Cart Contents Server or Client Side?

[saviB]

I'm probably wrong, but I seem to remember that VM1 stored cart contents on the server. Say a client is shopping and is having trouble with their cart. I believe we used to be able to login as them and check their cart contents?

Now it seems that VM2 cart contents are stored client side? Or is my site mis-behaving?

[jenkinhill]

VM1.1 cart was saved to the db if the shopper was logged in. VM2 saves the cart in the session until they go to payment. There is a save cart plugin, though, for people who want to come back later to continue shopping.  http://forum.virtuemart.net/index.php?topic=103570   

[saviB]

Well its good to know my memory is correct. Was this a performance based change?

[jenkinhill]

ISTR performance and security

[saviB]

By the way, I did go ahead and try out the Save Cart extension. Stay away from it! Very, very poor.