Installing new Templates

[Tanver]

Hi all,

I am new to the osCommerce but have good experience of working with WordPress sites. I am trying to find a way out to install a template for osCommerce sites from the Templates folder. I know it can be done but am not able to make it work for me, am unable to find a way out to specify the location of template files to use.

 

Actually I have a site done by someone else [but he had removed the install and admin folders], the site does contain a Templates Folder under the shops default folder and have seen headers etc being taken from a template within the Templates folder. I want to do the same for my own experience and tweaking it, but am stuck.

 

PLEASE HELP!

TIA

[♥toyicebear]

Standard oscommerce does not have a template system, so if the version you are using have it then its an add-on or custom coded solution.

 

First check which oscommerce version you are using, can be seen in includes/application_top.php, then try to find out what add-on template system is used.

[Tanver]

@toyicebear

Thanks for pointing me to something like where I can see the version of the osCommerce in that old install it is v 1.1.1.1 2004/03/04.

 

How can I find about the add-on or add-on template system which might have been used over there? I really need to sort this out but it looks as if am not even yet near this. Need the community to support me.

Regards,

[Tanver]

@toyicebear

Sorry I got it wrong, here is the version v 1.2.0.0 2008/06/29

[♥toyicebear]

No..you have to look for something like this: define('PROJECT_VERSION', 'osCommerce Online Merchant v2.2'); to find the version.

 

Here are links to the 2 most common template add-ons which you can then check against your shop. (Both are only for V2.2 and not compatible with V2.3)

 

Simple Template System (STS)

 

Basic Template Structure v0.9

[Tanver]

can you please share a copy of osCommerce v2.2 with me, I did try ms2 and release candidate versions but none of them got installed on my system 64-bit machine running Windows 7.

Regards,

[♥toyicebear]

You can download any of the versions at: http://www.oscommerce.com/Products

 

If you wish to run it on your local machine for testing you will need to install a program like WAMP ( www.wampserver.com ) first

[Tanver]

I have already been to this location, it contains a v2.2 RC2a and not the fully released v2.2 files, I did try even on github. I tried to install this version but no success.

Regards,

[♥toyicebear]

2.2RC2a is the latest released version of 2.2. In the dropdown you can select earlier 2.2 versions for download if needed.

[♥14steve14]

Where are you trying to install the files. Oscommerce is not a computer programme so cannot be installed on to your computer. Saying that, it can be installed if you have previously installed something like wamp. Oscommerce will install on to a website domain.