by a forward slash when entered into the DB

New Features / Improvements

added ability to mark categories as "not for sale", for seasonal items, or out of stock items, etc...
bread crumb navigation added (i.e. Product Catalog : Books : Fiction : Stephen King, as links at the top of the cart)
enabled sales tax for multiple states, customizable by store owner
improved look of default templates that display products

1.0.1 initial release