Blank Pages

[ThoroughWeb]

Hi, just me again, ready to tear my hair out.

 

I started trying to configure OSCommerce a couple of days ago. I'm slowly getting a handle on how things are put together but I have run into a very frustrating problem and need help.

 

Occassionally, when I make a change to a .php file, I ended up with blank screens on every page of my store instead of the store.

 

I had this problem when I first tried to edit the /languages/english/index.php file so I am now in the habit of always copying the working file (cut paste to notepad) before I make any changes. It's worked fine so far, but I just tried to make another change and it created the "blank pages" problem.

 

I pasted the working copy back and saved it but I still get blank pages. The only solution I have found for this is a total reinstall which is quite frustrating. Does anyone have any idea why this is happening?

 

Thanks for any help you can give me

 

Robin

[♥Vger]

Don't use the online File Manager to edit your files. Download the file via FTP, take a backup (just in case), and then edit the file in a plain text editor, like Notepad - though Text Pad is better (free download). Don't use Word, Wordpad or FrontPage to edit files - they are not plain text editors and apply text formatting.

 

When you add words/text to a file then any apostrophies you use in text must be 'escaped' with a preceeding backslash, as in:

Let's = wrong

Let\'s = right

 

Vger

[ThoroughWeb]

Thanks, this seems to be working much better, and you're right text pad is a very nice application.

 

I appreciate your help, cross your fingers that this is the last install :)

 

Rob