If you hydrate cart data from the database, use :
// If product already in cart, update quantity (add to existing) if (isset($_SESSION['cart'][$product_id])) $new_quantity = $_SESSION['cart'][$product_id]['quantity'] + $num;
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A high-quality cart system must be thoroughly tested. Key test scenarios include: addcartphp num high quality
public function testAddToCartWithValidNum()
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session_start();
Cart ( ) Use code with caution. The Product Form markup
$_SESSION['cart'][$productId] = [ 'product_id' => $productId, 'quantity' => $quantity, 'variant_id' => $variantId ?? null ]; // All other product data is fetched from the database when needed
function displayCart() if (empty($_SESSION['cart'])) echo "Cart is empty."; return; If you hydrate cart data from the database,
else // Handle product not found echo "Product not found.";
foreach ($_POST['quantities'] as $productId => $qty) $productId = (int)$productId; $qty = filter_var($qty, FILTER_VALIDATE_INT, ['options' => ['min_range' => 1]]);