edoctoor Posted August 24, 2010 Posted August 24, 2010 How do I get to the Admin tool? http://planeandsimple.byethost7.com/shop/index.php I figure that I must have done something wrong since I can not find the answer in this forum. Thanks for taking the time to check it out and comment. I am so tired right now, I don't think I could find it if the link was Red and Blinking... lol
multimixer Posted August 24, 2010 Posted August 24, 2010 just replace shop/index.php with shop/admin in your browser My community profile | Template system for osCommerce - New: Responsive | Feedback channel
FIMBLE Posted August 24, 2010 Posted August 24, 2010 You have a 500 server error which can be either htaccess related and / or file permissions error. Set files to 644 and folder to 755 Nic Sometimes you're the dog and sometimes the lamp post [/url] My Contributions
edoctoor Posted August 25, 2010 Author Posted August 25, 2010 You have a 500 server error which can be either htaccess related and / or file permissions error. Set files to 644 and folder to 755 Nic Thanks for the prompt reply; I did the file permissions using my WS_FTP and I have no idea about htaccess or how to configure them. I have been messing around for several days before I decided to read. So I am going to do a new install using the instructions found on this forum and I will continue this thread if I have more questions; wish me luck.
edoctoor Posted August 25, 2010 Author Posted August 25, 2010 Thanks for the prompt reply; I did the file permissions using my WS_FTP and I have no idea about htaccess or how to configure them. I have been messing around for several days before I decided to read. So I am going to do a new install using the instructions found on this forum and I will continue this thread if I have more questions; wish me luck. The forum wouldn't let me edit so I had to post: The automatic install feature of my host didn't work for me; however, when I followed the instructions: http://www.oscommerce.info/confluence/display/OSCDOC22/Pre-Installation+Steps Everything was very simple and successful. Thank you for all your help... I really do appreciate it. Special thanks Ed
edoctoor Posted August 25, 2010 Author Posted August 25, 2010 Oh, I have two more questions: ONE: The Administration Tool is secured by its own login routine but is still publicly accessible. It is recommended to further protect the Administration Tool by setting a htaccess password on the catalog/admin directory. How do a set the htaccess password? TWO: If no extra protection is set for the Administration Tool, it is recommended to move the catalog/admin/backups directory outside the public html directory otherwise public access to the backup files would be possible. The location of the backup directory must be correctly defined in catalog/includes/configure.php. Where is a non-public directory? I am guessing that no one here uses byethost.com so I assume that I have to write them.. but if you have any ideas I would like your input; thanks Ed http://planeandsimple.byethost7.com/catalog/
FIMBLE Posted August 25, 2010 Posted August 25, 2010 Oh, I have two more questions: ONE: The Administration Tool is secured by its own login routine but is still publicly accessible. It is recommended to further protect the Administration Tool by setting a htaccess password on the catalog/admin directory. How do a set the htaccess password? TWO: If no extra protection is set for the Administration Tool, it is recommended to move the catalog/admin/backups directory outside the public html directory otherwise public access to the backup files would be possible. The location of the backup directory must be correctly defined in catalog/includes/configure.php. Where is a non-public directory? I am guessing that no one here uses byethost.com so I assume that I have to write them.. but if you have any ideas I would like your input; thanks Ed http://planeandsimpl...t7.com/catalog/ you can do this via your web based control panel, or if you want an osc solution then this addon will be for you http://addons.oscommerce.com/info/7170 Nic Sometimes you're the dog and sometimes the lamp post [/url] My Contributions
multimixer Posted August 25, 2010 Posted August 25, 2010 I would also read this topic My community profile | Template system for osCommerce - New: Responsive | Feedback channel
edoctoor Posted August 25, 2010 Author Posted August 25, 2010 Thanks; now I have 7 pages to figure out... My head hurts... really really bad... I have figured out the .htaccess for the root;however, when I try to make it apply for the admin directory; I loose my whole domain. Thanks for your help.. at least I know where to go next. LOL When my head gets back to normal... ;-) By the way, I am very happy with the results so far and I am over 50 years old. So I would guess that anyone can do this. later Ed
edoctoor Posted August 25, 2010 Author Posted August 25, 2010 Extra Protection for the Administration Tool a. FIND THE PATH TO YOUR ROOT DIRECTORY Create a text file named "path.php" and put this one line in the contents of the "path.php" text file <?php echo getcwd(); ?> and upload the file to your htdocs folder then use your browser to open the file; example http://planeandsimple.byethost7.com/path.php Now you have your Path needed for the next step: /home/vol66/byethost6.com/b6_*******/htdocs Delete the "path.php" text file from your htdocs folder b. ADD THE .HTACCESS FILE TO THE DIRECTORY THAT YOU WANT TO PROTECT We will be creating a .htpasswd file and adding it to our HTDOCS /home/vol66/byethost6.com/b6_*******/htdocs hence; our coding for the .htaccess file: .htaccess ----------- contents of .htaccess text file ---------- AuthType Basic AuthName "Restricted Area" AuthUserFile /home/vol66/byethost6.com/b6_*******/htdocs/.htpasswd Require valid-user ------------------------------------------------------ Add this .htaccess file to the directory that you want to protect: /home/vol66/byethost6.com/b6_*******/htdocs/catalog/admin/ c. USE THE .HTPASSWD GENERATOR TO ENCRIPT YOUR USER AND PASS FOR STEP d. .htpasswd Content Generator: http://home.flash.net/cgi-bin/pw.pl user password created the following: user:AW2xzjKNbAMk d. ADD A .HTPASSWD TO YOUR ROOT DIRECTORY WITH ONE LINE PER USER Then you would have to paste the output of (c.) to the .htpasswd file in the same directory as "AuthUserFile" /home/vol66/byethost6.com/b6_*******/htdocs with CHMOD 444, other servers may require 644 .htpasswd ----------- contents of .htpasswd text file ---------- user:AW2xzjKNbAMk ------------------------------------------------------ e. Remember to clear your CACHE in your browser before each test; otherwise, your results may seem a bit confusing. When it works because your browser received a permissions and you made changes to block and yet your browser doesn't block. Thanks again... my protection is completed note: I have changed my admin directory name and put my files in different locations; but thought that I would share what I have learned for anyone that is following this thread.
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