Help! My index page shows only HTML code!

[hsmom13]

I did a fresh install of OSC and all was working fine. I was searching the data base to find out how to edit the welcome page, and pulled up the files referenced (includes/languages/english.php and index.php) from File manage to look at the source code.

 

Since I could not find the code string that was referenced, I didn't make any changes--just hit Save to close the file. Now, the index page just shows the HTML code.

 

What can I do to fix this?

[phour19]

First I have seen in the forums people saying not to use the file manager to upload files. Use a good FTP program like WSFTP http://www.ipswitch.com

 

Second the index file is located at includes/languages/english/index.php

 

I would reload the index file from the fresh OSC and see if that fixes the HTML problem ?

 

Hope that helps.

 

Tim

[hsmom13]

First I have seen in the forums people saying not to use the file manager to upload files. Use a good FTP program like WSFTP http://www.ipswitch.com

 

Second the index file is located at includes/languages/english/index.php

 

I would reload the index file from the fresh OSC and see if that fixes the HTML problem ?

 

Hope that helps.

 

Tim

 

 

Thanks, Tim. I tried this and still get the same. There must be something higher up in the tree that got changed.

 

Any ideas on what else controls the presentation?

[digipete]

Can you post a URL? This makes it much easier on us. :-)

 

 

Pete

[jonquil]

http:// ...schooler.info/shoppingcart/index.php shows Page Not Found. Are you sure you have uploaded a fresh index.php to the /shoppingcart/ directory?

[hsmom13]

Can you post a URL? This makes it much easier on us. :-)

Pete

 

 

Sure. I thought about that after I hit submit:

 

www.modernhomeschooler.info/store

[hsmom13]

http:// ...schooler.info/shoppingcart/index.php shows Page Not Found. Are you sure you have uploaded a fresh index.php to the /shoppingcart/ directory?

 

 

I changed the name of the new upload to store, instead of shopping cart. I had saved the fresh install to the pc and took that file and uploaded into the website.

 

Is there a list somewhere of what functions each folder has? We have loaded in a lot of data today, and deleted lots of the default images, and I don't want to lose that work if I need to reload some of the other files. Mostly we have added things under Manufacturers and Categories.

 

TIA

 

hsmom13

[jonquil]

Ouch! Little pixies have been messing around with your index.php :(

 

What are you using for a Text Editor?

[hsmom13]

Ouch! Little pixies have been messing around with your index.php :(

 

What are you using for a Text Editor?

 

 

I used my FTP client to look at the source code (at work I used filezilla) and opened it in notepad. I may have also opened it in Wordpad, which seems easier to read.

 

I think I also tried to look at Edit from the File Manager. (My host is StartLogic if that makes a difference.) ( I keep reading things on this forum, and not everyone says the same thing.)

 

When you say index.php, can you tell me which index? I have found one in several places--includes/languages/english/index.php and a couple of other places--don't have all the path with me.

 

BTW--a friend told me today that using Mozilla to work with this type of editng is not a good thing. That is what I used at work when the bad stuff happened.

 

TIA

 

hsmom13

[hsmom13]

I used my FTP client to look at the source code (at work I used filezilla) and opened it in notepad. I may have also opened it in Wordpad, which seems easier to read.

 

I think I also tried to look at Edit from the File Manager. (My host is StartLogic if that makes a difference.) ( I keep reading things on this forum, and not everyone says the same thing.)

 

When you say index.php, can you tell me which index? I have found one in several places--includes/languages/english/index.php and a couple of other places--don't have all the path with me.

 

BTW--a friend told me today that using Mozilla to work with this type of editng is not a good thing. That is what I used at work when the bad stuff happened.

 

TIA

 

hsmom13

 

 

Thanks for the answers I have gotten. I still don't know what to do with my index page.

 

Any ideas out there, Please?

 

TIA

 

hsmom13

[♥FWR Media]

Thanks for the answers I have gotten. I still don't know what to do with my index page.

 

Any ideas out there, Please?

 

TIA

 

hsmom13

 

 

Replace the file catalog/index.php

 

with a fresh one from the downloaded package ..

 

The error was here ..

 

<?php
 } elseif ($category_depth == 'products' || isset($HTTP_GET_VARS['manufacturers_id'])) {
// create column list
$define_list = array('PRODUCT_LIST_MODEL' => PRODUCT_LIST_MODEL,
					 'PRODUCT_LIST_NAME' => PRODUCT_LIST_NAME,
					 'PRODUCT_LIST_MANUFACTURER' => PRODUCT_LIST_MANUFACTURER,
					 'PRODUCT_LIST_PRICE' => PRODUCT_LIST_PRICE,
					 'PRODUCT_LIST_QUANTITY' => PRODUCT_LIST_QUANTITY,
					 'PRODUCT_LIST_WEIGHT' => PRODUCT_LIST_WEIGHT,
					 'PRODUCT_LIST_IMAGE' => PRODUCT_LIST_IMAGE,
					 'PRODUCT_LIST_BUY_NOW' => PRODUCT_LIST_BUY_NOW);

[jonquil]

I used my FTP client to look at the source code (at work I used filezilla) and opened it in notepad. I may have also opened it in Wordpad, which seems easier to read.

 

I think I also tried to look at Edit from the File Manager. (My host is StartLogic if that makes a difference.) ( I keep reading things on this forum, and not everyone says the same thing.)

 

When you say index.php, can you tell me which index? I have found one in several places--includes/languages/english/index.php and a couple of other places--don't have all the path with me.

BTW--a friend told me today that using Mozilla to work with this type of editng is not a good thing. That is what I used at work when the bad stuff happened.

TIA

hsmom13

I took a peek and it looks like you did upload a fresh store/index.php. Good for you :)

 

I know everyone says something different (has different preferences) about Text editors. Like Strawberry vs. Chocolate really. At the end of the day, you should understand the difference among programs that are designed for a specific file-editing purpose. Some programs are better than others; some offer you the option of working directly in code or WYZIWYG (what you see is what you get), others can handle file types now that they couldn't years ago:

 

Non-inclusive Basics

• Web Pages = HTML Editor (list)
  
• Formatted Text & Graphics = Word Processor or Layout program (list)
  
• Text Files (no formatting) = Text Editor (list)
  
• Images = Image Editor (list)
  
• Column/Row Calculations = Spreadsheet Editor (list)
  

In any case, to preserve your sanity, you should edit PHP files in a Text Editor, which means you'll need to get curious about PHP code structure, and the structure of osC files and why they are in certain folders. Some files, as you noticed, are named the same (index.php, for starters). The information (defines) in store/includes/languages/english/index.php is vital to store/index.php; in other words, they are inextricably 'connected.'

 

Anyway, more than you wanted to know this fine day post Christmas and a LOT of pie :)

 

jon