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You have already asked exactly the same question in 2 threads on CubeCartForums.org. This is not the correct place to discuss 3rd party mods.
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On the home page their is a content box where data inputed in the backend under homepage is displayed. What is the title for the .tpl file so i can chanege the header class?
Thank you
I *think* you mean this;
/skins/yourskin/styletemplates/content/index.tpl
This is the homepage content area, and so will have the "homepage text", and possibly new products.
Jason
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Depending on the template, this will probably be achieved via editing the CSS file layout.css in your template directory;
#topHeader { height: 157px; ...stuff goes here.... background-image: url(../styleImages/backgrounds/topHeader.gif); }you can set the height in the above style.
This may push everything down.... in which case, you'll need to swot up on CSS..
Jason
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Hi Mats,
I don't think it will speed things up. The session is held in a cookie, and and then updates a specific record in the database for the visitor. There is a "SELECT" statement to pull the session data (langange/currency etc) based on the token held in the cookie.
Providing the database engine is not overloaded, the query will execute very quickly. (not much data being stored, and only 1 record being returned)
How much traffic (visitors) are you talking about? Things that will effect the speed of the site can be (in typical order);
-Server Loading (is it already heavily loaded by other sites -more applicable on a shared server) Is the slowness consistent throughout the day?
-Number of queries per page. If you've applied lots of mods, or have many categories (100's+) with an expanding category mod, then it will slow down the site.
-Large images (filesize), or flash/other media. Some people upload large (100KB+) images, and simply resize in the FCK Editor (this does not resize the image, simply the dimensions used in the HTML)
-Poor network connection- this could be the host's end, or anywhere in between. Is the hosting companies website ok for speed? Run a TRACERT to see if there are dropped packets or high latency.
You can try reducing the session length, the effect will be that visitors who return after the session timeout will not see their basket. 2 or 3 hrs could be fine, but I can't see any benefit to reducing it.
If you're still stuck, please post your URL (or PM if you want to keep it private). If you are selling adult goods to protect other members. (workplace rules etc)
Jason
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Hi all,
Is there anyway to get a live XML feed which my supplier has given me to show products on my cubecart store.
Chris
Short answer- no, not without extra coding.
This can be done, but it not trivial. If you need the importer to run weekly/daily, then it should remove products that are no longer in the feed. It may need to download images from a remote site, and create the thumbnail and main product image.
It may also need to create new categories as required.
I've done most of this on one of my stores- but there is a lot of work to do a good job.
If its for a single category, and a single 1-off import, then its not too much work for a PHP/mySQL developer- probably 2 or 3 hours.
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The security is good, but having a secure app is no good if your server is vulnerable.
The best security will come from having a dedicated server, managed by a professional. However, most will use shared servers which will be more vulnerable to security issues.
Following good security practices will also help;
-Changing passwords regularly and use strong passwords
-Reducing the amount of sensitive data stored (so, if you retain credit card details, you should remove them from the system asap)
-Sign-up to the CubeCart mailing list, to get alerts to the latest updates.
-Be careful about what additional mods/code are applied. CC3 and CC4 where both security audited, but not all coders will cleanse their database queries, potentially leaving the store open to attack.
Obviously, keeping regular back-ups (off server) will minimise downtime if there was any problems.
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Hi Rob,
If you're using V4 - you should be posting in the V4 area ;-)
http://forums.cubecart.com/index.php?showforum=44
This is the CubeCart V3 area.
To answer your question, you cannot delete a category until all products assigned to that category are either deleted, or re-assigned to another category.
Hope this helps,
Jason
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Please help, I did not find it and through searching I only found one for the UK, I am in the USA. I have CubeCart 3.0.17
Thanks.
Regards,
Frank
Frank,
I configured the FedEX 3rd party mod for a US store. If you can't find it via CCF, then I suggest you GOOGLE;
fedex shipping mod v1.3.0
This should bring up the product page at the top of the results.
I've seen this in action, and it works very well.
Jason
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Steve,
I assume you'll want to retain any existing categories for these 30K products? This will complicate things, but it is possible.
If there are product options (colour/size etc), this will complicate things even more.
CubeCart 4 does have a catalogue import tool, but this won't bring in categories and you'll have to manually place each product into the correct category. Ok for 100 products, but not an option for 30K
I have seen companies offering translation scripts, and would advise googling for them. If they can't help, then your option is to find someone for some paid assistance.
You will need to provide details of what is required (images/options/categories etc), remember that to import product text (no images or category details) is fairly simple, even if done direct to the database.
I'm sorry there isn't a quick fix for this, but it is possible.
Jason
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I'll assume an Apache sever.
Edit .htaccess and add the following 2 lines;
RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^mywebsite.com [NC]
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.mywebsite.com/$1 [L,R=301]
Hope this helps,
Jason
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Hi Patricia,
A "php for dummies" book would certainly help, and the local library will be a good source of info. Books are great :-)
As you're looking to tweak/learn, I would suggest asking in the CubeCartForums site. That's not to say people in this forum cannot help- but this is mainly intended for the core "unmodified" code of CubeCart.
Much of CubeCart is documented there (by the community), and knowledgeable members are happy to help.
From my own experience, I find the template system to be one of the biggest benefits for CubeCart, and for each template file (*.tpl), there is a corresponding php (includes/*.inc.php).
Once you work out how this works, you'll be able to add extra fields and simple logic to the pages.
From doing a few CC4 stores- I've found the need to tweak has been reduced.
Where changing "State/County" to "County" meant editing a language file, its now easily changeable in the admin section (so no ftp/file changes required). PayPal works fine, as does Google Checkout. I'm 95% complete on a store, and the only PHP/template tweak is a product slideshow on the frontpage (PHP to create the list of images and template to use a CSS/Javascript slideshow).
Jason
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Hello,I am looking for help and guidence re CC4.3.0 and Goolecheck out.
1. I have install and tested Google checkout and all appears to work well
apart fromI ned to do some more work on shping cost v weight and destination. 2. I understand that all payment details is handled off the cubecart site.
3. Butthis is the problem I do not get any transaction details comming back in to Cubecart transaction and my stock does not appear to be reduced ( maybe thats another problem). But is it possible using the google uk merchants site to get info transfered back into my cubecart transaction area like my PayPal options does.
4. it would also benice to capture my customer details.
I know this may be a big ask re full intergration of google and cubecart but I belive that I need the best types of Gateway at affordable costs to be able tomake a living.
Any feedback would be nice
ken
Ken,
any update at your end for this?
I'm working on a CC4 store, and using Google Checkout.
I get the standard Google Purchase Receipt.
There is a link to return the user back to the store, but this is not "in your face", or automatic.
There is a also an API call-back URL that as I understand, updates the store (through the Google Checkout API) - but until I'm able to run a proper test I'm not sure how it works.
Thanks,
Jason
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Hi Hooper,
I've been using CubeCart for a few years, and previously used and trialed a range of other systems.
One thing to consider is that no platform will do everything you need.
If you're charging for your services (you mention a client), then your client should (quite reasonably) expect you to know the technicalities in setting up their store, or you've been able to charge enough to sub-contract aspects of the work out.
You mention an Abbey National payment gateway. I've not seen this as a payment module, but it may be simple to implement. You would have to provide the API details to a developer and pay them for their time. If there is demand, you may be able to ask a developer to share some risk and code it for a lower rate in exchange for selling the completed module as an add-on product.
A few years ago, there was a ban on promoting 3rd party services in this Offical CubeCart forum. Over time, this led to the cubecartforums.org site, which is the main place to go for 3rd party support and paid-for projects. There are free and commerical code and graphical templates for download, and if you've not taken a look - I'm sure you'll benefit from a visit.
Going back to my original comment, you'll find that OSC/Zen/Magneto etc will require some development to meet your requirements. Some may be more suited to your requirements better than CubeCart, but still may not be 100%
I'd advise installing a demo of CC4 - it has many features, and is easy to set-up and use. Most 3rd party developers are concentrating on producing code for this.
I'm currently setting up a store for a mobility website, and I'm able to provide a cost effective solution (with full licences) for a good price- as I don't need to customise too much (so far, only visuals). I installed CC4 in about 5 mins (after upload), added a few products in 10mins and then pasted my clients information (faq/about us etc). Obviously, I've confident on setting this kind of thing up, and have experience with CC3.
Essentially the bulk of their store was up in a few hours. They will need to add products, and I'm awaiting a decision on Google Checkout or HSBC payment gateway, then finish template customisation and add logo.
The demo will run for 30days, and should be enough time to evaluate the software. If your client is on a budget, then CC3 is very good value with a good history.
You can also ask for help over at the other forum, although for the basics (shipping/tax/products/installation etc), you should get assistance here.
Remember that forums rely on voluntary assistance. You may find the odd post from Devilion, but most questions are answered by people happy to give up some free time to help.
I hope this helps,
Jason
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One of my CC4 clients has received an email today from WorldPay. There are some technical changes required, more details below;
http://www.worldpay.com/support/content.php?page=news
Does anyone here use WorldPay and are UK based? It looks like there could be changes require to accept Maestro cards.
http://www.worldpay.com/support/content.php?page=news#ckout
I assume CC3&4 use HTML integration (I can't see any other method listed on the WorldPay site).
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Perhaps this one for IE users?
Thats one option - the other (server based) works on all browsers. I'll put the details over at CCF later this weekend...
Jason
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That's actually a very good point - While CubeCart doesn't come with a spell checker, it's a good idea to copy and paste the page content into word, to check for spelling mistakes.
<delurk! - 1st time in 09...>
I've managed to get the built-in spell checker in FCK editor working - not great, but it does work and does flag most errors (the main problem is the suggestions are not that good!)
Jason
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You can empty the sessions table. This will fix the problem - do this from phpmyadmin.
Jason
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When we save google base from the admin panel and upload in the google base as a data feed. Its not processed and it is showing error. kindly suggest what to do?
Prateek,
please list the error.
Jason
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You need to provide CubeCart support with your hosting account details.
If you do not have this information, contact the company that is hosting your site, and ask them to provide it.
It will have been provided when you signed up.
You should have a username, probably along the lines of "alloywhe" (I can't be 100% sure though- but that would be cpanel default), and a password.
I can't really follow your post, but if you have paid for a Cube Cart support ticket, you need to provide these 2 bits of information to them.
CubeCart support cannot guess the log-in to your hosting account. Once they have access, they should be able to create a new user log-in for your cubecart store.
If would advise you to be specific in your description of log-ins, you have 2:
-Your hosting account/cpanel login
-Your store login
Do not list them as "site login", as this will be confusing.
I hope this helps!
Jason
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3.0.17 works fine on PHP5
GoPHP5 will only affect the 4.2.X and above versions. Any security updates to Version 3 will remain compliant with PHP4/PHP5.
Thanks,
Hi,
thanks for the quick reply.
Just what I needed to hear - (I shouldn't need to get involved with anything when he upgrades...
)Thanks,
Jason
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Hi all,
I've been asked by a friend that is hosting a few CC sites if it will work on PHP 5.2. (this is a cPanel server)
The server is currently on PHP 4.4.7 and working fine, but for some reason, he has a client that is insisting on PHP5. (for a form>email script of all things!!)
I guess that now the GoPHP initiative is in full force, some people have moved to PHP5 and have a few CC3 stores running, so I'm hoping for some comments.
He had full root access (server admin mainly through a separate company, as he is mainly a Windows host), so I guess it would be possible to keep PHP4 installed, and select via .htaccess ?
Thanks for any comments,
Jason
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Best to contact the author directly. I've found them to be very helpful with support queries in the past.
Jason
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Hi There
I see you have the Sweetness Skin for Cube Cart, most links on the web i can find for it are broken and this free skin looks great , can you email it to me please
Matt
Matt,
I suggest you purchase it, a quick google will show the developers site:
Google Sweetness Skin for Cube Cart
HTH,
Jason
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Hi Rochelle,
when you upgrade you'll need to run something like "winmerge" to identify changes between files.
Some CC files will only have the header comments changed, whereas others will have a bit more.
How many mods do you have? - its always quicker to re-apply mods 2nd time around and will probably be quicker than comparing all files.
To install 3.0.17 and re-apply mods, probably an evenings work (or less), but if you make a mistake on trying to merge the files, it could take much longer to fix.
Jason
PHP errors logs being generated
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The suhosin.so library is a security feature of the server. This has nothing to do with CubeCart.
Push your host for a quick fix of this problem on their server.