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Nicer Resized Product Images combined with Random New Products and Buy Now button

Nicer Resized Product Images combined with Random New Products and Buy Now button
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New code in case someone else has the same problem I had in looking for an all in one for their new_products.php file in the future.

This is a combination of three contributions applied over the latest version of osCommerce as of March 2008. version osCommerce Online Merchant v2.2 Release Candidate 2a. This contribution combines the following:

* Random images on homepage / on new_products.php
* Resized images with FAST cache file for faster loading
* BUY NOW feature for each item on the new_products.php page.


1. Changing new items to Random Products:
Open the file new_products.php which is found at /catalog/includes/modules/
Find both instances of
CODE
p.products_date_added desc

Change both
CODE
p.products_date_added desc

to
CODE
RAND()

That completes the random images on your new_products.php modification.

2. Resizing images:
There are THREE steps to resizing the images on your new_products.php file.

FIRST:
Go to [via FTP] your /catalog/ install directory create a folder calling it 'img_cache'.
Next chmod this file to 777 so it is writable.

SECOND:
Go to catalog/includes/configure.php and at bottom, just before
CODE
?>

ADD:
CODE
/** Cache Resized Images BEGIN**/
define('DIR_WS_PRODUCT_IMAGE_CACHE_FS_PATH',DIR_FS_CATALOG . '/img_cache');
define('DIR_WS_PRODUCT_IMAGE_CACHE_HTTP_PATH',HTTP_SERVER . DIR_WS_HTTP_CATALOG . '/img_cache');
/** Cache Resize Images FINISH **/


THIRD:
Open the file new_products.php which is found at /catalog/includes/modules/ and FIND
CODE
$info_box_contents[$row][$col] = array('align' => 'center',
'params' => 'class="smallText" width="33%" valign="top"',
'text' => '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO, 'products_id=' . $new_products['products_id']) . '">' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . $new_products['products_image'], $new_products['products_name'], SMALL_IMAGE_WIDTH, SMALL_IMAGE_HEIGHT) . '</a><br><a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO, 'products_id=' . $new_products['products_id']) . '">' . $new_products['products_name'] . '</a><br>' . $currencies->display_price($new_products['products_price'], tep_get_tax_rate($new_products['products_tax_class_id'])));



REPLACE this completely with the following:
CODE
/** Cache Resized Images BEGIN**/
$fileToResize = DIR_FS_CATALOG . DIR_WS_IMAGES . $new_products['products_image'];
$resizedImageResult = resizeImage($fileToResize,SMALL_IMAGE_WIDTH, SMALL_IMAGE_HEIGHT);
$resizedImage = $resizedImageResult[0];
$resizedImageWidth = $resizedImageResult[1];
$resizedImageHeight = $resizedImageResult[2];

$info_box_contents[$row][$col] = array('align' => 'center',
'params' => 'class="smallText" width="33%" valign="top"',
'text' => '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO, 'products_id=' . $new_products['products_id']) . '">' . tep_image($resizedImage, $new_products['products_name'], $resizedImageWidth, $resizedImageHeight) . '</a><br><a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO, 'products_id=' . $new_products['products_id']) . '">' . $new_products['products_name'] . '</a><br>' . $currencies->display_price($new_products['products_price'], tep_get_tax_rate($new_products['products_tax_class_id']))

/** Cache Resize Images FINISH **/


3. Adding the "BUY NOW" button
FIRST:
Find a .gif image on the internet suitable for your website or create one on your own. Name it button_buy_now.gif
Place this file into catalog/includes/languages/english/images/buttons/


SECOND:
Open the file new_products.php which is found at /catalog/includes/modules/.

Your are going to add
CODE
.'<br>'. '<a href="' . tep_href_link(basename($PHP_SELF), tep_get_all_get_params(array('action')) . 'action=buy_now&products_id=' . $new_products['products_id']) . '">' . tep_image_button('button_buy_now.gif', IMAGE_BUTTON_BUY_NOW) . '</a> '

so it looks like the code found below in THIRD.

THIRD:
You are going to change the end of the following code
CODE
'text' => '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO, 'products_id=' . $new_products['products_id']) . '">' . tep_image($resizedImage, $new_products['products_name'], $resizedImageWidth, $resizedImageHeight) . '</a><br><a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO, 'products_id=' . $new_products['products_id']) . '">' . $new_products['products_name'] . '</a><br>' . $currencies->display_price($new_products['products_price'], tep_get_tax_rate($new_products['products_tax_class_id']))


So it looks like this
CODE
'text' => '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO, 'products_id=' . $new_products['products_id']) . '">' . tep_image($resizedImage, $new_products['products_name'], $resizedImageWidth, $resizedImageHeight) . '</a><br><a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO, 'products_id=' . $new_products['products_id']) . '">' . $new_products['products_name'] . '</a><br>' . $currencies->display_price($new_products['products_price'], tep_get_tax_rate($new_products['products_tax_class_id'])) .'<br>'. '<a href="' . tep_href_link(basename($PHP_SELF), tep_get_all_get_params(array('action')) . 'action=buy_now&products_id=' . $new_products['products_id']) . '">' . tep_image_button('button_buy_now.gif', IMAGE_BUTTON_BUY_NOW) . '</a> ');


Here is my final version of new_products.php. REMEMBER I have additional modifications so see my website www.BudoMall.com for an example.

CODE
<?php
/*
$Id: new_products.php 1806 2008-01-11 22:48:15Z hpdl $

osCommerce, Open Source E-Commerce Solutions
http://www.oscommerce.com

Copyright (c) 2008 osCommerce

Modifications by Johnpaul Williams
*Random images
*Resized images
*Buy now button feature
Released under the GNU General Public License
*/
?>
<!-- new_products //-->
<?php
$info_box_contents = array();
$info_box_contents[] = array('text' => sprintf(TABLE_HEADING_NEW_PRODUCTS, strftime('%B')));

new contentBoxHeading($info_box_contents);

if ( (!isset($new_products_category_id)) || ($new_products_category_id == '0') ) {
$new_products_query = tep_db_query("select p.products_id, p.products_image, p.products_tax_class_id, pd.products_name, if(s.status, s.specials_new_products_price, p.products_price) as products_price from " . TABLE_PRODUCTS . " p left join " . TABLE_SPECIALS . " s on p.products_id = s.products_id, " . TABLE_PRODUCTS_DESCRIPTION . " pd where p.products_status = '1' and p.products_id = pd.products_id and pd.language_id = '" . (int)$languages_id . "' order by RAND() limit " . MAX_DISPLAY_NEW_PRODUCTS);
} else {
$new_products_query = tep_db_query("select distinct p.products_id, p.products_image, p.products_tax_class_id, pd.products_name, if(s.status, s.specials_new_products_price, p.products_price) as products_price from " . TABLE_PRODUCTS . " p left join " . TABLE_SPECIALS . " s on p.products_id = s.products_id, " . TABLE_PRODUCTS_DESCRIPTION . " pd, " . TABLE_PRODUCTS_TO_CATEGORIES . " p2c, " . TABLE_CATEGORIES . " c where p.products_id = p2c.products_id and p2c.categories_id = c.categories_id and c.parent_id = '" . (int)$new_products_category_id . "' and p.products_status = '1' and p.products_id = pd.products_id and pd.language_id = '" . (int)$languages_id . "' order by RAND() limit " . MAX_DISPLAY_NEW_PRODUCTS);
}

$row = 0;
$col = 0;
$info_box_contents = array();
while ($new_products = tep_db_fetch_array($new_products_query)) {
/** Cache Resize Images BEGIN**/
$fileToResize = DIR_FS_CATALOG . DIR_WS_IMAGES . $new_products['products_image'];
$resizedImageResult = resizeImage($fileToResize,SMALL_IMAGE_WIDTH, SMALL_IMAGE_HEIGHT);
$resizedImage = $resizedImageResult[0];
$resizedImageWidth = $resizedImageResult[1];
$resizedImageHeight = $resizedImageResult[2];

$info_box_contents[$row][$col] = array('align' => 'center',
'params' => 'class="smallText" width="33%" valign="top"',
'text' => '<a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO, 'products_id=' . $new_products['products_id']) . '">' . tep_image($resizedImage, $new_products['products_name'], $resizedImageWidth, $resizedImageHeight) . '</a><br><a href="' . tep_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO, 'products_id=' . $new_products['products_id']) . '">' . $new_products['products_name'] . '</a><br>' . $currencies->display_price($new_products['products_price'], tep_get_tax_rate($new_products['products_tax_class_id'])) .'<br>'. '<a href="' . tep_href_link(basename($PHP_SELF), tep_get_all_get_params(array('action')) . 'action=buy_now&products_id=' . $new_products['products_id']) . '">' . tep_image_button('button_buy_now.gif', IMAGE_BUTTON_BUY_NOW) . '</a> ');

/** Cache Resize Images FINISH **/
$col ++;
if ($col > 2) {
$col = 0;
$row ++;
}
}

new contentBox($info_box_contents);
?>
<!-- new_products_eof //-->

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