[Opencart 4.0.2.3 Bitnami Google Cloud] Admin Cannot login & Bugs

[JeffGaylard]

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Google Cloud Platform

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I recently changed the currency from AUD to USD in Opencart because their currency module has calculation issues and does not calculate correctly unless it is based on USD as default.
Then I changed one item in the product to reflect a different price and the whole system crashed.
Now the admin login does not allow me in and does not report errors for incorrect passwords.
After attempting to login, the login page refreshes without any warnings.
Upon password reset, the first and confirmation passwords can be different without error.

In the Opencart forum they suggest version 4.0.2.3 has too many bugs that need to be ironed out and to use version 3.0.3.9.
Thinking Bitnami would choose a more stable release, I have purchased extensions and am now left with nothing at all.
Bitnami Opencart documentation online is for older versions which also does not help.
If it is as simple to get Opencart to tell me there are issues with this release, it just amazes me Bitnami would make this version their primary release.
From what I make out, it appears to be either a cookie session issue that I have tried everything to fix
or a duplicate database entry which appears to have been an issue through many versions.

I have tried clearing cache on browser, in VM, changing cookie settings in currency files, in framework
and other files as suggested for older version with similar issues.

If anyone has experienced this issue and may have advice, I would appreciate any feedback.

FYI, the cookie error listed in Developer tools

Cookies marked with SameSite=None must also be marked with Secure to allow setting them in a cross-site context. This behavior protects user data from being sent over an insecure connection.
Resolve this issue by updating the attributes of the cookie:
Specify SameSite=None and Secure if the cookie is intended to be set in cross-site contexts. Note that only cookies sent over HTTPS may use the Secure attribute.
Specify SameSite=Strict or SameSite=Lax if the cookie should not be set by cross-site requests.

[gongomgra]

Hi @JeffGaylard,

Thanks for using Bitnami and for reporting this to us. Can you share the link to the thread in which the OpenCart developers recognized the issues in this version so it can be of help to other users with the same issue? Unfortunately, we do not have any control on the source code of the applications in our catalog. We use the app code published by upstream developers, and for OpenCart they publish version 4.0.2.3 in their website

I'm afraid there isn't much we can do here until they release a fix. Our system will detect any new release they perform and will try to get it published automatically. Please ask for a workaround in the official OpenCart forums and/or for a new release fixing the issue.

[JeffGaylard]

Hello I apologize for the delay because I have never played with sql and database code. The link of where one expert stated the software has issues is : https://forum.opencart.com/viewtopic.php?p=870251 Here is also the link to my comment with the fix: https://forum.opencart.com/viewtopic.php?p=870251#p870251

[gongomgra]

Hi @JeffGaylard,

Thanks for your message. Sharing the link to the post in which you shared your solution is enough. I'm glad you have managed to fix your issue. We are closing this ticket as solved.