Loaded 5 install problem

[warrenthewindmill]

I've previously installed osCommerce and had it working fine. I decided to try Loaded 5 but can't get it to work properly.

The install seemed to work ok and I can access the catalog and admin, but the stylesheet is not being accessed (the layout is default text, no boxes etc)

I tried to open the configure folder from Internet Explorer:

http://localhost/catalog/includes/

but get the following error message:

 

Internal Server Error

The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.

Please contact the server administrator, [email protected] and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.

More information about this error may be available in the server error log.

 

I can't find my error log or figure out what is wrong

 

As you can probably tell I'm new to osCommerce so would appreciate some help.

 

Thanks

[warrenthewindmill]

I've just realised that admin uses the style sheet correctly - it's just catalog that doesn't work as it should

[Guest]

With Ian loaded5 you have to use the stylesheet for the thema you are using in:

catalog/includes/classes/thema/1...2...3...etc/stylesheet.css

 

HTH

[warrenthewindmill]

Thanks for the reply. I realise I need to use those files but there seems to be a problem accessing them. I've seen this problem posted elsewhere on the support boards and the only solution offered was to move the thema you want to use back to catalog/thema etc and hard code the links from all the pages that use it. seems like a poor solution. Surely there is a way of fixing so that you can use all the themas, changing the one in use in admin.

If not then why use the contribution at all?

[warrenthewindmill]

I found my error log which gave me the following clue:

 

[alert] [client 127.0.0.1] c:/phpdev/www/catalog/includes/.htaccess: order not allowed here

 

I know nothing about .htaccess files so I opened it up and commented out the active code thus:

 

# $Id: .htaccess,v 1.1.1.1 2002/11/28 23:22:03 wilt Exp $

#

# This is used with Apache WebServers

# The following blocks direct HTTP requests in this directory recursively

#

# For this to work, you must include the parameter 'Limit' to the AllowOverride configuration

#

# Example:

#

#<Directory "/usr/local/apache/htdocs">

# AllowOverride Limit

#

# 'All' with also work. (This configuration is in your apache/conf/httpd.conf file)

#

# This does not affect PHP include/require functions

#

# Example: http://server/catalog/includes/application_top.php will not work

 

#<Files *.php>

#Order Deny,Allow

#Deny from all

#</Files>

 

I plan to go away and research .htaccess files but it looks like something to do with security? In the meantime if someone wants to give me the 'idiots guide' to .htaccess I'd appreciate it