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Our site www.efikits.com is almost done, it has been a lot of work for someone who works on cars for a living and not programming but Oscommerce has made it easier.

 

I am having trouble getting the categories box to show. It shows in the column left but still does not show in the page.

Does anyone have an idea?

 

Thanks Brian

 

Column Left Code

 

if ((USE_CACHE == 'true') && empty($SID)) {

echo tep_cache_categories_box();

} else {

include(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'categories.php');

}

 

if ((USE_CACHE == 'true') && empty($SID)) {

echo tep_cache_manufacturers_box();

} else {

include(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'manufacturers.php');

}

 

 

require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'whats_new.php');

require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'reviews.php');

require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'search.php');

 

//My Space Add

include(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'add_to_friends.php');

 

//Authorize.Net Merchant Verification Seal

include(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'authorize.php');

 

//Comodo Seal

include(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'ssl.php');

include(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'currencies.php');

require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'information.php');

 

 

?>

 

Code for the includes/boxes/categories.php

 

<?php

/*

$Id: categories.php,v 1.25 2003/07/09 01:13:58 hpdl Exp $

 

osCommerce, Open Source E-Commerce Solutions

http://www.oscommerce.com

 

Copyright © 2003 osCommerce

 

Released under the GNU General Public License

*/

 

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 //-->

 

<?php

$info_box_contents = array();

$info_box_contents[] = array('text' => BOX_HEADING_CATEGORIES);

 

//new infoBoxHeading2($info_box_contents, false, false);

 

$categories_string = '';

$tree = array();

 

$categories_query = tep_db_query("select c.categories_id, cd.categories_name, c.parent_id from " . TABLE_CATEGORIES . " c, " . TABLE_CATEGORIES_DESCRIPTION . " cd where c.parent_id = '0' and c.categories_id = cd.categories_id and cd.language_id='" . (int)$languages_id ."' order by sort_order, cd.categories_name");

while ($categories = tep_db_fetch_array($categories_query)) {

$tree[$categories['categories_id']] = array('name' => $categories['categories_name'],

'parent' => $categories['parent_id'],

'level' => 0,

'path' => $categories['categories_id'],

'next_id' => false);

 

if (isset($parent_id)) {

$tree[$parent_id]['next_id'] = $categories['categories_id'];

}

 

$parent_id = $categories['categories_id'];

 

if (!isset($first_element)) {

$first_element = $categories['categories_id'];

}

}

 

//------------------------

if (tep_not_null($cPath)) {

$new_path = '';

reset($cPath_array);

while (list($key, $value) = each($cPath_array)) {

unset($parent_id);

unset($first_id);

$categories_query = tep_db_query("select c.categories_id, cd.categories_name, c.parent_id from " . TABLE_CATEGORIES . " c, " . TABLE_CATEGORIES_DESCRIPTION . " cd where c.parent_id = '" . (int)$value . "' and c.categories_id = cd.categories_id and cd.language_id='" . (int)$languages_id ."' order by sort_order, cd.categories_name");

if (tep_db_num_rows($categories_query)) {

$new_path .= $value;

while ($row = tep_db_fetch_array($categories_query)) {

$tree[$row['categories_id']] = array('name' => $row['categories_name'],

'parent' => $row['parent_id'],

'level' => $key+1,

'path' => $new_path . '_' . $row['categories_id'],

'next_id' => false);

 

if (isset($parent_id)) {

$tree[$parent_id]['next_id'] = $row['categories_id'];

}

 

$parent_id = $row['categories_id'];

 

if (!isset($first_id)) {

$first_id = $row['categories_id'];

}

 

$last_id = $row['categories_id'];

}

$tree[$last_id]['next_id'] = $tree[$value]['next_id'];

$tree[$value]['next_id'] = $first_id;

$new_path .= '_';

} else {

break;

}

}

}

// tep_show_category($first_element);

 

$info_box_contents = array();

$info_box_contents[] = array('text' => $categories_string);

 

//new infoBox($info_box_contents);

?>

 

<!-- categories_eof //-->

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goto your admin section: http://www.efikits.com/admin then click on Tools then Cache Control .. then for Categories Box click on the icon to the right under Action Reset icon ... see if it shows up now..

 

Wait that wont work...just had another closer look at your code for includes/boxes/categories.php

 

You are commenting out the code that displays the info box...try replacing it with the original file below (PLEASE KEEP A BACKUP OF YOUR CURRENT FILE THOUGH!!!)

 

<?php
/*
 $Id: categories.php 1739 2007-12-20 00:52:16Z hpdl $

 osCommerce, Open Source E-Commerce Solutions
 http://www.oscommerce.com

 Copyright (c) 2003 osCommerce

 Released under the GNU General Public License
*/

 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 //-->
	  <tr>
		<td>
<?php
 $info_box_contents = array();
 $info_box_contents[] = array('text' => BOX_HEADING_CATEGORIES);

 new infoBoxHeading($info_box_contents, true, false);

 $categories_string = '';
 $tree = array();

 $categories_query = tep_db_query("select c.categories_id, cd.categories_name, c.parent_id from " . TABLE_CATEGORIES . " c, " . TABLE_CATEGORIES_DESCRIPTION . " cd where c.parent_id = '0' and c.categories_id = cd.categories_id and cd.language_id='" . (int)$languages_id ."' order by sort_order, cd.categories_name");
 while ($categories = tep_db_fetch_array($categories_query))  {
$tree[$categories['categories_id']] = array('name' => $categories['categories_name'],
											'parent' => $categories['parent_id'],
											'level' => 0,
											'path' => $categories['categories_id'],
											'next_id' => false);

if (isset($parent_id)) {
  $tree[$parent_id]['next_id'] = $categories['categories_id'];
}

$parent_id = $categories['categories_id'];

if (!isset($first_element)) {
  $first_element = $categories['categories_id'];
}
 }

 //------------------------
 if (tep_not_null($cPath)) {
$new_path = '';
reset($cPath_array);
while (list($key, $value) = each($cPath_array)) {
  unset($parent_id);
  unset($first_id);
  $categories_query = tep_db_query("select c.categories_id, cd.categories_name, c.parent_id from " . TABLE_CATEGORIES . " c, " . TABLE_CATEGORIES_DESCRIPTION . " cd where c.parent_id = '" . (int)$value . "' and c.categories_id = cd.categories_id and cd.language_id='" . (int)$languages_id ."' order by sort_order, cd.categories_name");
  if (tep_db_num_rows($categories_query)) {
	$new_path .= $value;
	while ($row = tep_db_fetch_array($categories_query)) {
	  $tree[$row['categories_id']] = array('name' => $row['categories_name'],
										   'parent' => $row['parent_id'],
										   'level' => $key+1,
										   'path' => $new_path . '_' . $row['categories_id'],
										   'next_id' => false);

	  if (isset($parent_id)) {
		$tree[$parent_id]['next_id'] = $row['categories_id'];
	  }

	  $parent_id = $row['categories_id'];

	  if (!isset($first_id)) {
		$first_id = $row['categories_id'];
	  }

	  $last_id = $row['categories_id'];
	}
	$tree[$last_id]['next_id'] = $tree[$value]['next_id'];
	$tree[$value]['next_id'] = $first_id;
	$new_path .= '_';
  } else {
	break;
  }
}
 }
 tep_show_category($first_element); 

 $info_box_contents = array();
 $info_box_contents[] = array('text' => $categories_string);

 new infoBox($info_box_contents);
?>
		</td>
	  </tr>
<!-- categories_eof //-->

 

OR

 

using your code (but removing the uncommented lines that you had) should work...try this below:

 

<?php
/*
$Id: categories.php,v 1.25 2003/07/09 01:13:58 hpdl Exp $

osCommerce, Open Source E-Commerce Solutions
http://www.oscommerce.com

Copyright © 2003 osCommerce

Released under the GNU General Public License
*/

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 //-->

<?php
$info_box_contents = array();
$info_box_contents[] = array('text' => BOX_HEADING_CATEGORIES);

new infoBoxHeading2($info_box_contents, false, false);

$categories_string = '';
$tree = array();

$categories_query = tep_db_query("select c.categories_id, cd.categories_name, c.parent_id from " . TABLE_CATEGORIES . " c, " . TABLE_CATEGORIES_DESCRIPTION . " cd where c.parent_id = '0' and c.categories_id = cd.categories_id and cd.language_id='" . (int)$languages_id ."' order by sort_order, cd.categories_name");
while ($categories = tep_db_fetch_array($categories_query)) {
$tree[$categories['categories_id']] = array('name' => $categories['categories_name'],
'parent' => $categories['parent_id'],
'level' => 0,
'path' => $categories['categories_id'],
'next_id' => false);

if (isset($parent_id)) {
$tree[$parent_id]['next_id'] = $categories['categories_id'];
}

$parent_id = $categories['categories_id'];

if (!isset($first_element)) {
$first_element = $categories['categories_id'];
}
}

//------------------------
if (tep_not_null($cPath)) {
$new_path = '';
reset($cPath_array);
while (list($key, $value) = each($cPath_array)) {
unset($parent_id);
unset($first_id);
$categories_query = tep_db_query("select c.categories_id, cd.categories_name, c.parent_id from " . TABLE_CATEGORIES . " c, " . TABLE_CATEGORIES_DESCRIPTION . " cd where c.parent_id = '" . (int)$value . "' and c.categories_id = cd.categories_id and cd.language_id='" . (int)$languages_id ."' order by sort_order, cd.categories_name");
if (tep_db_num_rows($categories_query)) {
$new_path .= $value;
while ($row = tep_db_fetch_array($categories_query)) {
$tree[$row['categories_id']] = array('name' => $row['categories_name'],
'parent' => $row['parent_id'],
'level' => $key+1,
'path' => $new_path . '_' . $row['categories_id'],
'next_id' => false);

if (isset($parent_id)) {
$tree[$parent_id]['next_id'] = $row['categories_id'];
}

$parent_id = $row['categories_id'];

if (!isset($first_id)) {
$first_id = $row['categories_id'];
}

$last_id = $row['categories_id'];
}
$tree[$last_id]['next_id'] = $tree[$value]['next_id'];
$tree[$value]['next_id'] = $first_id;
$new_path .= '_';
} else {
break;
}
}
}
tep_show_category($first_element);

$info_box_contents = array();
$info_box_contents[] = array('text' => $categories_string);

new infoBox($info_box_contents);
?>

<!-- categories_eof //-->

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I have tried both codes you provided and get this error

 

Warning: Unexpected character in input: '\' (ASCII=92) state=1 in /hsphere/local/home/horsepow/efikits.com/includes/boxes/categories.php on line 2

 

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /hsphere/local/home/horsepow/efikits.com/includes/boxes/categories.php on line 2

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I have tried both codes you provided and get this error

 

Warning: Unexpected character in input: '\' (ASCII=92) state=1 in /hsphere/local/home/horsepow/efikits.com/includes/boxes/categories.php on line 2

 

Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STRING in /hsphere/local/home/horsepow/efikits.com/includes/boxes/categories.php on line 2

 

The first one provided is the standard OSCommerce file ... shouldnt be getting that error ... unless when you copied it over from here to your file it didn't copy it over properly

 

Just use the same code you had but get rid of the comments...

 

so for this line:

 

//new infoBoxHeading2($info_box_contents, false, false);

 

change it to:

 

new infoBoxHeading2($info_box_contents, false, false);

 

for this line:

 

// tep_show_category($first_element);

 

change it to:

 

tep_show_category($first_element);

 

for this line:

 

//new infoBox($info_box_contents);

 

change it to:

 

new infoBox($info_box_contents);

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Good and bad news, the Products now show and this is what I put back but now the column left menu is all messed up. What should I look for to fix that.

www.efikits.com

 

 

 

 

<?php

/*

$Id: categories.php,v 1.25 2003/07/09 01:13:58 hpdl Exp $

 

osCommerce, Open Source E-Commerce Solutions

http://www.oscommerce.com

 

Copyright © 2003 osCommerce

 

Released under the GNU General Public License

*/

 

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 //-->

 

<?php

$info_box_contents = array();

$info_box_contents[] = array('text' => BOX_HEADING_CATEGORIES);

 

new infoBoxHeading2($info_box_contents, false, false);

 

$categories_string = '';

$tree = array();

 

$categories_query = tep_db_query("select c.categories_id, cd.categories_name, c.parent_id from " . TABLE_CATEGORIES . " c, " . TABLE_CATEGORIES_DESCRIPTION . " cd where c.parent_id = '0' and c.categories_id = cd.categories_id and cd.language_id='" . (int)$languages_id ."' order by sort_order, cd.categories_name");

while ($categories = tep_db_fetch_array($categories_query)) {

$tree[$categories['categories_id']] = array('name' => $categories['categories_name'],

'parent' => $categories['parent_id'],

'level' => 0,

'path' => $categories['categories_id'],

'next_id' => false);

 

if (isset($parent_id)) {

$tree[$parent_id]['next_id'] = $categories['categories_id'];

}

 

$parent_id = $categories['categories_id'];

 

if (!isset($first_element)) {

$first_element = $categories['categories_id'];

}

}

 

//------------------------

if (tep_not_null($cPath)) {

$new_path = '';

reset($cPath_array);

while (list($key, $value) = each($cPath_array)) {

unset($parent_id);

unset($first_id);

$categories_query = tep_db_query("select c.categories_id, cd.categories_name, c.parent_id from " . TABLE_CATEGORIES . " c, " . TABLE_CATEGORIES_DESCRIPTION . " cd where c.parent_id = '" . (int)$value . "' and c.categories_id = cd.categories_id and cd.language_id='" . (int)$languages_id ."' order by sort_order, cd.categories_name");

if (tep_db_num_rows($categories_query)) {

$new_path .= $value;

while ($row = tep_db_fetch_array($categories_query)) {

$tree[$row['categories_id']] = array('name' => $row['categories_name'],

'parent' => $row['parent_id'],

'level' => $key+1,

'path' => $new_path . '_' . $row['categories_id'],

'next_id' => false);

 

if (isset($parent_id)) {

$tree[$parent_id]['next_id'] = $row['categories_id'];

}

 

$parent_id = $row['categories_id'];

 

if (!isset($first_id)) {

$first_id = $row['categories_id'];

}

 

$last_id = $row['categories_id'];

}

$tree[$last_id]['next_id'] = $tree[$value]['next_id'];

$tree[$value]['next_id'] = $first_id;

$new_path .= '_';

} else {

break;

}

}

}

tep_show_category($first_element);

 

$info_box_contents = array();

$info_box_contents[] = array('text' => $categories_string);

 

new infoBox($info_box_contents);

?>

 

<!-- categories_eof //-->

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Paste the table code width and cell padding?

 

hmmm ur tables are a bit messed up actually ... i think you need to take another look at your /includes/header.php file and check your tables..

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I have found the area in the header .php where the problem is but I am having a problem making it appear to the right of the column_left menu. I can't find where the column right is called out. I would also like to make the column_left a little more narrow in width and seem to be having a problem with that.

 

<table border="0" width="150" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">

<tr>

<td valign="top" width="234" background="images/main/newsTile.gif"><div align="center">

<img border="0" src="images/main/address.gif" width="234" height="226"><div align="center">

<table border="0" width="234" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2">

<!-- left_navigation //-->

<?php require(DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'column_left.php'); ?>

<!-- left_navigation_eof //-->

</table></td>

<!-- body_text //-->

<table border="0" width="95" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center">

<td width="100%" valign="top">

<tr><td>

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In all store front pages.

Column left is called here

	<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>

Column right is called here

	<td width="<?php echo BOX_WIDTH; ?>" valign="top"><table border="0" width="<?php echo BOX_WIDTH; ?>" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2">
<!-- right_navigation //-->
<?php require(DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'column_right.php'); ?>
<!-- right_navigation_eof //-->
</table></td>

The width is set here in includes/application_top.php

// customization for the design layout
 define('BOX_WIDTH', 125); // how wide the boxes should be in pixels (default: 125)

That will make both right and left column the samw size. If you want different sizes for both columns try my contrib.

 

http://addons.oscommerce.com/info/5720

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