Disable error checks

[rtwebster]

I just installed osCommerce and do not know how to disable the error checks that appear on the main page. It said something about modifying it in the includes/application_top.php file but I couldn't find any parameters in that file that were relevant to this.

[Guest]

I just installed osCommerce and do not know how to disable the error checks that appear on the main page. It said something about modifying it in the includes/application_top.php file but I couldn't find any parameters in that file that were relevant to this.

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edit includes/header.php

 

lines 1 through 53

 

Mike

[♥Vger]

The error messages you get on the default install are:

 

You have to set up a folder called 'downloads' inside the 'admin' folder.

 

You have to set permissions on the includes/configure.php file to Read Only (644, 444 or 400 depending on server)

 

You have no 'tmp' folder in which to store sessions. It's best to store sessions in the databse anyway, so edit the last line of both configure.php files to read 'mysql' where indicated - thus storing files in the database - so no need for a 'tmp' folder.

 

Vger

[♥Vger]

The best way to remove error messages is to remove the errors and not the messages.

 

In any case header.php is just where the erros are displayed, they're actually referenced from application_top.php

 

Vger

edit  includes/header.php

 

lines 1 through 53

 

Mike

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[rtwebster]

Vger,

 

I did these things, but the error messages remain. This is what is displayed:

 

Error Messages

 

If there are any error or warning messages shown above, please correct them first before proceeding.

 

Error messages are displayed at the very top of the page with a complete background color.

 

Several checks are performed to ensure a healthy setup of your online store - these checks can be disabled by editing the appropriate parameters at the bottom of the includes/application_top.php file.

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...');

 

The text highlighted in green may be modified - it is important to keep the define() of the TEXT_MAIN keyword. To remove the text for TEXT_MAIN completely, the following example is used where only two single quote characters exist:

 

define('TEXT_MAIN', '');

 

More information concerning the PHP define() function can be read here.

Securing The Administration Tool

 

It is important to secure the Administration Tool as there is currently no security implementation available.

Online Documentation

 

Online documentation can be read at the osCommerce Wiki Documentation Effort site.

 

Community support is available at the osCommerce Community Support Forums site.

[rtwebster]

Also, how can I edit the main catalog page?