Coding Changes not Taking Effect

[crayoda]

This always happens! It's where I will be uploading a new
replacement image, or a snippet of code like in english/header.php
for a different logo filename. Save, upload, refresh - no effect!
Then I'll leave it for 12hrs, come back and -then- it changes.

[gjh42]

Sometimes you get this effect with cached files/info. Clearing your browser cache may help.

[crayoda]

I thought the same thing, and tried clearing the
Firefox/IE cache... still nothing.

What has spurred me to post about this is the fact
that I am changing the /languages/english/header.php
file value for HEADER_LOGO_IMAGE, and it simply
refuses to update my store with the new logo.

Could this be some kind of database issue, or a
server glitch?

[afo]

I hope you are following the override/template systen and saving your changes to languages/english/YOUR_TEMPLATE/header.php.

What folder did you upload your header image to?

Can you post a link to your site?

[crayoda]

Well I guess I solved my own problem... instead
of editing the correct file, I was editing that
other one.

I'm using the 'classic' template as a base, which
will eventually become my own custom template. It
holds then that editing the default header.php in
languages/english would have no effect. Changing
the english/classic/header.php is what I wanted.

[afo]

Please create your own custom folders before you go too far. Editing the files in the classic folders is unwise since those files will be overwritten with an upgrade/update.

This list is a bit outdated, but it'll give you an idea where to start to create a very basic custom template (you can build from there):

• includes/languages/YOUR_TEMPLATE/english.php
• includes/languages/english/YOUR_TEMPLATE/index.php
• includes/languages/english/YOUR_TEMPLATE/meta_tags.php
• includes/languages/english/YOUR_TEMPLATE/header.php (to change the logo)
• includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/template_info.php
• includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/common/tpl_header.php <- may not be necessary
• includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/common/tpl_footer.php <- may not be necessary
• includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/images/logo.gif (or .jpg or .png)
• includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/css/stylesheet.css

Anywhere you see a /classic/ folder, you can create a folder for your custom template. You can copy the necessary files from either the /classic/ folder, the /template_default/ folder or the parent folder.

Edit includes/templates/YOUR_TEMPLATE/template_info.php to give your template identifying information so you'll recognize it in the admin under tools->template selection.