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iilker

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Dear All,

 

I Need basic help of the software type/version

and if php is required to update or it is a template base one

 

Following was in the footer of the server copy of the website I need to update

unfortunately I don'th have the copy of the software to update the website without the software

 

 

E-Commerce Engine Copyright © 2005 osCommerce

osCommerce provides no warranty and is redistributable under the GNU General Public License

Powered by osCommerce

 

1) Where to look for the type of software used and the version of it:

I need help to find the specific version or / and name of the software as well as

 

2)simple instructions on how to go about updating through the software if it is template driven or do I need to know php

 

if the html knowledge is not enough I may bypass that stage and make an html version only of the site which is somehow more time required to create 40 or so differen html pages and link all

 

I appreciate your direction if you could

 

kind regards

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Just what are you trying to do? Is this somebody else's shop and you'd like to copy its look, or is this your shop that you want to modify? I don't understand. If it's your shop, you have all the source on the server (the .php files, .css files, .js files, .sql file, image files). The instructions that you were given above will help you to determine what version you're currently running, and from there you can find out how to upgrade the version or add a template.

 

If this is someone else's shop that you want to copy the look of, you'll never do it capturing HTML files. There is a lot of database and form work being done when a customer interacts with the shop, and that requires PHP. If the owner won't tell you what version and template (if any) they're using (are you a competitor?), maybe you could post a link to the store you want to copy, and someone may recognize the template or other design work.

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Appreciate your offer very much

It is a website of a friend done by somebody else few years ago and he doesn't know how to update and I am willing to help provided my html knowledge is enough. I don't have any php knowledge

 

so if it is a template driven think I maybe able to do it otherwise I intend to do html only version in the same folder

and swich from php driven site to a html only version which is going to be without a lot of interactivity

 

I do have access to the server files and I did the index.php as index.html so far and I need another 40 or so pages if I cannot do it the way it was done in the first place

 

kind regards

 

Just what are you trying to do? Is this somebody else's shop and you'd like to copy its look, or is this your shop that you want to modify? I don't understand. If it's your shop, you have all the source on the server (the .php files, .css files, .js files, .sql file, image files). The instructions that you were given above will help you to determine what version you're currently running, and from there you can find out how to upgrade the version or add a template.

 

If this is someone else's shop that you want to copy the look of, you'll never do it capturing HTML files. There is a lot of database and form work being done when a customer interacts with the shop, and that requires PHP. If the owner won't tell you what version and template (if any) they're using (are you a competitor?), maybe you could post a link to the store you want to copy, and someone may recognize the template or other design work.

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I have just seen that, ours is:

define the project version

define('PROJECT_VERSION', 'osCommerce 2.2-MS2');

 

What version is my shop?

 

Instructions on how to update depends on knowing the version you're starting with.

 

Regards

Jim

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Easy upgrade. There is an Addon to upgrade your shop to 2.2RC2a, which is the latest version. The only complication would be if other addons or a template have been added to your shop.

 

Regards

Jim

See my profile for a list of my addons and ways to get support.

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My ultimate question is:

 

can I update the website with html only or do I need to know php

 

if so I need to resort to make the website with html only since I do not have the experience with php

 

thank you

 

 

 

Easy upgrade. There is an Addon to upgrade your shop to 2.2RC2a, which is the latest version. The only complication would be if other addons or a template have been added to your shop.

 

Regards

Jim

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Can you follow instructions? If so, you should be able to handle the upgrade. If you run into trouble, someone here can probably help.

 

Regards

Jim

See my profile for a list of my addons and ways to get support.

Posted

Appreciate your offer very much

It is a website of a friend done by somebody else few years ago and he doesn't know how to update and I am willing to help provided my html knowledge is enough. I don't have any php knowledge

 

so if it is a template driven think I maybe able to do it otherwise I intend to do html only version in the same folder

and swich from php driven site to a html only version which is going to be without a lot of interactivity

 

I do have access to the server files and I did the index.php as index.html so far and I need another 40 or so pages if I cannot do it the way it was done in the first place

 

kind regards

 

 

"html only version in the same folder and swich from php driven site to a html only version which is going to be without a lot of interactivity"

 

Forgive me if I sound naive, but that is going to be a heck of a job to change osCommerce to run as HTML only, if its even possible. Sounds like a total conversion of the OSC core. I can't imagine trying to get the all the functions and database queries to work that way. Keep us posted on your progress. We want to see the finished product! :P

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"html only version in the same folder and swich from php driven site to a html only version which is going to be without a lot of interactivity"

 

Forgive me if I sound naive, but that is going to be a heck of a job to change osCommerce to run as HTML only, if its even possible. Sounds like a total conversion of the OSC core. I can't imagine trying to get the all the functions and database queries to work that way. Keep us posted on your progress. We want to see the finished product! :P

 

well I don't have any php knowledge and I cannot think of any alternatives

 

please do offer me a better solution then, as I can only do html or if I install the upgrade with your help, will it be a template or wizard driven which requires no php knowledge at all

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You're NOT going to have a functioning store doing this in HTML. Forget it. HTML is for static display-only pages (and forms) -- to get products from a database and display different things depending on what the visitor typed in or clicked on will require a scripting language (PHP in this case). While you could display individual products on their own HTML pages, you're not going to be able to operate a "shopping cart", search a database for products, register customer accounts (IDs and passwords), etc. The best you could do is a "Buy Now" button from PayPal (or some other third party payment system) that takes you to PayPal to buy one thing at a time.

 

Your friend's site has all the code available on the server. It should probably be updated to version 2.2 RC2a. That doesn't really require any PHP knowledge, provided that the current store is a "stock" install and hasn't been modified in any way. If it has been modified (contributions/mods, template installed, custom work), you'll have to get someone who is comfortable with PHP to manually do the upgrade.

 

After upgrading to RC2a, you should look through the Add-Ons tab on this forum for "contributions" or "mods" to give new function to the store. Perhaps what you want has already been done, and you simply need to install a contribution to get the new function. If it's something custom, whoever does it will have to have PHP skills. If the site is already templated or modded, there may have to be manual editing of PHP code in order to install a contribution. On the other hand, if all you want to do is change some colors or a logo image, that's trivial and doesn't require any programming (you do have to be able to use a simple editor).

 

Do you know any programming languages, even BASIC? If so, you should be able to figure out PHP, perhaps with the help of an introductory PHP book. If you have no idea how to program anything, I suggest that your friend hire someone who knows what they're doing to maintain his site -- it's much cheaper than fixing it after someone has totally screwed it up.

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