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Hi I replied to you PM,
please see the names i suggested to do the work.
Nic

Yes you will be able to add text also with this add on.
Nic

Alsoyou have not said which version you use, i assumed it was 2.3.1 if 2.2 there is also a version of the add on for that too.

Hello,
This add on will do that for you
http://addons.oscommerce.com/info/8193
Nic

Hello
One thing to try before prceeding with anything else, add the following to you admin / includes / application_top.php after the very first <?php

ob_start("ob_gzhandler");

so it looks like

<?php
ob_start("ob_gzhandler");
/*

Hope this helps

Hi Kerrigan
This mesage is telling you that the SQL server is either off line or its slow.
A few tings you could try...
Repair and optimise you datase via phpmyadmin, this can be a cause of slow response, I suspect that it might be the sessions table so also try truncating it, in the sql window of phpmyadmin enter this truncate table `sessions` it will clear the table of information (check that no one is buying anything or logged in before you do this)
If you can see the server load for the SQL you might get more information.
You should find the core code is OK however addons might cause lengthy queries resulting in the slow running.
The session showing (it should go after a few clicks) indicates that the configure file is not set correctly, check the cookie settings in it.
Just a few things to try out.
Upgrading is a good idea if you are hardening the security aspect which i encourage you to do, however upgrading to 2.3.1 is not necessary to have a secure site, you can follow the upgrade paths from RC1 to RC2 to 2.3.1; you might find this a pain though. There are also many add ons that will keep your site secure, the main thing you would need to do is to add HTACCESS protection to your admin folder as well as the osC login page. Also renaming your admin is a great idea.

The SSL might not be installed correctly however if no error message is received the it can be assumed it has installed OK.

Hope this helps you
Nic