Left Column (Categories infox) disappeared

[militarytour]

I was doing minor changes to the index.php page and for some strange reason my left column along with the categories and site links box completely disappeared.

 

I need to re-add this.

 

Anyone can offer me pointers to reinstate the left column with missing infoboxes.

 

Thank you

[Guest]

I was doing minor changes to the index.php page and for some strange reason my left column along with the categories and site links box completely disappeared.

 

I need to re-add this.

 

Anyone can offer me pointers to reinstate the left column with missing infoboxes.

 

Thank you

 

Firstly you should alwasy backup any file you intend to edit no matter how simple the edit then you can easily undo the error.

 

Look in index.php around line 48 for the code

 

<!-- body //-->
<table border="0" width="100%" cellspacing="3" cellpadding="3">
 <tr>
<td width="<?php echo BOX_WIDTH; ?>" valign="top"><table border="0" width="<?php echo BOX_WIDTH; ?>" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2">
<!-- left_navigation //-->
<?php require(DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'column_left.php'); ?>
<!-- left_navigation_eof //-->
</table></td>
<!-- body_text //-->

 

Some of that should be there see what isn't and replace it with the above

[militarytour]

Hey thanks for the tip but now I get some fatal error.

 

This is what pops up:

 

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: tep_show_category() in ******/***********/*******/*******/includes/boxes/categories.php on line 131

 

Any clue?

 

Thanks for yoour time

[Guest]

Hey thanks for the tip but now I get some fatal error.

 

This is what pops up:

 

Fatal error: Call to undefined function: tep_show_category() in ******/***********/*******/*******/includes/boxes/categories.php on line 131

 

Any clue?

 

Thanks for yoour time

 

You seem to have an error in the category box file the function tep_show_category should be defined in the includes/boxes/categories.php as the first bit of code this is then called later in line 131. Look for the code below at the top of your page and if it's now there add it agter the original comments and before

<tr>

<td>

<?php

$info_box_contents = array();

 

  function tep_show_category($counter) {
global $tree, $categories_string, $cPath_array;

for ($i=0; $i<$tree[$counter]['level']; $i++) {
  $categories_string .= "  ";
}

$categories_string .= '<a href="';

if ($tree[$counter]['parent'] == 0) {
  $cPath_new = 'cPath=' . $counter;
} else {
  $cPath_new = 'cPath=' . $tree[$counter]['path'];
}

$categories_string .= tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT, $cPath_new) . '">';

if (isset($cPath_array) && in_array($counter, $cPath_array)) {
  $categories_string .= '<b>';
}

// display category name
$categories_string .= $tree[$counter]['name'];

if (isset($cPath_array) && in_array($counter, $cPath_array)) {
  $categories_string .= '</b>';
}

if (tep_has_category_subcategories($counter)) {
  $categories_string .= '->';
}

$categories_string .= '</a>';

if (SHOW_COUNTS == 'true') {
  $products_in_category = tep_count_products_in_category($counter);
  if ($products_in_category > 0) {
	$categories_string .= ' (' . $products_in_category . ')';
  }
}

$categories_string .= '<br>';

if ($tree[$counter]['next_id'] != false) {
  tep_show_category($tree[$counter]['next_id']);
}
 }
?>
<!-- categories //-->

[militarytour]

Thanks again.

 

I added this code to the categories.php file and still I see no left column with categories on the mainpage. Wondering if it's in my index.php file.

 

<tr>

<td>

<?php

$info_box_contents = array();

 

function tep_show_category($counter) {

global $tree, $categories_string, $cPath_array;

 

for ($i=0; $i<$tree[$counter]['level']; $i++) {

$categories_string .= " ";

}

 

$categories_string .= '<a href="';

 

if ($tree[$counter]['parent'] == 0) {

$cPath_new = 'cPath=' . $counter;

} else {

$cPath_new = 'cPath=' . $tree[$counter]['path'];

}

 

$categories_string .= tep_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT, $cPath_new) . '">';

 

if (isset($cPath_array) && in_array($counter, $cPath_array)) {

$categories_string .= '<b>';

}

 

// display category name

$categories_string .= $tree[$counter]['name'];

 

if (isset($cPath_array) && in_array($counter, $cPath_array)) {

$categories_string .= '</b>';

}

 

if (tep_has_category_subcategories($counter)) {

$categories_string .= '->';

}

 

$categories_string .= '</a>';

 

if (SHOW_COUNTS == 'true') {

$products_in_category = tep_count_products_in_category($counter);

if ($products_in_category > 0) {

$categories_string .= ' (' . $products_in_category . ')';

}

}

 

$categories_string .= '<br>';

 

if ($tree[$counter]['next_id'] != false) {

tep_show_category($tree[$counter]['next_id']);

}

}

 

?>

<!-- categories //-->

 

Thanks again your help is greatly appreciated

[militarytour]

Hey problem completely fixed. Again thank you for your time mrmoz