Add Customers from admin addon

[DivaVocals]

This is covered in the readme.. Passwords are generated and sent to the customer.. For security reasons you will not see the password.. again ALL covered in the readme..

Umm... I've installed this and found it very good and useful, exactly what I'm looking for......

But why is there no option to enter a password for the customer? I can add customers, sure, but how will they log in without a password? I'm supposed to be creating login accounts for all my customers but I can't if I can't allocate them password as well....

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[Jace]

But why can't there be the option of creating passwords for the customer in this mod? At the moment I'm importing them bulk via CSV (well, trying to, as previous posters have found it's having issues accepting the Country and I'm yet to fix it), and then having to separately import a long list of SQL commands in phpMyAdmin to change the passwords to what they should be.

Would be easier if it could all be done in one, as I've had to write a small piece of software to get around it as described here.

[DivaVocals]

I've explained why this mod is written the way it currently sits.. Seems as if you are looking for a feature not offered by this add-on..

Are you instead asking one of the following questions:

• How can I modify this add-on so I have the option to create the customers password?
• Will anyone be updating this add-on so that you are given the option to create the customer password?

Seems one of these two questions is really what you are seeking information on.. Yes???

ETA: his is STRAIGHT from the readme that comes with this add-on:

Version 1.01 modified from Aerodynamic_hippo's 1.0 version by Rick Riehle on 2007-09-30. In v1.01 the new customer's password is automatically generated by the system using the zen_create_random_value function, rather than being generated and assigned by the admin. This is considered better security practice, because, at least in theory, no one but the customer knows the password. Note, however, that there is a hole in this logic: whoever receives a copy of the new account email notice will know the password. If you would rather be able to manually specify the password, use the 1.0 version.

But why can't there be the option of creating passwords for the customer in this mod? At the moment I'm importing them bulk via CSV (well, trying to, as previous posters have found it's having issues accepting the Country and I'm yet to fix it), and then having to separately import a long list of SQL commands in phpMyAdmin to change the passwords to what they should be.

Would be easier if it could all be done in one, as I've had to write a small piece of software to get around it as described here.

[pixelpadre]

Hello

I am having trouble uploading addresses.csv file. I get the error "Could not move file".

I used the file provided without any new customers and that would not upload either.

I searched this thread and couldnt come up with the solution so I am asking again. I know someone else must have encountered this problem before me.

[pixelpadre]

It's possible that your server is configured to not allow or include the server variable $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT']

try replacing this line of code at line 26 of admin/add_customers_backend.php:

$path = $_SERVER['DOCUMENT_ROOT'] . '/' . $files['name']; 

with this:

$path = DIR_FS_ADMIN . '/backups/' . $files['name']; 

This did not work for me. I still get the same error could not move file.

[pixelpadre]

Whats going on with this thread?

[chadderuski]

You need to check your upload path for write permissions. 777 or 775 depending on your server's setup. Make sure you know where you are writing to. I believe an older version of this wrote to the admin backup directory. Later mods may have changed that, and the newest 139h pretty much demands you change the admin's path from admin...

[pixelpadre]

You need to check your upload path for write permissions. 777 or 775 depending on your server's setup. Make sure you know where you are writing to. I believe an older version of this wrote to the admin backup directory. Later mods may have changed that, and the newest 139h pretty much demands you change the admin's path from admin...

I uploaded the files as they were packed. And changed the permissions to 777. That didnt help.

Could you finish the last part of your last sentence?

[chadderuski]

I uploaded the files as they were packed. And changed the permissions to 777. That didnt help.

Could you finish the last part of your last sentence?

Okay, what version of Add Customers are you using?
What Version of Zencart? Have you patched to 139h? If so, did you rename your /admin folder?

It still sound like you are not writing to where you think. Are you using CPANEL to check your file permissions? Did you install zencart by uploading yourself, or with something like fantastica (sp?) thru CPANEL? You may have to SSH into your host and verify file ownership.

You may want to call your host and ask them to verify that your files have correct ownership and permissions. If you google "php error could not move file", you'll see this is most certainly a permissions error.

Also, try commenting out line 29 of add_customers_backend.php : ( add // before the line to comment out )

				//	chmod($path, 0775);

So you change to permissions "777" only to have it changed back. Depending how you have apache setup, you will not be able to upload to directories with permissions "775".

[pixelpadre]

Okay, what version of Add Customers are you using?
What Version of Zencart? Have you patched to 139h? If so, did you rename your /admin folder?

I am using 1.38a and since the mod has not been verified to work with 1.39 I doubt that is the problem.

It still sound like you are not writing to where you think. Are you using CPANEL to check your file permissions? Did you install zencart by uploading yourself, or with something like fantastica (sp?) thru CPANEL? You may have to SSH into your host and verify file ownership.

I use my cpanel hspere to change the permissions to 777.

You may want to call your host and ask them to verify that your files have correct ownership and permissions. If you google "php error could not move file", you'll see this is most certainly a permissions error.

Also, try commenting out line 29 of add_customers_backend.php : ( add // before the line to comment out )

                //    chmod($path, 0775);

So you change to permissions "777" only to have it changed back. Depending how you have apache setup, you will not be able to upload to directories with permissions "775".

Not sure what you are trying to say here.

I will try commenting out the line as you recommend. I did not try using 775 setting, only 777 and 766.