Article on Installing Modules?

[ktessitore]

1) Is there an article on installing modules? Or is each one completely different?

2) How do I close a thread so everyone knows the question was answered?

Thanks,
kel

[stevesh]

1 . Most install the same way (drag and drop the folders and files to your site via FTP, and run SQL statement if necessary), and most have a readme or something like it.

2. You can't delete a thread, but most people just add a post letting everybody know that the problem is solved, and how it was solved, if you figured it out yourself.

[ktessitore]

ah, ok. thanks.

how do you run an sql statement?

[swguy]

Use phpMyAdmin. If you don't have access to phpMyAdmin, you can use your Zen Cart admin panel under Tools->Install SQL patches.

[Steven300]

I find it's best to use the Zen Cart admin panel as I think it adds the sometimes necessary prefixes.

[swguy]

If you don't have a prefix, then it's not necessary. :)

[gjh42]

Though advising people to use the admin Install SQL Patches reduces the chance of problems for people who don't know that they have db prefixes :)

[swguy]

Fair enough - but I would counter that if you don't know if you have a prefix or not, you probably shouldn't be doing your own cart service.

[ktessitore]

Ah thanks, I lost this post for a bit. I will try the suggestions and get back to you all.

-kelly

[ktessitore]

That worked. Use the admin/tools/install sql patches.

Thanks,
kel