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Homar

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  1. Okay, so does anyone know where the search results layout comes from? I cannot seem to find it! I added a line about "for best results, search for one key word" and it drops below the first line of search results, so I need to add a bit of space and for the life of me, cannot find the search results in any of the layout files :P

    Do you mean viewCat.tpl? It's the same template file as used for products listed in categories.

  2. the server has gone down again at exactly the same time as yesterday (2pm GMT). This is crazy - 3 days in a row now what the hell are they doing I wonder :(

    It's probably a few users using unreasonable amounts of resources. Or... It could be a hardware issue. I'd seriously consider asking them to move your site to another one of their servers. You won't need to change anything - it's seamless and should take them only a few minutes.

  3. Some hosts don't have it. It is certainly worth checking. The script is reporting that it doesn't know the mhash function. The only reason I can think of is you host did not compile PHP with the mhash extension enabled.

    ok here's the thing. i own the hosting company and checked with my techie people, it's definitely part of the PHP install. my client had an economy hosting plan, which was not as "flexible" as the deluxe with as many options. so i upgraded her. my tech guy went through the buy process with me. he got the error and said it was impossible based upon her hosting plan.

    so, i looked at my cubecart 4 which was a fresh install. my gateway module is vastly different than hers, which was an upgrade. mine has authorize aim, hers still has the old authorize.net and the new authorize aim.

    when i removed the authorize.net (which is no longer supported in v.4) the order went through fine, no errors.

    HOWEVER, in the payment screen where you can choose betw. let's say the Order Form or Credit Card, the words for the choice "CREDIT CARD" were not there, even though the radio button to make the choice was.

    so how do i fix this? seems i'm like two steps away but what do i do????

    Could be a bug with the gateway module. Have you submitted a support ticket?

  4. this is the error we keep getting in my client's cart:

    Fatal error: Call to undefined function: mhash() in /xxxx/store/modules/gateway/Authorize/transfer.inc.php on line 125

    i've xxxx'd out her path particulars here, but that's the error we get. i've copied line 125 below:

    return (bin2hex (mhash(MHASH_MD5, $data, $key)));

    she uses Authorize.net and the SSL cert is active and working.

    does anyone have a clue what's going on with this and how i can fix it???

    Thanks In Advance!

    I'd check with your host. I think that mhash is a PHP module that needs to be installed.

  5. No, I have not changed that template at all.

    No, I have not deleted any files in the cache directory. Should I?

    Sorry, I think that the CC4 JavaScript used to add an item to the cart is actually the same as CC3. You need to delete the cache. The template is cached and so you will not notice changes unless you delete all the files in the cache directory. FTP into the directory and delete all the files in there.

  6. The website is still under construction, it will be finetuned when all features work.

    Currently the "Add to Basket" button is supposed to run this command: java script:submitDoc('addtobasket');

    If this is not a v4 but a v3 command, I don't understand why that could be when v4 is installed. Maybe you could enlighten me instead of criticizing?

    Thanks,

    Ed

    Have you changed it in the template? and... Have you deleted your cache (not browser but files inside the cache directory)

  7. Personally, I think that it is better to 'alert' customers that a product has been added. A page refresh does that (it's what people expect). If you want to use AJAX, I would suggest that you notify the customer that the item has been added (perhaps via a on-screen notification).

  8. I am unable to access my admin panel in secure mode or securely login and am receiving a 404 error when trying to do so. I can only access admin in nonsecure mode. I have everything set up correctly I believe as the cart and user registration switch to secure mode in the shop. I use a dedicated SSL certificate. Does anyone have a clue as to what I may be doing wrong or any files such as the includes/global.inc I may need to edit to get this work properly?

    I know that there may be a problem with the SSL switch (though I can't be sure). The issue experienced was when a user tried to view his account or logout. The (temporary) solution was to revert the SSL Switch file back to the SSL Switch file used in CC3.

  9. This is probably a dumb question, but do you suppose my drop in sales/rankin has anything to do with my site becoming 'secure'? I recently had someone do this for me and my sales have dropped in the last few weeks.

    Possibly. You need a dedicated IP address to install a SSL certificate. Therefore, it is likely that you did not have a dedicated IP address before and so your IP address has changed. If this is the reason why, your PageRank should go back up to where it was eventually.

  10. Thank you for your reply.

    I have created a separate instance with a different password etc to the database and I have checked all the settings global.inc. I know that the new store accesses the new database because if I change the db access details, it fails (I've done this as a test) In fact both stores work great. The issue is the admin. I have noted other posts that point to exactly the same issue so there is clearly something common but I cannot figure it out.

    Here is the post (issue highlighted by others towards the end)

    http://www.cubecart.com/site/forums/index....mp;#entry141744

    This is very strange - it shouldn't happen. I have run many CC3 stores on the same domain. All that was needed was a new database and changes to the global.inc.php file. Did you export the database contents from your 1st store and import it into the 2nd (new) database? If you did, try use a new clean database (using the CC3 install files).

    Try also clean your browser cache and also try on a different computer.

  11. Hi all,

    I'm currently giving CubeCart a demo, and a large part of my decision is going to be based off whether or not I can integrate my template pages into this cart. I have the following I'm using:

    http://gregs.phpgeek.org

    http://gregs.phpgeek.org/subpage.html

    These are strictly XHTML/CSS based. Would anyone be able to point me in the right direction as far as tutorials/screencasts/documentation of any sort for me to integrate them to the client-side of my store? I'd love to get this up and running ASAP.

    Thank you for your help.

    - sf

    The best advice I can give is to take a look at the skins included with CubeCart. You'll notice tags such as {SHOPPING_CART}. Basically, you'll need to add these tags to your template and save the file as a .tpl file. Note that you'll need to create many .tpl files like the included skins.

  12. Works fine for me in FireFox. Just a note, avoid using absolute URLs. This will cause browsers to notify the user that some content is not secure. In your case, I think it's the Google Analytics that's causing this.

    Homar, even in Admin where it says "Absolute URL"?

    Sorry. I didn't explain very clearly. When added an item to the cart and clicked 'View Cart', SSL was active (worked fine).

    If a page contains both SSL and non-SSL components, the visitor will be notified - 'This page contains both secure and non-secure items - do you want to continue...'. To avoid this notification, you must ensure that all the components of your page are able to load via a secure connection (https://).

    If you set (let's say) an image to display and set its path to http://www.example.com/image.png, the image will NOT load via a secure connection (due to the http:// and not https://). If you set the image's path to be relative to the current page- e.g. /image.png, the image will load via a secure connection.

    I took a look at your source code and tried to find where absolute paths were used. I found that you were using google analytics. This loads a javascript from Google through a non-secure connection. Therefore, users will be notified that the page contains both secure and non-secure elements.

    Just to clarify, your SSL certificate and implementation seems to be working fine. The only minor issue is the use of a non-secure item (and hence the notification).

  13. Hi,

    I've gotten the SSL cert installed by my host and following the directions on CC's support, tried going to https://www.silkknots.com. However, when I do that it redirects to http (which would seem to make sense since the homepage isn't supposed to run under the SSL cert) but it also appends

    ?ccuser=xxxxxxxxxxxVALUExxxxxxxx

    .

    Further, when going to a page that DOES require SSL, such as the the view cart page, the padlock appears locked briefly while the page is loading and then unlocks as soon as the page is done loading.

    It's a rapidSSL cert issued (or backed) by Equifax.

    Shmuel

    Works fine for me in FireFox. Just a note, avoid using absolute URLs. This will cause browsers to notify the user that some content is not secure. In your case, I think it's the Google Analytics that's causing this.

  14. I think link exhanges are fine, as long as the page linking to you does not have a whole load of unrelated links to other sites.

    How many is "a whole"? I'd say a page with more "links" than actual "content".

    I'd read somewhere that Google effectively ranks each link's value to your site. A good link is one-way (inbound) is much better than 'back links' (exchanges). I would suggest that you do not participate in link exchanges. Google will pick up on the fact you have 50 links to your site but also link to those 50 websites from your site. Is it worth being penalized? You can read about Google's page rank formula by doing a Google search - 'Google PR formula'. You should see what I'm talking about.

    I'd say try and keep the number of external links to 5 (max) per page and avoid site wide external links.

    Think of it this way. Google's aim is to suggest pages relevant to a search term and rank the pages according to which it feels has the content the user is searching for. Therefore, Google will penalize your site by trying to purposely manipulate your ranking. Having a site with good unique content will get your natural inbound links. That's all you need. Get the word out about your site by placing a link in forum signatures, using AdWords, submitting a Press Release etc. If your site has quality content that people find useful and enjoy reading, people will link to you from forums, blogs, websites etc.

  15. I don't think that you have enough contrast. Pink and Red are pretty close in the colour wheel... You could try do something with the background and make a clear division between the page's content and background.

    There's also a mod here that will prevent the short product description from including a fraction of a word (http://www.songofthesiren.co.uk/index.php?searchStr=&act=viewCat&Submit=Go).

  16. There are quite a few servers, each potentially having slighty different results based on the search traffic that goes through them (apprently). Don't get obsessive about Google page rank, it's a figure that means very little in real terms.

    I've got to disagree with you on this Rob. PageRank is a score that represents how Google view the quality of your website content. The actual mathematics behind it is very complex. In general, how your page ranks for a particular term is determined by the relevance of your site to that term, the number of links to your site that feature keywords that are relevant to the search term, and your PageRank. Let's face it, if Google think very little of your site's content, they are hardly going to rank your site highly for a competitive word or phrase.

    As rob said, different servers may register different PageRanks for your site. I'm not sure if this is because your site may be more relevant to certain geographic regions (where the servers are located), or if it just takes time for the servers to synchronize the data.

    Google have changed their PageRank algorithm numerous times recently. Many people are outraged as their website that once ranked no.1 is now on page 3! Some websites will allow you to check the PageRank of your website on many different Google servers. If they all show PR1, that's your new PageRank. As I said, it may have decreased due to an algorithm update. Alternatively, you may have lost some links from high PR and relevant websites. It may just take time to get to where you were.

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