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    Error 2006 MySQL server has gone away or 2013 Lost connection to MySQL server during query 


    "MySQL server has gone away" means that when you clicked on something to ask Zen Cart to do something, it started processing the request, but when it went to retrieve data from the database, it found that the ...
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    Getting 500 or 406 or 404 or 403 errors when submitting product updates in admin pages 


    Symptom:


    When updating product details (or EZ-Pages content and other areas), when certain keywords are used in the content, an error message similar to the following may appear:

    Forbidden - You don't have permission to access /admin/product.php on this server.
    Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to ...
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    No data in my store after moving to another server/host. Or error 1146 Table 'xyz.configuration' doesn't exist 


    Moving To Another  Server

    To move your site to a new host, you should follow the instructions listed in the FAQ entitled I want to move my Zen Cart installation to another host or a different server.

    No Data

    or

    "1146 Table 'configuration' doesn't exist" messages


    After moving, or after installation, if you're getting "1146 Table 'configuration' doesn't exist" (or a similar doesn't exist message), ...
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    Error: (6) Couldn't resolve host 


    A "couldn't resolve host" message indicates that your webserver had a problem looking up the IP address of the destination server at the moment it needed to.
    That can happen for a number of reasons:

    A. Problems ...
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    The PayPal account in this store is presently misconfigured to use mixed sandbox and live settings. We are unable to complete your transaction. Please notify the store owner so they can correct this problem. (10002) 


    Your PayPal Express Checkout and/or Website Payments Pro module settings require 4 components to be set correctly in order to talk to PayPal successfully. If any one of them is incorrect, you'll not ...
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    Warning: I am able to write to the configuration file... 


    This error is triggered because the permissions on the file are set to Read,Write and Execute (UNIX) or on Windows no attributes are checked in the file properties.

    On LINUX/UNIX: Open the /includes/ directory and using CHMOD, set the permissions to 444. (Some systems may prefer 644)

    On Windows: Open the /includes/ directory, right click on the configure.php file and check the "Read Only" status.

    Sometimes you have to do this via a File Manager tool provided by your webhosting provider. In cPanel, ...

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    I've got TEXT_MAIN being displayed on my page (or other unexpected UPPERCASE words) 


    Lesson

    An uppercase set of words akin to TEXT_MAIN or ENTRY_STATE_TEXT  or SOMETHING_LOOKING_LIKE_THIS  is called a "constant" in PHP language terms.
    A "define" statement is used to declare a constant.

    This is what Zen Cart currently uses to build language output content, among other things.

    Commonly you'll see language ...
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    1064 You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '000000 where products_id = '1'' at line 1 in: [update zen_products set products_ordered = products_ordered + 1,000000 where products_id = '1'] 


    When placing an order, the following error appears:
    1064 You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '000000 where products_id = '1'' at line 1
    in:
    [update zen_products set products_ordered = ...
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    My images are distorted/fuzzy/squished, help? 


    Your images are distorted because the images sizes are set to fixed dimensions, both height and width, and if your images are not the same ratio they will appear ...

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    Where do I find my server's errorlog to review server-side problems? 



    Your hosting company typically provides this via their control panel.

    - If you use cPanel, simply log into your cPanel admin, and click on the Errorlog button.
    - Other ...
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