Mtareq Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Hello, *warning* New user of oscommerce here with little to no knowledge so your patience is highly appreciated. I downloaded oscommerce 2.3.4.1 full package on localhost, I'm using xampp. mysql is up and running, no problem. I am making a website using zencart and the theme I'm working with, installed flawlessly (zencart theme). In a passing conversation with a friend he suggested since I am in the middle of zencart thing, why not try oscommerce. That's where it all went wrong. I can download and install oscommerce on localhost no worries. I downloaded a theme called tehnostore and It refuses to install. The famous and glorious mysql extention error took ages to go away by editing the install.php (of the techostore theme) but now it is not going through the testing the connection... What I have gathered is that myqsl extention error is old, like old old and what surprised me was that developers are still carrying it rather then fixing it. I'm no developer but this had me thinking.... not a good start. The attached pic is of the lastest oscommerce package. when I unzip the theme folders from catalog into the folder, it installed but gave errors, which are: Warning: Creating default object from empty value in C:\xampp\htdocs\os\admin\security_checks.php on line 82 Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Call to a member function pass() on null in C:\xampp\htdocs\os\admin\security_checks.php:85 Stack trace: #0 {main} thrown in C:\xampp\htdocs\os\admin\security_checks.php on line 85 Armed with no knowledge on how to fix them, I simply deleted the lines in the corresponding file. In attached files os5 you can see there is a warning message that its been over 30 days for the security check. In os6 pic under tools and security checks there is nothing but the message in the dashboard is still. Should I be worried? I will be installing a theme to work with. I already tried and failed, miserably. Due to the fact that theme is oscommerce 2.3.3 and not sure if it will work under the latest version of oscommerce. The famous mysql extension error greets me when I try to install the theme. editing the install.php hangs the script so any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtareq Posted September 6, 2018 Author Share Posted September 6, 2018 Cheers guys decided to stick with zencart since I have zero issues with it. Just wanted to try this but its a bad idea it seems. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a123 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 @Mtareq what do you see in php error log file when security_checks.php opened? It looks like broken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a123 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Sorry I have found it. Probably something trouble around version check module. Full clear installation would be better in latest version. Do not mix with old ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPhil Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 You said you installed osC 2.3.4.1. Was this the official release downloaded from this site? If so, it is unfortunately many years out of date, and will not work properly with current PHP releases. In that case, you should have been using the GitHub release 2.3.4.1BS Edge/CE/Frozen. It's not your fault -- there is no official notice that the BS (Bootstrap) version should be used instead. Lots of people are misled into thinking the official release ought to be up to date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtareq Posted September 6, 2018 Author Share Posted September 6, 2018 @MrPhil Yes official download from main page. clean install. clean data base. you mentioned its outdated, I mean I'm no expert or somebody who gives support and help on oscommerce but don't you think common errors and lack of updates is putting people off, like myself. I wanted to try this and gave it a full day but unfortunately its been one thing after another.. not a good start. As you said its not my fault and I tried my best to make it work to the best of my ability but it didnt. Now I'm back on zencart and continuing to work on the theme which is working right off the bat. no glitches no errors nothing whatsoever. I am new to zen too, actually just following the theme and editing using basic things. Not bad I'd say. I had a long day and spend it all on oscommerce! it never worked because of some basic things like out of date download.... sigh, its 9pm, almost and now I'm searching zencart help and tips to edit the theme. Its not easy peasy but at least its working. Many thanks for your reply MrPhil, much appreciate it. @tothcom Thanks for your reply too. Much appreciated. Yes it was a clean install and official download as mentioned above. I now have deleted it all and moved to zencart, I didn't deleted it this morning when I took the venture and decided to try oscommerce. I was gobsmacked, I mean literally, when I saw a comment from the dev on the famous mysql error that update will be out in few months or weeks and that comment was years old and people have the very same issue. I was like wow.. they must have forgotten to include the fix since there has been updates. Anyway, to sum it up, I always use clean folders etc to test. Its the main reason I am using localhost, xampp. Since this morning I have deleted like at least 20 oscommerce installations lol. Always delete the old ones and install a new project. Anyway, many thanks to you too for your time to reply. cheerios. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtcoInc Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 @Mtareq Yes, nowhere does the osC site say that the 'official' version of osC is obsolete and one should use the Community Edition, nor offer a link to it. This is an issue we have been fighting for a while, and is not your fault. That said, while you have already made up your mind, may I point out that you were having issues with a 3rd party template. Many (if not most) of the 3rd party templates out there are very poorly written, often overwriting lots of the core code. And, neither the osC team, nor the community here, can offer support for any of the 3rd party templates. So, I urge you to at least do one clean install (no 3rd party template) of the Community Edition (link in my signature below) and give it a try. If you have any problems with it, support is here. M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtareq Posted September 6, 2018 Author Share Posted September 6, 2018 Thanks for your reply @ArtcoInc you're right about me having issues with third party theme. Theme was written/developed many years ago I suppose. The issues I ran into with oscommerce apart from banging my head against the wrong version is that many themes/templates are limited. I mean variety of whats out there. Believe me I have spent whole day looking for one, just one responsive template. I'm making this site for a mate out of learning how to do it. I started with zencart then popped to opencart then onto oscommerce and then one more I forgot its name! I tried many just to see how flexible they are to work with since my tech level and understanding is low to lowish. I went back to zencart mainly because the ease of its installation right off their website without any issues. Just saw one youtube video on how to install it on localhost using xampp and after 2 minutes I was in admin panel looking at tons of options on how to run the store. Imagine my surprise! lol I was lost, I must say lol. I have been working on a zencart theme and its a pain in the somewhere to edit to be honest. But I've not ran into any errors or issues so its a good thing I believe. Its a mobile shop/store which I'm working on. At the moment I'm stuck on how to create a specification tab for every product page. Hoping to overcome it but I think the theme does not support it so I have to look for how to edit the files and get code off somewhere. Searching the forums as we speak, type. I have downloaded the file from your signature. Not installed it yet. I have to look for a responsive theme/template which works with your version of oscommerce from your signature. I got the zencart theme for free and haven't come across any decent tech store theme of oscommerce yet, I may be looking at the wrong sites. No money is involved since its a mate and my own interest so I can only work with free theme(s). Perhaps if you know any fancy looking oscommerce theme then point me in that direction and I will give it a try, why not? I'm working on zencart not out of spite of os, no. Only because I have not had any issues and little bit of searching youtube and google 99% of the time gets a solution without posting in the forum. I have yet to use oscommerce and I might like it even more! lol I didn't wanted to waste all day but it got wasted so I continued to work with zencart project. O it's prestashop the other one which I tried, lol remembered the name now. Gosh was it laggy and slow as a snail! Stay away from it I tell you, honest. Had to edit php.ini so many times that it's not even funny. Many thanks for your reply and time. Sorry for the wall of words! Cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtareq Posted September 6, 2018 Author Share Posted September 6, 2018 This is the ongoing result. iPhone X added. Just for the idea if somebody have any theme similar to this style, please let me know. it's 14 past in the morning now and hopefully some of yous with day light have ideas to share. Cheerios. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtcoInc Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 @Mtareq http://www.oscommerce-templates.co.uk/ These are all from the developer who lead the Community Edition project. Not free, though . And, as @MrPhil mentioned below, the Community Edition IS responsive, out of the box. No template needed! But, if you want to buy a template instead of doing the styling yourself, check out the above site. M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrPhil Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 Quote Believe me I have spent whole day looking for one, just one responsive template. osC 2.3.4.1BS Edge/CE/Frozen is responsive (mobile-friendly) right out of the box. No templates needed. The "BS" is for the Bootstrap library it uses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♥14steve14 Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 What exactly are you having doubts with? Its harsh to blame a product when you are trying to use something that is not compatible and from a third party. That's not oscommerces fault. I hope you chose a theme with free support so they should be the ones you are talking to as they supplied you something that does not work. Hopefully you have found out that the community version of oscommerce is responsive, and is also module based so you just upload the files to the correct place and then install and activatee the addon using its settings. Couldn't be any simpler although you do have to change the way you currently work. There are loads of addons currently created for this version of oscommerce and in the true sense of open source, you can produce more to fit your needs if you wish and release them for others to use. Why the fixation that you need a theme. Do a search for bootstrap themes and you will find many. Most of the store look can be changed by changing or adding css. Not difficult, even I can do it. REMEMBER BACKUP, BACKUP AND BACKUP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♥JcMagpie Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 10 hours ago, Mtareq said: I'm working on zencart not out of spite of os You are aware that zencart is based on oscommerce! so all you have is a fork of osC, last updated back in 2016! You would be far better of using the community addition of osC. Changing the style is as simple as adding css to your user.css file. You can change as much or as little as you like. Take a look at a couple of test sites and you will see it's simple to change. Both changed by just editing user.css. https://www.justfastfood.com/ https://www.tbyb.co.uk/ http://template.me.uk/234bs3/index.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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