Mrthdrb

TL;DR
When a customer is logged in, Mage::getSingleton('checkout/session')->clear(); doesn't clear their cart. I need something that will.

I've asked this as part of another question, but i discovered it was actually two problems, other other one now fixed.

I'm programatically creating an order in a controller using the items in the cart. After the order is saved the cart should be cleared. I do this using

Mage::getSingleton('checkout/session')->clear();

which works fine most of the time. The problem comes when the customer is logged-in. If they are logged in the cart doesn't clear. I've found other solutions (like load the cart items and removed them one at a time in a loop) but they don't meet all my requirements. WHat I need is something that will:

1. remove all the items (obviously)


2. stay on the same page (why loading the cart doesn't seem to work. I end up redirected to the cart page)


3. NOT go to another page and then come back (2 redirects won't work in this case)

Is there something different I need to do when they are logged in? How can I get the cart cleared? Thanks all for the help.

Check quote status is_active for the quote (sales_flat_quote) regarding to the created order. If its active (value is 1) set it inactive ($quote->setIsActive(0)->save()) after successfully order creation and than clear checkout session.

This is against standard Magento logic, so you need a custom module that will observe customer_logout event and execute the following code bit:

foreach( Mage::getSingleton('checkout/session')->getQuote()->getItemsCollection() as $item )
 Mage::getSingleton('checkout/cart')->removeItem( $item->getId() )->save();

more info

/** @var Mage_Sales_Model_Quote $quote */
$quote = Mage::getSingleton('checkout/session')->getQuote();
$quote->removeAllItems()->save();

This should do a job (note that without checking if cart actually has items it will not work good):

$cart = Mage::getSingleton('checkout/cart');
if (count($cart->getItems())) 
 $cart->truncate();
 $cart->save();