potheekaami Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 am a new web developer. For a site I am working on, I have downloaded the osCommerce application and have successfully installed it to my site. I have also downloaded the documentation .pdf file to help me guide through the process. I did these all sometime in March 2006 I believe. My problem now is this. I want to modify the catalog page so that it goes along with my site design. But from the documentation pdf file, where the discussion starts at page 29 - Catalog: Boxes, Catalog: Design, Catalog: Email etcetera, I cannot seem to locate the files it is talking about. For example, to Add/Remove Boxes, the help file says on p.29, to edit the includes/column_left.php file. But I could not find that file in the file manager of my website - /home/created/www/www/catalog/. I have found the file includes/column_left.php in my computer's hard disc, but I cannot find other files there (such as /catalog/default.php to add background color). Please tell me what I should do. In case of the files that I do find in the hard disc, should I edit them and upload them in my server? In that case which folder should I upload the files to? What should I do with the files that are not there? And if the files in my hard disc are not the correct files that i should be looking for, then where can I locate the files in my server? I am not familiar with php at all and I am scared. All I know is html and css. Please help me out and I would forever be grateful to you. If my experience here with osCommerce is successful, I intend to use it further. Sincerely, Potheek Aami. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decok Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 hi Potheek, What i usually do is set up a web server on my own PC and set up a mirror image of my "real" online OSC shop. This means I can usually make changes to files on my local PC and test everything out before I upload them to live web site. This means you will not have to take your site down will you are testing things out. If you are new to PHP I assume you may not have setup a webserver before. I would suggest you download PHPDEV which is easy to install. visit http://www.firepages.com.au/ for more info... Hope it helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potheekaami Posted July 30, 2006 Author Share Posted July 30, 2006 I do not know php. I know html and css. So I am raelly confused as to what needs to be done. MAY DAY. Please help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wetpants Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 Not being able to find files is not with php to do. It's like asking me to find your car keys :) I think the instructions are just to unzip oscommerce and upload them, the files can't be anywhere else? :) And your keys fell behind the sofa by the way.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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