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I was just curious, I would like to install a couple of new contribuitions (one for more pictures and one for a printable catalog) but don't have a lot of experience yet with succesful contributions, and only want to use the most popular ones (or most downloaded). Is there a way to find out which contributions are the best ones in each category? Also, how can I tell which files to download when looking at a contribution page? Thanks!
There's an old adage - suck it and see (but before you do back it up.)
People have their favourites and there is no conclusive best - however you may define best
Charles
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Hey guys,
I have installed everything correctly. Windows Server 2003, latest version of Apache, MySQL and Mod_SSL and OPenssl. Now when i try to create the key i get a openssl.cnf cant understand. Can anybody be willing to help me please? Thanks alot!
more info required
Is this for your production cert ?
yes - why are you raising the key - host should do this for you
No - how did you raise the csr - the same process should have raised your key
Charles
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I finally got Easy Populate to work.......
But I am only seeing about 30 products (out of about 290)......
I am not sure if they are just ending up somewhere I am not looking or if there is a problem of some kind.
I am wondering if I need to split this file for uploading? Also are there any rules about product model numbers?
The file size is OK - model no is a REQUIRED field so it must be present for each and every product - also you must have the EOREOR at the end of every row.
Charles
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Hi helpers.
I deleted all ordes in admin/orders, and when i deleted the last one i get this error.I make a new order on mystore but the error persist.
Please help to remove this error and see the orders again in admin/orders
Each change and where i can make it.
thanks in advance.
1064 - You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '-20, 20' at line 1
select o.orders_id, o.customers_name, o.payment_method, o.date_purchased, o.last_modified, o.currency, o.currency_value, s.orders_status_name, ot.text as order_total from orders o left join orders_total ot on (o.orders_id = ot.orders_id), orders_status s where o.orders_status = s.orders_status_id and s.language_id = '1' and ot.class = 'ot_total' order by o.orders_id DESC limit -20, 20
Read this http://www.oscommerce.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=144095 - For future reference - It was near the top of Tips and Tricks :)
Charles
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How long does it take to change from Preparing Paypal IPN?
I have done this before and it never took so long. I checked my paypal account to see if it had received any payment. And I did not receive any payment or email about payment. I thinking that it is just taking longer for the credit card to clear or something.
Any ideas?
Preparing Paypal IPN to processing should never take more than an instant IF
The Payment clears and
there is no problem with Paypal site or your server as the confirm message is in transit
Charles
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I just uploaded the All products page contribution. All the files have been changed, but i'm showing an error once i click on the "All products" link on the home page. Do the links have to be done manually or does the contribution do that for you. also there was one part of the install instructions i did not understand as follows-
"3. Place Links to the new page as you want. Look this:
<?php
echo '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_ALL_PRODUCTS) . '">' . ALL_PRODUCTS_LINK . '</a>';
?>
If you click on the "all products" link on my home page the error shows up. www.gpsmarineoutlet.com
Thank you for any help you can offer, Bryan
You do not add any manual links
Place the line above wherever you want the all products link to appear - you seem to have done this in your categories box
As for the error I would suggest you have installed incorrectly hence the missing function - you need to revisit and go thro one line at a time
Charles
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yes, that seems to be the only problem. No other errors. In fact when I click on the empty spot where the padlock "should" be displayed, I get the information about the certificate.
I tried making the change suggested in another thread in application_top as follows
[comment out the line and replace with another
// $request_type = (getenv('HTTPS') == 'on') ? 'SSL' : 'NONSSL';
$request_type = (eregi ($HTTP_HOST, HTTPS_SERVER)) ? 'SSL' : 'NONSSL'; ]
What this does, is show the padlock, but once I get into checkout mode, everything seems to be secured...even the catalog. I'm not sure that I want this.
thanks for any suggestions !
OK - Glad that change helped but when in checkout - everything should be in secure mode - this is where your customer is sending you their info :D
Why would you prefer the checkout process not to be encrypted ?
Charles
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Hello all,
I'm posting this here after sifting through all the posts on this topic in the forum. I installed a SSL certificate on my server and modified my configure.php files in my catalog and admin area. When I click on the checkout button, the link changes to https://.... , but the padlock does not appear. When I hit the refresh button, I can see it flicker briefly and then disappear :(
I would be grateful for any tips and pointers as to what I am doing wrong.
my configure file is as follows:
define('HTTP_SERVER', 'http://www.xxxx.com'); // eg, http://localhost - should not be empty for productive servers
define('HTTPS_SERVER', 'https://www.xxxx.com'); // eg, https://localhost - should not be empty for productive servers
define('ENABLE_SSL', true); // secure webserver for checkout procedure?
define('HTTP_COOKIE_DOMAIN', 'www.xxxx.com');
define('HTTPS_COOKIE_DOMAIN', 'www.xxxx.com');
define('HTTP_COOKIE_PATH', '/store/');
define('HTTPS_COOKIE_PATH', '/store/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTP_CATALOG', '/store/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/store/');
define('DIR_WS_IMAGES', 'images/');
define('DIR_WS_ICONS', DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'icons/');
define('DIR_WS_INCLUDES', 'includes/');
define('DIR_WS_BOXES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'boxes/');
define('DIR_WS_FUNCTIONS', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'functions/');
define('DIR_WS_CLASSES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'classes/');
define('DIR_WS_MODULES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'modules/');
define('DIR_WS_LANGUAGES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'languages/');
define('DIR_WS_DOWNLOAD_PUBLIC', 'pub/');
define('DIR_FS_CATALOG', 'D:/Websites/xxxx.com/store/');
define('DIR_FS_DOWNLOAD', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'download/');
define('DIR_FS_DOWNLOAD_PUBLIC', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'pub/');
where xxx is my domain name. I have a dedicated certificate.
your define('DIR_FS_CATALOG', 'D:/Websites/xxxx.com/store/'); is set to D: ?
it should be something like define('DIR_FS_CATALOG', '/home/public_html/yourdomain.com/catalog/');
Also is the missing padlock the only problem - i.e no other errors or alerts ?
Charles
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Just seeking your opinion on this thing I have been scrambling with.
In the past I used to determine the clients screen resolution by sending out a js.
That would give me the screen resolution and I would put it into a session variable so that that client would receive the pages designed for that resolution.
Designed means, bigger/smaller fonts, bigger/smaller images, more/less colums in the product listings, etc.
The big drawback was that because it neede to be done in js, it would take at least 1 immediate redirect back to the site. Now I am only on a 800Mhz 256MB machine so any additional processing on my server part is a big issue.
It works great however with the additional advantage that you can see if the client has js enabled or not.
Still, for performance reasons I decided to make this resolution thing option/manual. That means that now everybody who enters my site does so at a 800 by 600 resolution and I have added an option to change that to 1024 by 768.
Both in the navigation bar and the footer. These settings are still stored in session variables and influence not only the loaded CSS files but also the processing of column widths, image sizes, column counts, etc.
This will save me the mandatory redirect but ofcourse will make the initial page smaller for customers who have 1024 by 768 or even higher.
Any thoughts on this from you ?
hey amanda - how about making that processing a contrib - great stuff
I think keep it as you have now - small res will not turn people away - scrolling left and right will.
Also if you have less server work now - win win all round
I would love to be able to do the same but for connection speed rather than resolution :D ( small/ few or No images for dial up etc etc )
Charles
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Hi Chemo and others
I just realised I posted this on the Old support thread for this contribution - so forgive me if you read it twice
Installed this today and 2 things spring to mind
1) On viewing the new cache table there is a message in phpMyAdmin
PRIMARY and INDEX keys should not both be set for column `cache_id`
Have I installed incorrectly - or is this as expected and does it cause any problems with the indexing ?
2) The install instructions from a standing start are very good and clear - The ony one I had a little trouble with was .htaccess - I have installed in my test site initially and the catalog directory is in /home/****/public_html/shoptest/catalog - does this mean the correct entry for .htaccess in the rewritebase is
RewriteBase /shoptest/catalog/ or is it still /catalog/ because my .htaccess is located in shoptest ?
Charles
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If you have any issues be sure to post:
Server info (Apache on *NIX machine, etc)
Exact problem
What you've tried to solve it
...and any debuggin you've done
When you get done with the install come back and give me some feedback on the install and functionality. I'm particularly interested in making this as easy to install as possible.
Bobby
Chemo
Installed this today and 2 things spring to mind
1) On viewing the new cache table there is a message in phpMyAdmin
PRIMARY and INDEX keys should not both be set for column `cache_id`
Have I installed incorrectly - or is this as expected and does it cause any problems with the indexing ?
2) The install instructions from a standing start are very good and clear - The ony one I had a little trouble with was .htaccess - I have installed in my test site initially and the catalog directory is in /home/****/public_html/shoptest/catalog - does this mean the correct entry for .htaccess in the rewritebase is
RewriteBase /shoptest/catalog/ or is it still /catalog/ because my .htaccess is located in shoptest ?
Charles
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Hi
I installed the page cache today and at the bottom of my index page I get these following errors
Can any1 help me get rid so i can test before applying to live site ?
Warning: fopen(/home/simply/public_html/shoptest/catalog//cache/_shoptest_catalog_index.php__english_GBP.cache): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/simply/public_html/shoptest/catalog/includes/classes/page_cache.php on line 258
Warning: fwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/simply/public_html/shoptest/catalog/includes/classes/page_cache.php on line 259
Warning: fclose(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/simply/public_html/shoptest/catalog/includes/classes/page_cache.php on line 260
Charles
The URL if you want to see this is http://www.simplyeasier.com/shoptest/catalog
Thanks
Charles
OK fixed - here's the lowdown
In the instal instructions in step 2 it says
STEP 2 - Create a new directory at your root called "cache"
Future versions will make this a setting that can be changed via the admin control panel but for now it is hard coded. If called in an URL it should look like http://yourstore.com/cache/
This works if your cart is installed in root ! - see the last sentence above.
In my test store where the problem arose my cart is in fact in path home/****/public_html/shoptest/catalog - i.e not in root !
I moved the Cache directory from out of root to within shoptest/catalog and bingo problem gone.
Now to test the page load speeds.
Charles
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Amanda
Very probable -
How do I get rid of the unnecessary slash ? I cut and pasted the code into application top, bottom and html - whatever so I did not manually type anything in - therefore not really sure where this error might be coming from.
Charles
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Hi
I installed the page cache today and at the bottom of my index page I get these following errors
Can any1 help me get rid so i can test before applying to live site ?
Warning: fopen(/home/simply/public_html/shoptest/catalog//cache/_shoptest_catalog_index.php__english_GBP.cache): failed to open stream: No such file or directory in /home/simply/public_html/shoptest/catalog/includes/classes/page_cache.php on line 258
Warning: fwrite(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/simply/public_html/shoptest/catalog/includes/classes/page_cache.php on line 259
Warning: fclose(): supplied argument is not a valid stream resource in /home/simply/public_html/shoptest/catalog/includes/classes/page_cache.php on line 260
Charles
The URL if you want to see this is http://www.simplyeasier.com/shoptest/catalog
Thanks
Charles
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Hi
I want to add the specials box to a page outside the osC directory structure - (same server \ domain tho)
I have used the outside osC contrib to add the whats new box, (and it also adds bestsellers which I don't want hence have taken out)
I have looked at the randomize contrib as well
Can someone point me in the direction I need to go to change one of these (or any other contrib) to display the specials box on my splash page.
This is not mega urgent - but it I appreciate your help non the less
Charles
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Hi
Just installed the All Products contribution
But when I click on the link I get this error - any ideas why (well i know why some function appears to be undefined - but where do I define it and how do I define it ?
Fatal error: Call to undefined function: make_link() in /home/simply/public_html/shoptest/catalog/all_products.php on line 96
to see this go to
http://www.simplyeasier.com/shoptest/catalog and scroll to the bottom just above the copyright is a link to the all products page - click on the link and you will see the error.
Charles
OK Fixed - I had used the contribution packed one day early - the later package - which from the description I didn't initially think I wanted had the required fix.
Charles
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Hi
Just installed the All Products contribution
But when I click on the link I get this error - any ideas why (well i know why some function appears to be undefined - but where do I define it and how do I define it ?
Fatal error: Call to undefined function: make_link() in /home/simply/public_html/shoptest/catalog/all_products.php on line 96
to see this go to
http://www.simplyeasier.com/shoptest/catalog and scroll to the bottom just above the copyright is a link to the all products page - click on the link and you will see the error.
Charles
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Hi
There is no thread that I can find for this contribution http://www.oscommerce.com/community/contributions,2844/ - so a general question to dhtml experts
I had to hack this around a bit to get it to sit with other contributions I have installed - it now works BUT the DHTML seems to be re-arranging the array for the categories listed in the category box - net result is if you load a page the menu items are in one order - refresh the page and they SOMETIMES appear in another order.
If you move from one page to another the order does not appear to be changing
Any ideas what may be happening here
If you want to see what I mean
http://www.simplyeasier.com/shoptest/catalog
Thanks
Charles
ps - I have a few categories and this "chaging order" may appear like a feature of the site - however I would like fixed categories if possible :D before I put the contrib live.
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I just clicked on "Computer Packages" in Categories, and it created another "Computer Packages" category directly under the original. Ahh, it's probably because it doesn't have sub-cats.
So you should make it go directly into the category if there are no subcategories. Also, when a menu drops down, it won't go away until you click something else. Instead, it should disappear if you RE-click the same parent category.
Good job, looks great!
Hi
I have tried - but cannot get the menu to work in the way described in this post - although this is what I want - I guess I have 3 choices
Learn javascript
wait until someone does this and then apply the contrib
look elsewhere :huh:
Charles
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It looks OK to me. If you are still having problems, post an image of that section so I can better see what the problem is.
Jack
sorry - I corrected it immediately after the post - and didn't tell anyone :rolleyes:
What it was was cellpadding in index for the new products table was at 2 not 0 - I could have sworn I changed it last night when I was bleary eyed, tired and grumpy. Made the change and now we are cooking with gas as we say in Suffolk
Charles
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You can rewrie the instructions and upload it as a new version yourself. Just don't upload the changes by themselves though. Add the changes to the archive and upload it with a note about what you did. It will be less confusing for others later on.
I'm not sure why the right column is doing that. I haven't seen it before and it's hard to say without seeing the code in your shop but the code in the contribution won't cause it by itself.. Maybe you removed the cellpadding/cellspacing of the main table? You could add that back in or increase it. Or you could try changing the widths of your columns in application_top. Although that will change both of them. Or you could put a column between the middle and right columns.
Jack
Jack
The problem was when I first set up osC I added my own header logo - the instructions for doing this suggest a change to cell spacing and padding changing it from 3 to 0 :) in ALL the Catalog files
So I went back and changed the table settings to a spacing and padding of 3 and bingo
One last thing I noticed that the new products box is not shading correctly - I dare say I have not changed the new_products correctly although I have combed thru it and cannot find a difference to the one in your contribution.
The problem is when I use any shade class the bottom seems disengaged from the box and if I use right - well that is a long way from the box.
I can live (just about) with the bottom - so that is what I am using - but any ideas on what to look for?
When time allows and if no-one else has done it I will update the install instructions
Thanks again for just what I was looking for.
Charles
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Just noticed after all that that the left border of the right column buts up against the products list -
How do I create a space between the left edge of the right column boxes and my product listings ?
Charles
Sorry forum - it's late and i'm tired - here is the URL to see what i mean
http://www.simplyeasier.com/shoptest/catalog/index.php
Charles
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Thank you for this contribution ! excellent work
I have some comments on the install instructions though - if you like I can re-write the "more difficuult to follow" parts and give to you for use with future upgrades - let me know what you think
Charles
Just noticed after all that that the left border of the right column buts up against the products list -
How do I create a space between the left edge of the right column boxes and my product listings ?
Charles
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I have uploaded a contribution called Shadow Controller It allows for the complete control of adding and rearranging shadows to inforboxes. With just a few clicks, after installation, you can change the appearance of your shop quite dramatically. New shadow effects can be easily added, once generated, by just calling them from the admin panel. Example screen shots are included in the contribution.
Jack
Thank you for this contribution ! excellent work
I have some comments on the install instructions though - if you like I can re-write the "more difficuult to follow" parts and give to you for use with future upgrades - let me know what you think
Charles
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There's an old adage - suck it and see (but before you do back it up.)
People have their favourites and there is no conclusive best - however you may define best
Charles