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You need to use an FTP program or the file manager option within your hosting control panel (cPanel for example) to upload the extracted files from the 6.1.1 zip file. Then you simply enter that URL into your browser.

The extract from your error_log file clearly showed mbstring not being available within php - show your hosting company support that error and ask them to fix it Ian

Do a manual upgrade of all files from the 6.1.1 release and then run www.theestuaryshop.com/shop/setup to complete the database changes and this should fix any problems Ian

This actually isn't anything to do with CubeCart either - mbstring is an extension of php that is needed by CubeCart and increasingly seems to be missing from some standard hosting environments. CubeCart should not need reloading at all - simply ask your hosting company if they will enable mbstring which they should do but if they refuse for some reason, then you would need to move hosting companies Ian

Automatic calculation of shipping and tax isn't done in the standard product and that is part of the reason why we developed our Enhanced Admin Order Entry plugin https://www.cubecart.com/extensions/plugins/enhanced-admin-order-entry

While having Memcache activated, if it is available on your hosting, is a good idea, it does not solve the underlying issue which as @bsmither said, is due to your hosting plan imposing limits far too low to run an E-Commerce software website. We are seeing this more and more with the cheaper end of the hosting market where they are squeezing available resources.

If you are using an unchanged current version of the Foundation skin and have entered your GA code correctly, then it should work. There are multiple ways to check GA codes, http://www.gachecker.com being one and you can check the official CubeCart demo site at https://demo.cubecart.com/cc6/index.php and also our own demo site at https://www.cubecart-demo.co.uk which defaults to using our Retail Therapy skin which is based on Foundation. If you have made changes to your skin (and haven't changed the name from the default Foundation), then take a copy and uploaded a new version from the official zip file. Ian

It depends on what skin you are using and whether it has the correct code - many older ones have the simple Google Analytics and not the Universal Analytics that is needed

We have today release V1.0 of our Skin Configuration plugin which adds the ability to configure certain settings and display options from within the plugin admin screen rather than having to make changes to a skin's core files. Three skins are currently supported (our flagship Retail Therapy skin plus also Nautical and Party Time) and all are available from the Havenswift Hosting website and also from the Extension Marketplace. It is possible for any 3rd party skin to be changed to also be supported. Features currently configurable are : * Slider Configuration - many aspects can be controlled Mode - Type of transition between slides Slide transition duration Start slider on a random slide Include image captions. The type of "easing" to use during transitions Ability to include video slides The amount of time between each slide transition Auto show starts playing on load Enable pause when mouse hovers over slide * Turn on the image magnify functionality * Choose the number of subcategory images per row - the Foundation default of 6 very small images is not to most people's tastes * Advanced Search Manufacturer layout - Choice between grid, table and chosen - as per new feature https://github.com/cubecart/v6/issues/1374 * Ability to choose between Search icon or have search box always open For Retail Therapy skin there are some additional items that can be configured : * The display of short descriptions for each Latest Product on the homepage can be enabled. * It is possible to disable the horizontal menu on the home page * It is possible to disable the horizontal menu on everything but the home page The plugin is free to all registered users of Havenswift Hosting skins

I can confirm that this is now working using the latest redis cache class file and once it is configured correctly. Tested with three different CubeCart installations on one server each having their own database defined - now just to get session and full page cache methods implemented and this will be a far, far superior caching method than anything else

Take a look at our Retail Therapy skin on our demo website https://www.cubecart-demo.co.uk We are actively developing this skin (unlike many available unfortunately) and we are also just about to release a "Havenswift Skin Configuration" plugin that will allow easy configuration of multiple items without making changes to the skin files themselves. Our plugins are already integrated with all of our own plugins and some third party plugins as well so these are a breeze to install and means no skin changes are needed again. We are also developing additional sub-themes that will be part of the core Ian

Glad to have you onboard and we can move your site forward from here Ian

I would also agree that switching off the caching for a store of this size (for most live stores) is a bad idea. 512 MB on a normal shared hosting plan is already far more than most hosting companies will give you so I am not surprised that they wont increase it. A VPS or a dedicated server is one way to go but can get expensive (in comparison to shared hosting anyway - we have a number of larger customers who have managed servers with us for their stores as their sales justify it) especially if you are not an expert at managing the server which applies to 99% of people running stores (and why should you be an expert). We do have a concept of semi-dedicated servers with a very small number of accounts with increased resources so if you are interested, drop me a PM Ian

After you have done a manual upgrade of the files as you did by unzipping them, you need to always run the database upgrades by running www.yourdonain.com/setup. If there is any doubt that this completed you can re-run it at any time Ian

Version 1.1 of the Google Merchant Centre Feed has just been released and is on our website and on the extension marketplace and now includes the ability to exclude products on a product by product basis

The seven day trial period will have long expired so if you contact me with your store url, then I can arrange for another trial period if you need it Ian

I agree that this would be a nice addition and should be very simple to add - will look at it straight away Ian

Unfortunately this is why, for most people unless you are technically minded, you should not make any / extensive edits to the core code. You have a few options now : 1) As DB has said, you can use a file comparison tool to determine every single code edit made to your installation, do the upgrade to 6.1.1 and then re-apply every change. 2) You can either manually or automatically (via your own git installation) make the changes between 6.1.1 and 6.1.0 to your store 3) You could manually apply just the coupon code fixes from 6.1.1 from your store to solve this specific issue but be aware that there were quite a few other bug fixes to 6.1.0 None of these options are ideal in that they require work on your part this time and then each and every time a new version is released. You can of course pay somebody to do this for you this time, and if you want to keep moving forward with new functionality each time a new version is released, but that starts to get expensive and you might as well have paid a developer to make your required changes into plugins in the first place which don't change core code Ian

You can always use this plugin https://www.cubecart.com/extensions/plugins/manage-site-document-location which you can use to determine which position each site document is shown (can be one or more).

Not sure what you mean by this unless your friend is running a porn website. Hotlinking is when external sites have access to and use images on your hosting account. So hotlink protection stops any site (that isnt your own domain) from having direct access to your images. As already said, swapping out an image that is being hotlinked to for something totally different might be a bit of fun but isnt a solution.

There is basic documentation found here : https://support.cubecart.com/Knowledgebase/Article/View/203/46/how-can-i-create-a-plugin-using-the-code-hooks-system After that, I would suggest looking at a couple of the simpler free plugins and seeing how they are put together Ian

That depends on how skilled you are writing php and complex sql queries and how much spare time you have to then keep it updated in line with constantly changing search engine requirements. There are several very good Sitemap generation software packages that are cheap (some free but with no support) that will do everything that has been raised here and a lot, lot more and all automatically so you never need to worry about Sitemaps again. We supply one such third party software to many customers and they are all very happy with it for minimal outlay Ian

I would agree that while your "solution" is fun you really should disable hotlinking. As well as using your hosting bandwidth and server resources it is a very easy method to launch a DDoS attack against a site that allows it - seen it happen several times Ian

Still using a shared SSL ?? A very bad idea !

Please confirm that you are running V6 and haven't changed the domain name. We host and support hundreds of CubeCart websites and can easily move sites between different servers without any issues. There is nothing in CubeCart that requires to know the server name apart from a few specialist cases as I have already said. If your hosting company are saying this, ask them for specific details about what they are saying as it doesn't make sense or better still, ask them for a solution as they were the ones that "broke" your site by moving it to a new server.