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Customization help / Re: Adding google map to contact us page
« on: December 21, 2013, 12:43:04 PM »
An alternative location solution for your map.  If you add another tab to the footer area  title  Our Location,  Location Map,
Where We Are,  or whatever seems appropriate to you,  then you can have a whole page to embed your Google Code and say what else you might want to - hours, etc.

You would add the footer tab in the Design > Content Tab and then choose the Insert (plus sign) on the top line on the right side of the page

This is my preferred alternative as I intend to upgrade site with new versions and this solution keeps me out of the coding area 8)

Here's what I did with one that needed a Delivery Area Map so you can see how it displays on each page.


1637
Fresh Installation / Re: WON'T INSTALL
« on: December 18, 2013, 07:55:00 AM »
Sam,  just to be sure we're communicating - it's the same user and password that you use to log into your Cpanel or FTP into your domain? 

Not what you used to setup database after you were logged into your domain.

Lee


1638
Installation and Configuration / index page setup
« on: December 17, 2013, 04:06:55 PM »
In a conversation with another Abantecart user a question arose that exceed my knowledge level to execute  - so all you code mavens how can we do this?

Facts:  abantecart files are all setup under subdirectory /store
Domain redirect is currently set from maindomain.com to maindomain.com/store 
And all works well.

How can one place the index page under the maindomain.com  and leave all the files within /store?

Objective is to have customer type in maindomain.com  and arrive at the Home page of the cart rather than an additional splash page or see the url change to maindomain.com/store.

Thanks
Lee



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Fresh Installation / Re: WON'T INSTALL
« on: December 17, 2013, 01:08:29 PM »
This was used during the install process.  There is a screen titled Configuration where it asks for
Database Host: I used localhost
User: this is where to use the user of the domain (not the one set for the database)
Password: this is where to use the password of the domain (not the one set for the database)
Database Name:  whatever you named the database when you set it up
Database Prefix:  Mine is blank

This is what worked for me.  Hope it helps and clarify.
Lee

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Fresh Installation / Re: WON'T INSTALL
« on: December 16, 2013, 10:07:29 PM »
you may be doing the same thing I did the first time -  On the configuration screen for your database connection details you need to use the domain creds - rather than DB user that you setup when you setup the DB.

So try using the same thing that you sign on to your domain with.

1641
Support / Re: Supported browser versions
« on: December 12, 2013, 12:05:48 PM »
This is an excellent question Junkyard!

You seem quite savvy about most things, so you probably already know there are website browser test tools that can be run.  But in case you don't  :)

This one is free - does take awhile to run, but is informational - has NO Android

http://browsershots.org

Their fee based one here is better and does have a 7 day free trial.

http://crossbrowsertesting.com/


this one is good  and does include Apple, Android,  iOS, Opera Mobil  Has a limited free trial.

http://www.browserstack.com/



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Security / Re: What is the need for HTTPS? I have PayPal Standard acct but may add others
« on: December 12, 2013, 11:54:08 AM »
David,

Most certs come with a 30 day money back guarantee.  You might check and see if yours did.  I know RapidSSL do.

As an additional thought - Abantecart can he turn of the SSL switch within the cart without further conflicts?  That way he could get the redirects in sync and test for the the home tab issue.

My thoughts are there are too many pieces here that aren't set up correctly yet, and stepping back to a basic setup and getting that working would be a good thing.

Lee

1643
Installation and Configuration / Re: FINALLY- success!! another try on multistore setup
« on: December 11, 2013, 05:26:40 PM »
Ok,  I finally got it figured out. 

In the documentation - for those of us who don't do this a lot, I find some of the instructions in the documentation too brief.  Here's what it says in the documentation.
• make sure to link the subdomain to the path where the default store was installed to
• make sure there is no redirection setup for new subdomain/domain
Here's where my deficient knowledge failed - "link to the subdomain path" is not within my core knowledge. 

Please consider adding a bit more in the documentation - perhaps a screen shot of cPanel, like the one I am attaching as I think lots of people have cPanel with their hosts.   Or at least adding the Document Root into the line - so that it reads

• Make sure the Document Root is the same in the default store and the multistore.

If I had seen Document Root in the instructions of any of your replies I would have seen the area within my subdomain screens and days, and multiple posts of frustration could have been avoided by all of us.  Please keep in mind that those who write instructions manual know a lot more than those of use who read them.  So the more details,  the better user results will be.

So as soon as I removed the redirect AND set the Document Root to be the same -  it works as advertised.

Sorry I was so dense,  but we're there now.


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Installation and Configuration / Re: another try on multistore setup
« on: December 10, 2013, 01:50:06 PM »
Still trying to get this to work.

I deleted the .htaccess file within the demo store (the added store),  which doesn't work as that is written by the system with I put the redirect in.  If I delete that file,  the redirect is removed.

I still have demo store redirecting to the location of the master store.   These are all on the same domain,  both setup as subdomains.  Both have the same DNS settings.

Demo store shows up in the store lists, as it should.

BUT when I use the url.  demo.mydomain.com   it goes to shop.mydomain.com   (which is what the redirect tells it to do per my understanding of the instructions)

I want the Demo store  (multistore)  to show the demo store url.  Is this some function of cURL or something like that?


This should be a must easier process -  Please keep at it here until it is demonstrated to work.


1645
General Support / Re: Update for version 1.1.8 available date
« on: December 08, 2013, 04:37:08 PM »
Thanks abantecart -  I do certainly understand "delay" with anything on software!  But it's good to know an estimated release in regards to my releasing cart things.

I am confident that when 1.1.8 is available it will be wonderful.

Lee



1646
General Support / Update for version 1.1.8 available date
« on: December 08, 2013, 12:23:48 PM »
Hi,  just checking in on updates.  Back in early November the expected 1.1.8 release was 2-3 weeks.  We're at 4-5 weeks now so thought I would see how it was coming along.

Thanks - Am hoping (wishing?) that some of my issues will be resolved in the update  :) Keep up the good work though, it is coming along nicely.

Here's the orig post with the hoped for release date.
http://forum.abantecart.com/index.php/topic,1250.msg5085.html#msg5085

Lee

1647
Installation and Configuration / Re: another try on multistore setup
« on: December 06, 2013, 06:05:52 PM »
Well,  I didn't write anything into the htaccess file.  That was what as added when I set up the multistore.

So do I just remove all those entries in the htaccess file?

Prior to executing the CreateStore action in the master cart -  there were NO files in the demo directory.
the .htaccess file as created and contents were as a result of the CreateStore request within the system.
There were no changes made by me to that file.

I deleted the store.  I double checked that the demo folder had no files.
The redirects are as shown in the attachment.
I executed the Create Store again.

I have exactly the same results.  Including the .htaccess file with the same rewrite.  These are being added and written by the process of CreateStore. 

This is version 1.1.7 and I have not made any changes to the code. 

So do I just remove all those redirects?  If so you've an issue with how CreateStore sets up.

Thanks for hanging in here until there is success.
Lee



1648
Installation and Configuration / another try on multistore setup
« on: December 06, 2013, 03:12:02 PM »
I am trying the multistore setup again-  I have re-read all the post I can find,  all the documentation on it.  And tried my very best to follow the directions, at least as I understand them.   I did not have success this time either.

Here in detail is what I have done today.

 Shop.mydomain.net   is the master (default) store
Demo. mydomain.net  (multistore#1) 
This is found – DNS is established Store Status set to ON
Store Name – Demo Store
Name Alias – left blank
Store URL  http://demo. mydomain.net/
Copy settings – used default selection . Got a Success message.
In cPanel added this :
demo.mystore.net/ redirects to http://shop.mydomain.net/
And it does exactly that - redirect to shop.mydomain.net.  Not what I want to see.
The .htaccess that was created during the process says this:

RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^demo\. mydomain \.net$ [OR]
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^www\.demo\. mydomain \.net$
RewriteRule ^/?$ "http\:\/\/shop\. mydomain \.net\/" [R=301,L]
So what do I change, and where to get the Demo Store to show up?
Please be precise - in where I need to make a change?  And what the change needs to be?
My sense says it's the redirect - but I followed the isntructions as I understood them.  Or perhaps the .htaccess needs some correction or addition. 
Thanks for helping.  I know there are several others out there that need better instructions as I have gotten PMs as to rather I have succeeded.
Lee

 

1649
Installation and Configuration / Re: replicating site for different owners
« on: December 05, 2013, 08:57:49 PM »
I've been in contact with Algozone and think I have that part worked out.

My question is  there a separate license key for Abantecart that I should be concerned about?  Or can I just copy over all the files from the master
same as if I were moving a site?




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Template Support / Re: How to change background color from white to black
« on: December 05, 2013, 07:05:58 PM »
Here's a suggestion - try this little tool -

http://css-color-replace.orca-multimedia.de/

You will need to have your style sheet on your local computer first.  Don't forget to save a copy of the orig, BEfore changing, in case you need to roll back. Then find it and upload it.  Play with changing your colors - you will not see live changes, will need to upload the changed sheet to site and see what needs to change.

Don't forget to clear your cache on the admin on the cart,  AND on your browser.

Give it a try,  it might get you what you want.

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