Correct PHP Code for Displaying Cart Items

-- HikaShop version -- : 2.3.5
-- Joomla version -- : 3.3.6
-- PHP version -- : 5.4

I would like to display the number of cart items in a div that shows a shopping basket graphic (see top right of my website)

In an earlier post I was told I could get the number of cart items using the code below. But this variable is showing double the actual number of items in the cart. In the side menu I have a minicart which shows the correct number so presumably I just need to use the variable for the minicart.

Please could you let me know what the variable is I need.

Thanks

<span style="font-family: courier new, courier, monospace;">

<?php

require_once('/home/dwrftp/diywetroom.pigeontech.co.uk/administrator/components/com_hikashop/helpers/helper.php'); 
$class = hikashop::get('class.cart');
$rows = $class->get();
$qty = 0;
if(!empty($rows)){
foreach($rows as $k =>$row){
$qty += $row->cart_product_quantity;
}
} 
echo $qty; 
?>
</span>

Hello,
Note that you can already do that without using custom code and just by using a simple cart module, you'll just have to set the "mini cart" option to "YES"

Hi Mohamed, did you look at my site?
You will see the mini cart is being used in the side menu on the left.
At the top-right of all my pages is a graphic of a shopping basket. You will see, just to the left of this, is a small graphic in which I echo the variable $qty taken from my php code described in my previous post.

The problem is it is adding the product options to the total number of items. Yet the minicart total shows just the main products number.

I just tested it with one of your product and it was correctly adding the "Square Drain Grid" to your cart, did you fix your issue ?
If not, you should probably check again what you have on your "$rows" variable and check each product/option that are added on your cart.

You chose one of the products that doesn't have any options. If you select the first product from 'Kits' i.e. 'Maxuus Wetroom Kit' you will see it adds 3 to the number in my shopping basket graphic but the number in the mini cart increases by 1.

The php code was found in an earlier thread here:

www.hikashop.com/forum/4-how-to/12498-mi...l?limitstart=0#13328