currency - dumb question

[wolf99]

I just loaded a few currencies into the localization control panel along with my long-time default.
where can my customers view the effects of this?

I know I must be missing something blatantly obvious, please enlighten me!!

I created a test account with an address outside of the default (EUR) currencie zone, and continued through the checkout process, but everything still shows in EUR. do I need to change a setting somewhere?

(I do have my paypal module set to EUR only as I need all final payments in EUR for easier accounting)

using 1.3.5 BTW

[TShooters]

Did you turn on the currency sidebox in Admin/Tools/Layout Boxes Controller?

[wolf99]

thanks, was just on my way back here to tell ye how stupid of me not to have thought of that. god I can be dumb sometimes.
thanks tShooters

Would you know anything about implementing the cronjobs currencies updater? am just about to try it now, first time using cronjobs, so any tips appreciated

(cpanel, and 1.3.5)

[wolf99]

Have set up cron job with cmd: 2****home/user/www/currency_update.php to run every 2 mins (just while testing) and cron o/p email to my admin addy.

if it completes correctly should it send me mail? how do I know f its doing the job or doing nothing?

[schoolboy]

thanks, was just on my way back here to tell ye how stupid of me not to have thought of that. god I can be dumb sometimes.
thanks tShooters

Would you know anything about implementing the cronjobs currencies updater? am just about to try it now, first time using cronjobs, so any tips appreciated

(cpanel, and 1.3.5)

There's a mod that does this... with help about the cron bit

[wolf99]

thats what Im using (modyourzencart-currency_update_v1.0) the readme file said to change line 16, but i don't understand what is to change, so I dropped it in as it was.

Its setting up the actual cron itself, I have zilch experience with these things. basically i've received no email. does cron only send emails when something goes wrong? or does it send on corrcet completion as well?

If ive received nothing doe that mean my cron hasnt even registered where ever its supposed to be registered?

[wolf99]

thats what Im using (modyourzencart-currency_update_v1.0) the readme file said to change line 16, but i don't understand what is to change, so I dropped it in as it was.

Its setting up the actual cron itself, I have zilch experience with these things. basically i've received no email. does cron only send emails when something goes wrong? or does it send on correct completion as well?

If ive received nothing doe that mean my cron hasnt even registered where ever its supposed to be registered?

EDIT:

actually just got an email: home/user/www/currency_update.php: not found

but the file is there...??

[wolf99]

OK i emailed host support and they said use wget
and gave example
*/2 * * * * /usr/bin/wget http://my_website.com/my_script.php


I was confused by this for a few seconds (does the usr in /usr/bin/wget stay as usr or do I insert my user name?) left it at /usr/

and got emailed:

--21:32:00-- http://www.mysite.com/currency_update.php
=> `currency_update.php'
Resolving www.mysite.com... 193.192.249.49
Connecting to www.mysite.com|193.192.249.49|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: unspecified [text/html]

0K 0.00 B/s

21:32:14 (0.00 B/s) - `currency_update.php' saved [0]



take this to mean all OK, yippee! Thanks all

[justMARK]

take this to mean all OK, yippee! Thanks all

Hello!
Ok, you got it!... but I would love to get it too... Can you please put here a step by step guide? Thank you!!! :)

[justMARK]

Got it!
Step by step instalation of currency updater:
1. Upload the file currency_update.php to your store in a folder that is secure... example:mystore.com/admin/currency_update.php
2. Go to mystore.com/cpanel
3. Search for Cron Jobs
4. Click on Cron Jobs
5. When is opening is asking the experience level. Choose the Advenced[Unix Style]
6. This is a web interface to the crontab program. For example, * * * * * would mean every minute and 0 0 * * * would mean at midnight every night. So, depending on what timing are you using... is sould look like this:

0 0 * * * /usr/bin/wget http://mystore.com/admin/currency_update.php
Hit ok and you're done :)

PS
mystore = your store name
the path http://mystore.com/admin/currency_update.php is just an example.