Coding Changes not Taking Effect

[Len Gem]

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This list is a bit outdated, but it'll give you an idea where to start to create a very basic custom template (you can build from there):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

Hi,

Changes I made to:
1. /includes/languages/mytemplate/english.php
/include/languages/english/mytemplate/index.php
/includes/languages/english/html_includes/mytemplate
/define_main_page...
2. /includes/templates/mytemplate

work perfectly on my local XAMPP.


But when I upload the changes to my webhost server (Linux/Unix) (latest ZC 1.3.8a) using Filezilla - only changes in 2. work. None in 1. has any effect.

I've re-uploaded those .php files many times. Still nothing changed. Refreshed, Cleared cached many times. No use.
I've been scanning ZC Tutorials/FAQ/forum for a couple of days now. Some answers are very good, but they don't apply to my problem.

Please help.

Len.

[gjh42]

Are you sure you have the right permissions on those folders/files? Are you sure you are uploading them to the correct locations? Does Filezilla say the upload was successful? When you go to replace one of those files, what is the revision date/time on the remote copy?

[Len Gem]

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This list is a bit outdated, but it'll give you an idea where to start to create a very basic custom template (you can build from there):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

Are you sure you have the right permissions on those folders/files? Are you sure you are uploading them to the correct locations? Does Filezilla say the upload was successful? When you go to replace one of those files, what is the revision date/time on the remote copy?

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Thanks for the reply.
1. I CHMOD everything in /includes/ and its subdirs to 0777 (which is stupidly unnecessary)
2. Upload english.php from my HD to store/includes/languages/mytemplate/english.php (overwrite the existing one). Filezilla says "Directory listing successful". Revision date/time is 16/10/09 2:52:37 AM which is few minutes ago at my location. Filesize becomes a bit smaller as happened to all files when uploaded (37,999 on my HD, 37,306 on the server). Permission becomes 0644.
3. Similar thing done with /includes/languages/english/mytemplate/index.php, /includes/languages/english/html_includes/mytemplate/define_main_page.

Checked my site. Refreshed. Still no effect

Please keep helping.

Len.

[gjh42]

That's definitely odd. I'm afraid I can't think of anything else at the moment. Clearing your cache should not be necessary, as I see uploaded changes without doing that, but it couldn't hurt to try it.
Hopefully someone else has some better ideas.