making it work!!

[cooljohnb]

Hi I'm probably being a bit thick but as a new user would appreciate some help, I've been through all the configuration setup my catologue etc. So it is all ready to go. The question is how do I get the front page index.php to stop saying it will not take any orders? And that it is a real live site?

 

Any help would be much appreciated.

 

Can't seem to find this bit of useful information in any of the instructions!

[Guest]

where did you get the store software from? osCommerce does not come that way. perhaps a link to the site . ..

[cooljohnb]

where did you get the store software from?  osCommerce does not come that way.  perhaps a link to the site .  ..

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[cooljohnb]

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I downloaded the software from the oscommerce website

[cooljohnb]

I downloaded the software from the oscommerce website

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I have just re-downloaded software and re-installed and it is the same!! Please help!

[Guest]

The text you need to edit can be found in includes/languages/english/index.php (and other languages too if you're supporting them... so like includes/languages/espanol/index.php).

 

You'll find:

 

DEFINE('TEXT_MAIN', 'x');

 

Basically put your own text where I've put the "x". Don't forget the opening and closing single quotes, and if you need a single quote anywhere in the text (for example as an apostrophe) then put a backslash before it like this: \'

 

The usual caveats:

 

1) backup the file before you make changes

2) don't use the admin file manager editor to make the changes, it WILL drop any backslashes and make your file useless. Use a text editor and FTP the file to its proper location.

[Taipa]

where did you get the store software from?  osCommerce does not come that way.  perhaps a link to the site .  ..

 

Um, yes it does.

 

 

cooljohnb: If you read the default text on the main page, it tell you how to change it:

2. Editing Page Texts

 

The text shown here can be modified in the following file, on each language basis:

 

[path to catalog]/includes/languages/english/index.php

 

That file can be edited manually, or via the Administration Tool with the Languages->English->Define or Tools->File Manager modules.

 

The text is set in the following manner:

 

define('TEXT_MAIN', 'This is a default setup of the osCommerce project...');

 

Edit: darn, a minute too slow ^_~

[cooljohnb]

Um, yes it does.

cooljohnb: If you read the default text on the main page, it tell you how to change it:

2. Editing Page Texts

 

The text shown here can be modified in the following file, on each language basis:

 

[path to catalog]/includes/languages/english/index.php

 

That file can be edited manually, or via the Administration Tool with the Languages->English->Define or Tools->File Manager modules.

 

The text is set in the following manner:

 

define('TEXT_MAIN', 'This is a default setup of the osCommerce project...');

 

Edit: darn, a minute too slow ^_~

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[cooljohnb]

Yes thanks I found that but when I edit it to take all the text out it then says there's an error on line 13 or sometimes line 19 and nothing comes up!!

 

Am I taking to much text out? I am going right down to the link to oscommerce should some of the text be left in? Or do I just take out the text that apears on the page? and not the othe bits?

 

Any help appreciated

[cooljohnb]

Thank you ALL very much done it!! The key was using a seperate text editor!!!

 

We learn all the time!!

 

Thanks again!!