pnoble Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 Hello All, I have tried to find this answer but maybe too basic for this section. Basically I have OSCommerce default site working but I now want to add new products. There are three languages by default but I have some problems. I found the posting giving the database default structure but I dont want to waste weeks on end doing data entry the wrong way by updating linked tables all over the place. The questions.. What is the best way to enter new products and categotriesi.e. do I have to go to phpmyadmin , remove all the existing ones and one by one add new categories. Then go to categories_description table and enter in there. Then upload file picture to relevant ftp folder. I did this for a sample category and got it to show on my site but when I click the german language icon all the text in the site changed but my new cataegory was not in the german page at all. I went in to the categories_description table and manually added a record with the relevant language_id. When I switched from english to german the new category was in the german page but Because I dont speak german I could only add the english word which isnt ideal. If I need to be able to translate the whole product range and description maybe I should just remove language id 2 and 3 ?? Please help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack_mcs Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 Don't use phpmyadmin to enter categories and products. They will not be entered correctly, unless you do a awful lot of extra work. Just go to your admin section and add them there. As for the languages, you have to do all of the translation yourself, which is why many shops only offer one language. Jack Support Links: For Hire: Contact me for anything you need help with for your shop: upgrading, hosting, repairs, code written, etc. All of My Addons Get the latest versions of my addons Recommended SEO Addons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pnoble Posted May 7, 2007 Author Share Posted May 7, 2007 Don't use phpmyadmin to enter categories and products. They will not be entered correctly, unless you do a awful lot of extra work. Just go to your admin section and add them there. As for the languages, you have to do all of the translation yourself, which is why many shops only offer one language. Jack :rolleyes: Thank you kindly Jack. I got an error telling me to update .htacess in /catalog for register globals. This was already turned on so I turned this on in /admin .htaccess and I could enter products etc no bother... muuuch easier than mysql manual \p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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