amazingtoyshoppe Posted March 2, 2007 Posted March 2, 2007 I've been reading and reading all night long and I think that I need help. How on earth do I add these contributions? For example, I would love to add something to make my subcategories look different and I want to add the Google Checkout Feature, but I have no idea how to add these contributions! Any help will be fantastic. I'm just having a hard time figuring this out. Thank you!
zefeena Posted March 2, 2007 Posted March 2, 2007 Hi, totally new to this - but i asked the very same thing! Download the zip file (click the little brown and green icon over on the right). Extract the files. Follow the installation instructions contained within (often called README.txt or INSTALL.txt) Then you have to run a statement in your Sql database. Open PhpMyAdmin and select your database. Click the SQL tab at the top. Paste those queries into the box. Hit "go" I know nothing about programming etc - but it worked for me!!! Hope that helps. Running a botched up version of osCommerce Online Merchant v2.3.4 bootstrap with the dresscode theme installed, numerous add-ons, terrible coding, terrible website, but will have to make do until I have made up for my losses and can risk shutting down for a couple of weeks while I start all over again. - I did not install my program but am endeavouring to fix it with your help.
ErollorD Posted March 2, 2007 Posted March 2, 2007 almost all contributions have install instructions that look something like this: you open file, find the code (for example if($a==$B) {... and you do what as it says, or you must add new code before or after or totally replace the listed code ... Right now I'm thinking to create video tutorials about some major problems with oscommerce... if anybody is interested, let me know...
amazingtoyshoppe Posted March 2, 2007 Author Posted March 2, 2007 almost all contributions have install instructions that look something like this: you open file, find the code (for example if($a==$B) {... and you do what as it says, or you must add new code before or after or totally replace the listed code ... Right now I'm thinking to create video tutorials about some major problems with oscommerce... if anybody is interested, let me know... I am VERY interested in the video help! I am thinking of taking programming courses just to figure out how to get this stuff in there! Potentially DUMB newbie question - but once I have this answered I think that I'm going to "get it". I'm fairly computer literate and I'm a fast learner. I just need a path... To do any of these changes, I'm doing them in FILE MANAGER and then editing the associated file, correct? :blush: THANK YOU! This is going to be helpful. once I get on the right path, I can fly! THANKS AGAIN!
zefeena Posted March 2, 2007 Posted March 2, 2007 I've found that the instructions clearly tell you which path you need. The only thing that they don't tend to mention is the starting point, but i guess that may be diffrent for each person? Once i open up file manager (which i do from my control panel else i find i can't upload files) I click the public html folder and then follow the given path. Only diffference usually is that the inital folder is called catalog in the path, but mine is called store - cos that was the way it was set up. if it's a file you are uploading or replacing, you click through to the correct place, then press upload, click browse to locate the file (whihc you have unzipped after download) from your pc and go! If the file is replacing one of the same name you have to check the box - overwrite - else it won't upload. If you are changing/adding a bit of code, then you locate the file, and i paste it in, cos no way could i type that without making a load of mistakes! Running a botched up version of osCommerce Online Merchant v2.3.4 bootstrap with the dresscode theme installed, numerous add-ons, terrible coding, terrible website, but will have to make do until I have made up for my losses and can risk shutting down for a couple of weeks while I start all over again. - I did not install my program but am endeavouring to fix it with your help.
bkellum Posted March 3, 2007 Posted March 3, 2007 I am VERY interested in the video help! I am thinking of taking programming courses just to figure out how to get this stuff in there! Potentially DUMB newbie question - but once I have this answered I think that I'm going to "get it". I'm fairly computer literate and I'm a fast learner. I just need a path... To do any of these changes, I'm doing them in FILE MANAGER and then editing the associated file, correct? :blush: THANK YOU! This is going to be helpful. once I get on the right path, I can fly! THANKS AGAIN! I would suggest not using the osCommerce File Manager but do the following instead: FTP the PHP files you want to edit from your remote server (osCommerce live store) to your PC. Open the PHP files with a PHP editor such as PHP Designer 2007 or any plain text editor such as NotePad. Make any modifications that you need and save the file under the same name. FTP the modified PHP files over the existing PHP files of the same name on your remote server (osCommerce live store). Test your store in a browser to be sure everything works the way you expected. Have fun! Bill Kellum Sounds Good Productions STS Tutorials & more: STSv4.6, STS Add-ons (STS Power Pack), STS V4 Forum STS Forum FREE TEMPLATE
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