How Do I Get Rid Of This Message?

magicandmischief182 · February 13, 2007

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 Knowledge Base site.

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

That is message that is displayed on the front page of my website. It just showed up after I downloaded the new version of OsCommerce. The download also messed up the background color and image that I had. I "backed up" my website before I downloaded the new version of OsCommerce, so if I hit restore will it all go back to the way it was?

Thanks,

Jeff

jonquil · February 13, 2007

Your hint is in the red :)

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

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

You can upload your backed up stylesheet.css and the file above over the newly installed one, restore your backed up data base via Admin, and you should be well on your way to getting back to business.

jon

psynaptic · February 13, 2007

...on the front page of my website. It just showed up after I downloaded the new version of OsCommerce. The download also messed up the background color and image that I had. I "backed up" my website before I downloaded the new version of OsCommerce, so if I hit restore will it all go back to the way it was?
Thanks,

Jeff

What do you mean by backing up your website? Did you copy the whole catalog directory (or the equivalent of) to somewhere else? Did you just make a backup of your database from the osc admin?

The instructions to change the text are in the message on the front page. Go back and read it please.

magicandmischief182 · February 13, 2007

What do you mean by backing up your website? Did you copy the whole catalog directory (or the equivalent of) to somewhere else? Did you just make a backup of your database from the osc admin?

The instructions to change the text are in the message on the front page. Go back and read it please.

There is a button that says backup on the OSC side. I have went into the style sheet but it doesnt say the same thing.

Here is the style sheet.

<?php

/*

$Id: index.php,v 1.2 2002/03/30 11:10:39 hpdl Exp $

osCommerce, Open Source E-Commerce Solutions

http://www.oscommerce.com

Released under the GNU General Public License

*/

define('HEADING_TITLE', 'Choose an action..');

define('BOX_TITLE_ORDERS', 'Orders');

define('BOX_TITLE_STATISTICS', 'Statistics');

define('BOX_ENTRY_SUPPORT_SITE', 'Support Site');

define('BOX_ENTRY_SUPPORT_FORUMS', 'Support Forums');

define('BOX_ENTRY_CONTRIBUTIONS', 'Contributions');

define('BOX_ENTRY_CUSTOMERS', 'Customers:');

define('BOX_ENTRY_PRODUCTS', 'Products:');

define('BOX_ENTRY_REVIEWS', 'Reviews:');

define('BOX_CONNECTION_PROTECTED', 'You are protected by a %s secure SSL connection.');

define('BOX_CONNECTION_UNPROTECTED', 'You are not protected by a secure SSL connection.');

define('BOX_CONNECTION_UNKNOWN', 'unknown');

define('CATALOG_CONTENTS', 'Contents');

define('REPORTS_PRODUCTS', 'Products');

define('REPORTS_ORDERS', 'Orders');

define('TOOLS_BACKUP', 'Backup');

define('TOOLS_BANNERS', 'Banners');

define('TOOLS_FILES', 'Files');

?>

psynaptic · February 13, 2007

I think you are confused. This is looks like a language file from the admin side. The stylesheet for your customer facing side is catalog/stylesheet.css - you will be able to change your background colour in there.

You need to find the language file for the customer facing (catalog) side for the index.php file...

Connect to your host with an FTP or SCP client if you are working on a remote host, browse to:

catalog/includes/languages/english/index.php

Then just change this to what you want it to read..

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

such as

define('TEXT_MAIN', 'Welcome to my website.. blah blah');

magicandmischief182 · February 13, 2007

I think you are confused. This is looks like a language file from the admin side. The stylesheet for your customer facing side is catalog/stylesheet.css - you will be able to change your background colour in there.

You need to find the language file for the customer facing (catalog) side for the index.php file...

Connect to your host with an FTP or SCP client if you are working on a remote host, browse to:

catalog/includes/languages/english/index.php

Then just change this to what you want it to read..

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

such as

define('TEXT_MAIN', 'Welcome to my website.. blah blah');

Is this right?

<?php

/*

$Id: index.php,v 1.1 2003/06/11 17:38:00 hpdl Exp $

osCommerce, Open Source E-Commerce Solutions

http://www.oscommerce.com

Released under the GNU General Public License

*/

define('TEXT_MAIN', 'This is a default setup of the osCommerce project, products shown are for demonstrational purposes, any products purchased will not be delivered nor will the customer be billed. Any information seen on these products is to be treated as fictional. <table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2"><tr><td class="main" valign="top">' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'default/1.gif') . '</td><td class="main" valign="top">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.</td></tr><td class="main" valign="top">' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'default/2.gif') . '</td><td class="main" valign="top">Editing Page Texts The text shown here can be modified in the following file, on each language basis: [path to catalog]/includes/languages/' . $language . '/' . FILENAME_DEFAULT . ' That file can be edited manually, or via the Administration Tool with the Languages->' . ucfirst($language) . '->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 <a href="http://www.php.net/define" target="_blank">here</a>.</td></tr><tr><td class="main" valign="top">' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'default/3.gif') . '</td><td class="main" valign="top">Securing The Administration Tool It is important to secure the Administration Tool as there is currently no security implementation available.</td></tr><tr><td class="main" valign="top">' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'default/4.gif') . '</td><td class="main" valign="top">Online Documentation Online documentation can be read at the <a href="http://www.oscommerce.info" target="_blank">osCommerce Knowledge Base</a> site. Community support is available at the <a href="http://www.oscommerce.com/forums" target="_blank">osCommerce Community Support Forums</a> site.</td></tr></table> If you wish to download the solution powering this shop, or if you wish to contribute to the osCommerce project, please visit the <a href="http://www.oscommerce.com" target="_blank">support site of osCommerce</a>. This shop is running on osCommerce version ' . PROJECT_VERSION . '.');

define('TABLE_HEADING_NEW_PRODUCTS', 'New Products For %s');

define('TABLE_HEADING_UPCOMING_PRODUCTS', 'Upcoming Products');

define('TABLE_HEADING_DATE_EXPECTED', 'Date Expected');

if ( ($category_depth == 'products') || (isset($HTTP_GET_VARS['manufacturers_id'])) ) {

define('HEADING_TITLE', 'Let\'s See What We Have Here');

define('TABLE_HEADING_IMAGE', '');

define('TABLE_HEADING_MODEL', 'Model');

define('TABLE_HEADING_PRODUCTS', 'Product Name');

define('TABLE_HEADING_MANUFACTURER', 'Manufacturer');

define('TABLE_HEADING_QUANTITY', 'Quantity');

define('TABLE_HEADING_PRICE', 'Price');

define('TABLE_HEADING_WEIGHT', 'Weight');

define('TABLE_HEADING_BUY_NOW', 'Buy Now');

define('TEXT_NO_PRODUCTS', 'There are no products to list in this category.');

define('TEXT_NO_PRODUCTS2', 'There is no product available from this manufacturer.');

define('TEXT_NUMBER_OF_PRODUCTS', 'Number of Products: ');

define('TEXT_SHOW', 'Show:');

define('TEXT_BUY', 'Buy 1 \'');

define('TEXT_NOW', '\' now');

define('TEXT_ALL_CATEGORIES', 'All Categories');

define('TEXT_ALL_MANUFACTURERS', 'All Manufacturers');

} elseif ($category_depth == 'top') {

define('HEADING_TITLE', 'What\'s New Here?');

} elseif ($category_depth == 'nested') {

define('HEADING_TITLE', 'Categories');

}

?>

If it is, what do I need to delete to make take away the error message?

O BTW is there an OSC intruction manual out there?

psynaptic · February 13, 2007

Yep, you can replace:

define('TEXT_MAIN', 'This is a default setup of the osCommerce project, products shown are for demonstrational purposes, <b>any products purchased will not be delivered nor will the customer be billed</b>. Any information seen on these products is to be treated as fictional.<br><br><table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="2"><tr><td class="main" valign="top">' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'default/1.gif') . '</td><td class="main" valign="top"><b>Error Messages</b><br><br>If there are any error or warning messages shown above, please correct them first before proceeding.<br><br>Error messages are displayed at the very top of the page with a complete <span class="messageStackError">background</span> color.<br><br>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.</td></tr><td class="main" valign="top">' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'default/2.gif') . '</td><td class="main" valign="top"><b>Editing Page Texts</b><br><br>The text shown here can be modified in the following file, on each language basis:<br><br><nobr class="messageStackSuccess">[path to catalog]/includes/languages/' . $language . '/' . FILENAME_DEFAULT . '</nobr><br><br>That file can be edited manually, or via the Administration Tool with the <nobr class="messageStackSuccess">Languages->' . ucfirst($language) . '->Define</nobr> or <nobr class="messageStackSuccess">Tools->File Manager</nobr> modules.<br><br>The text is set in the following manner:<br><br><nobr>define(\'TEXT_MAIN\', \'<span class="messageStackSuccess">This is a default setup of the osCommerce project...</span>\');</nobr><br><br>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:<br><br><nobr>define(\'TEXT_MAIN\', \'\');</nobr><br><br>More information concerning the PHP define() function can be read <a href="http://www.php.net/define" target="_blank"><u>here</u></a>.</td></tr><tr><td class="main" valign="top">' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'default/3.gif') . '</td><td class="main" valign="top"><b>Securing The Administration Tool</b><br><br>It is important to secure the Administration Tool as there is currently no security implementation available.</td></tr><tr><td class="main" valign="top">' . tep_image(DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'default/4.gif') . '</td><td class="main" valign="top"><b>Online Documentation</b><br><br>Online documentation can be read at the <a href="http://www.oscommerce.info" target="_blank"><u>osCommerce Knowledge Base</u></a> site.<br><br>Community support is available at the <a href="http://www.oscommerce.com/forums" target="_blank"><u>osCommerce Community Support Forums</u></a> site.</td></tr></table><br>If you wish to download the solution powering this shop, or if you wish to contribute to the osCommerce project, please visit the <a href="http://www.oscommerce.com" target="_blank"><u>support site of osCommerce</u></a>. This shop is running on osCommerce version <font color="#f0000"><b>' . PROJECT_VERSION . '</b></font>.');

with

define('TEXT_MAIN', '');

The Knowledge Base has some handy material for people who are getting started. There is also a manual included with the release which is also a good read for those who are just starting out with osc.

Of course you can always ask questions here too as long as you show that you are putting some effort into learning some stuff yourself.

magicandmischief182 · February 13, 2007

Ok, I replaced the codes, now how do I get it onto the OSC?

psynaptic · February 13, 2007

Ok, I replaced the codes, now how do I get it onto the OSC?

That's quite a question you have there. I have no idea what you mean. You haven't explained yourself well enough. Please give more details and someone might be able to help you.

jonquil · February 13, 2007

As psynaptic rightly pointed out, you have some reading to do :)

http://www.oscommerce.info/docs/english/

Trust the process: Reading the manual, included with the osC download, will build your vocabulary and help you ask more difficult questions than you are asking now. The following link will help you understand the structure of osC and how files are connected:

http://oscdox.com/crossx/nav.html?_functions/index.html

Don't copy and use code from this site as the line numbers will copy, as well. Your osC Admin is typically accessed here with username & password:

mydomain.com/catalog/admin

jon

magicandmischief182 · February 13, 2007

How do I save the code onto my website?

magicandmischief182 · February 14, 2007

I edited the file and i saved it as index.php just like it appears on OSC but now when I hit upload new files it doesnt have the upload button it just has the cancel button.

magicandmischief182 · February 21, 2007

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