Guy's I really need some help here! I have been trying to fix this for a week!!!!!!

[PetesTown]

tried it with nothing! then I tried it with /public_html, the I tried it /petestown still the same? Right now its just petestown and t hats in the virtual url spot CORRECT?

[yellow1912]

I'm sorry, I made a mistake on my last post.
Anyway, your link now is:
http://www.petestown.com/petestownindex.php
it should be http://www.petestown.com/index.php only

[PetesTown]

You were talking about the virtual URL path part of the config file I am guessing I tried it without anything and then with public_html and the with just /petestown thats whats there now and its still the same

[yellow1912]

I am talking about your zencart config file.

Because public_html is your current folder, it's the folder of your website, so you can't put http://www.petestown.com/public_html. Am I making any sense here?

Once you use the correct path and still experience this problem then your apache virtual host config file is not set correctly. But now, lets try to fix the zen config file first.

[PetesTown]

No I don't understand that? This is not /var/www/html/ so it is not the servers root. It is redirect to a user folder! So yes it is the public_html folder for that user and the one that that the url is pointing to but if thats all that will ever be in that users folder then how does it effect what it see's? It should still execute it should it not?

[yellow1912]

Attach your configure file here. And i'll make changes to that, and we will see how it works.

[PetesTown]

Well I made them, I took and created another directory petescart and placed it inside of the public_html file. www.petestown.com Now I have another error at the top of the page regarding the database! ANd I changed the path in the Virtual Server to reflect this here is the new ADMIN CONFIG and the Regular Config is below that
<?php
//
/**
*
* @package Configuration Settings
* @copyright Copyright 2003-2006 Zen Cart Development Team
* @copyright Portions Copyright 2003 osCommerce
* @license http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt GNU Public License V2.0
*/


/*************** NOTE: This file is similar, but DIFFERENT from the "store" version of configure.php. ***********/
/*************** The 2 files should be kept separate and not used to overwrite each other. ***********/

// Define the webserver and path parameters
// Main webserver: eg, http://localhost - should not be empty for productive servers
// HTTP_SERVER is your Main webserver: eg, http://www.yourdomain.com
// HTTPS_SERVER is your Secure webserver: eg, https://www.yourdomain.com
// HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER is your Main webserver: eg, http://www.yourdomain.com
// HTTPS_CATALOG_SERVER is your Secure webserver: eg, https://www.yourdomain.com
/*
* URLs for your site will be built via:
* HTTP_SERVER plus DIR_WS_ADMIN or
* HTTPS_SERVER plus DIR_WS_HTTPS_ADMIN or
* HTTP_SERVER plus DIR_WS_CATALOG or
* HTTPS_SERVER plus DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG
* ...depending on your system configuration settings
*/
define('HTTP_SERVER', 'http://www.petestown.com');
define('HTTPS_SERVER', 'https://www.petestown.com');
define('HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER', 'http:www.petestown.com');
define('HTTPS_CATALOG_SERVER', 'https://www.petestown.com');

// Use secure webserver for catalog module and/or admin areas?
define('ENABLE_SSL_CATALOG', 'true');
define('ENABLE_SSL_ADMIN', 'true');

// NOTE: be sure to leave the trailing '/' at the end of these lines if you make changes!
// * DIR_WS_* = Webserver directories (virtual/URL)
// these paths are relative to top of your webspace ... (ie: under the public_html or httpdocs folder)
define('DIR_WS_ADMIN', '/petescart/admin/');
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/petescart/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_ADMIN', '/petescart/admin/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/petescart/');

define('DIR_WS_IMAGES', 'images/');
define('DIR_WS_ICONS', DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'icons/');
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG_IMAGES', HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'images/');
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG_TEMPLATE', HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'includes/templates/');
define('DIR_WS_INCLUDES', 'includes/');
define('DIR_WS_BOXES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'boxes/');
define('DIR_WS_FUNCTIONS', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'functions/');
define('DIR_WS_CLASSES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'classes/');
define('DIR_WS_MODULES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'modules/');
define('DIR_WS_LANGUAGES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'languages/');
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG_LANGUAGES', HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'includes/languages/');

// * DIR_FS_* = Filesystem directories (local/physical)
//the following path is a COMPLETE path to your Zen Cart files. eg: /var/www/vhost/accountname/public_html/store/
define('DIR_FS_ADMIN', '/home/petestown/public_html/petescart/admin/');
define('DIR_FS_CATALOG', '/home/petestown/public_html/petescart/');

define('DIR_FS_CATALOG_LANGUAGES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'includes/languages/');
define('DIR_FS_CATALOG_IMAGES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'images/');
define('DIR_FS_CATALOG_MODULES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'includes/modules/');
define('DIR_FS_CATALOG_TEMPLATES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'includes/templates/');
define('DIR_FS_BACKUP', DIR_FS_ADMIN . 'backups/');
define('DIR_FS_EMAIL_TEMPLATES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'email/');
define('DIR_FS_DOWNLOAD', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'download/');

// define our database connection
define('DB_TYPE', 'mysql');
define('DB_PREFIX', '');
define('DB_SERVER', 'localhost');
define('DB_SERVER_USERNAME', 'xxxxx');
define('DB_SERVER_PASSWORD', 'xxxxxxxxxxx');
define('DB_DATABASE', 'petesdb');
define('USE_PCONNECT', 'false'); // use persistent connections?
define('STORE_SESSIONS', 'db'); // use 'db' for best support, or '' for file-based storage

// The next 2 "defines" are for SQL cache support.
// For SQL_CACHE_METHOD, you can select from: none, database, or file
// If you choose "file", then you need to set the DIR_FS_SQL_CACHE to a directory where your apache
// or webserver user has write privileges (chmod 666 or 777). We recommend using the "cache" folder inside the Zen Cart folder
// ie: /path/to/your/webspace/public_html/zen/cache -- leave no trailing slash
define('SQL_CACHE_METHOD', 'file');
define('DIR_FS_SQL_CACHE', '/home/petestown/public_html/petescart/cache');

<?php
/**
*
* @package Configuration Settings
* @copyright Copyright 2003-2006 Zen Cart Development Team
* @copyright Portions Copyright 2003 osCommerce
* @license http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt GNU Public License V2.0
*/


/*************** NOTE: This file is similar, but DIFFERENT from the "admin" version of configure.php. ***********/
/*************** The 2 files should be kept separate and not used to overwrite each other. ***********/

// Define the webserver and path parameters
// HTTP_SERVER is your Main webserver: eg, http://www.yourdomain.com
// HTTPS_SERVER is your Secure webserver: eg, https://www.yourdomain.com
define('HTTP_SERVER', 'http://www.petestown.com');
define('HTTPS_SERVER', 'https://www.petestown.com');

// Use secure webserver for checkout procedure?
define('ENABLE_SSL', 'true');

// NOTE: be sure to leave the trailing '/' at the end of these lines if you make changes!
// * DIR_WS_* = Webserver directories (virtual/URL)
// these paths are relative to top of your webspace ... (ie: under the public_html or httpdocs folder)
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/petescart/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/petescart/');

define('DIR_WS_IMAGES', 'images/');
define('DIR_WS_INCLUDES', 'includes/');
define('DIR_WS_FUNCTIONS', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'functions/');
define('DIR_WS_CLASSES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'classes/');
define('DIR_WS_MODULES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'modules/');
define('DIR_WS_LANGUAGES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'languages/');
define('DIR_WS_DOWNLOAD_PUBLIC', DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'pub/');
define('DIR_WS_TEMPLATES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'templates/');

define('DIR_WS_PHPBB', '/');

// * DIR_FS_* = Filesystem directories (local/physical)
//the following path is a COMPLETE path to your Zen Cart files. eg: /var/www/vhost/accountname/public_html/store/
define('DIR_FS_CATALOG', '/home/petestown/public_html/petescart/');

define('DIR_FS_DOWNLOAD', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'download/');
define('DIR_FS_DOWNLOAD_PUBLIC', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'pub/');
define('DIR_WS_UPLOADS', DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'uploads/');
define('DIR_FS_UPLOADS', DIR_FS_CATALOG . DIR_WS_UPLOADS);
define('DIR_FS_EMAIL_TEMPLATES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'email/');

// define our database connection
define('DB_TYPE', 'mysql');
define('DB_PREFIX', '');
define('DB_SERVER', 'localhost');
define('DB_SERVER_USERNAME', 'xxxxx');
define('DB_SERVER_PASSWORD', 'xxxxxxxxxxx');
define('DB_DATABASE', 'petesdb');
define('USE_PCONNECT', 'false'); // use persistent connections?
define('STORE_SESSIONS', 'db'); // use 'db' for best support, or '' for file-based storage

// The next 2 "defines" are for SQL cache support.
// For SQL_CACHE_METHOD, you can select from: none, database, or file
// If you choose "file", then you need to set the DIR_FS_SQL_CACHE to a directory where your apache
// or webserver user has write privileges (chmod 666 or 777). We recommend using the "cache" folder inside the Zen Cart folder
// ie: /path/to/your/webspace/public_html/zen/cache -- leave no trailing slash
define('SQL_CACHE_METHOD', 'file');
define('DIR_FS_SQL_CACHE', '/home/petestown/public_html/petescart/cache');

?>

[DrByte]

1. Why are you redirecting "petestown.com" to "76.245.94.169" instead of resolving directly?
2. Why are you trying to run it from a subdirectory ?
3. Why the complicated vhost setup ?

[PetesTown]

Hi Dr Byte,

The URL's are forwarded from 1on1 to this serverIts a custom in hose server here at the store. We are going to have a few stores on here. So I have a static IP the one you see. Having on static IP and several or a few stores we have researched and found that creating multiple apache Virtualy host is the way to do it. When I first started it was in the root and working great. I just coppied that to the new directory after I set up the virtual server and thats how this mess began.it finds it and sends it where it needs to be obviously but it has lost the style sheet and the communication with database. It seems like its there but its all just not communicating
Rich

[DrByte]

Your IP forwarding is losing the subdirectory information.
That's what's causing the stylesheet to not load.

http://www.petestown.com/petestown is forwarding to http://76.245.94.169
And, since the stylesheet doesn't exist without the subdirectory, it cannot load it.

You need to either reconfigure your ip forwarding or reconfigure your vhosts.