Reference to includes/column_left.php in the Knowledge Base Infobox tutorial

[Fuzzbutt.co.uk]

I've just followed this tutorial to add a new Infobox, as I've got the hang of adding pages to existing infoboxes. However, the tutorial makes reference to the includes/column_left.php:

 

For this example, the new box will be included before the Information box on the left side column in includes/column_left.php:

 

<?php

require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'categories.php');

require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'manufacturers.php');

require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'whats_new.php');

require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'search.php');

require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'my_new_box.php');

require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'information.php');

?>

 

However, this coding is in ADMIN/includes/column_left.php though, *not* the other includes/column_left.php. So I added a new line require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'fun_stuff.php'); here and followed the rest of the tutorial to a T, and still I have no extra infobox appearing. I've checked and double checked, what am I missing?

[markg-uk]

the column_left.php in the main site (i.e. not the admin one) has some code which displays certain infoboxes depending on what page is shown.

 

You're probably best off posting your column_left.php here for checking

 

You did copy the new infobox to the boxes directory as well right? :)

[Fuzzbutt.co.uk]

Yes, fun_stuff.php has been copied to the includes/boxes dir.

 

 

 

<?php

/*

$Id: column_left.php,v 1.13 2002/06/16 22:08:05 lango Exp $

 

osCommerce, Open Source E-Commerce Solutions

http://www.oscommerce.com

 

Copyright © 2002 osCommerce

 

Released under the GNU General Public License

*/

 

$column_query = tep_db_query('select configuration_column as cfgcol, configuration_title as cfgtitle, configuration_value as cfgvalue, configuration_key as cfgkey, box_heading from ' . TABLE_THEME_CONFIGURATION . ' order by location');

while ($column = tep_db_fetch_array($column_query)) {

 

$column['cfgtitle'] = str_replace(' ', '_', $column['cfgtitle']);

$column['cfgtitle'] = str_replace("'", '', $column['cfgtitle']);

 

if ( ($column[cfgvalue] == 'yes') && ($column[cfgcol] == 'left')) {

 

define($column['cfgkey'],$column['box_heading']);

 

if ( file_exists(DIR_WS_BOXES . $column['cfgtitle'] . '.php') ) {

require(DIR_WS_BOXES . $column['cfgtitle'] . '.php');

}

}

}

?>

 

Here is the admin/includes/column_left.php. The fun stuff box line has been commented out cos every time i *uncomment* it then my entiire admin panel breaks and you can't view any content! It also doesn't make my Fun Stuff box appear either :(

 

<?php

/*

$Id: column_left.php 1739 2007-12-20 00:52:16Z hpdl $

 

osCommerce, Open Source E-Commerce Solutions

http://www.oscommerce.com

 

Copyright © 2002 osCommerce

 

Released under the GNU General Public License

*/

 

require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'configuration.php');

require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'catalog.php');

require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'modules.php');

require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'customers.php');

require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'taxes.php');

require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'localization.php');

require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'reports.php');

require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'tools.php');

require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'info_boxes.php');

//require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'fun_stuff.php'); //Rache added

?>

[♥geoffreywalton]

The code in the tutorial is not in admin column_left.php.

 

Tutorial

<?php

require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'categories.php');

require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'manufacturers.php');

require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'whats_new.php');

require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'search.php');

require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'my_new_box.php');

require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'information.php');

?>

 

Your admin/column_left.php

 

 

require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'configuration.php');

require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'catalog.php');

require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'modules.php');

require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'customers.php');

require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'taxes.php');

require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'localization.php');

require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'reports.php');

require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'tools.php');

require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'info_boxes.php');

 

Replace the last ?> in

 

includes/column_left.php with

 

require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'fun_stuff.php'); //Rache added

?>

 

Make sure funstuff.php is in /includes/boxes

 

If that fails post includes/column_left.php

[Fuzzbutt.co.uk]

Excellent, that works :)

 

But doesn't this piece of code in includes\column_left.php

 

if ( file_exists(DIR_WS_BOXES . $column['cfgtitle'] . '.php') ) {

require(DIR_WS_BOXES . $column['cfgtitle'] . '.php');

 

sort of do a loop to root out all the box files and display then? Why do I need to hard code any new box I put on?

[dmnalven]

Single quote the array key names:

if ( ($column['cfgvalue'] == 'yes') && ($column['cfgcol'] == 'left')) {

Check any error logs for messages.

 

Consider using an absolute address for the file test,

if ( file_exists(DIR_FS_CATALOG . DIR_WS_BOXES . $column['cfgtitle'] . '.php') ) {

Post back if you continue to have difficulties.

[♥geoffreywalton]

The code you posted does not loop round at all. It only tests for one value.

 

It might be contained in a loop but can't tell from code posted.

[Fuzzbutt.co.uk]

It's all working now so no worries :D