Left Column Changes

[Guest]

Hi everyone,

 

 

I have been playing with the left_column.php trying to get it so 2 boxes are only visible when signed in. I would like the information box visible all the time, but the search and categories box only to appear once signed in. Anyone know how to do this ??

 

 

Here is my column_left.php

 

<?php
/*
 $Id: column_left.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
*/

 if ((USE_CACHE == 'true') && empty($SID)) {
   echo tep_cache_categories_box();
 } else {
	require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'search.php');
  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 . 'information.php');
?>

 

 

Thanks for any help you can give.

 

 

 

Chris

[♥mdtaylorlrim]

Try this...

 

 

<?php
/*
 $Id: column_left.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
*/

 if ((USE_CACHE == 'true') && empty($SID)) {
   echo tep_cache_categories_box();
 } else {
       if (tep_session_is_registered('customer_id')) require(DIR_WS_BOXES . 'search.php');
       if (tep_session_is_registered('customer_id')) 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 . 'information.php');
?>

[Guest]

Thank you Mark,

 

I don't know why I didn't think of that. I was way off track !!!

 

 

Chris