HELP Installing template?

[fourth_87]

Hi, I am a noob in this kind of stuff without any knowledge of computer language whatsoever..

I am using zencart version 1.3.8a, and am running on an offline localhost because I wanted to try before going online.

I am confused on how to install a template, I am using one of the free template and the the tutorial told me to copy some THMXX folder to /includes/theme, after that when I refreshed my web store it comes with blank page... with changed background color..

and when I was told to patch a sql dump using /tool/installsqlpatch but after i do that it become worse, my shop looks blank with this massage "1054 Unknown column 'startdate' in 'field list'
in:
[select startdate, counter, session_counter from counter_history where startdate='20090610']"

and a massage in admin shows up like this
"Success 329 statements processed"
"Warning Your database appears to need patching to a higher level. See Tools->Server Information to review patch levels"

I don't know that to do... can anyone help me??

any help will be very appricated

[fourth_87]

do anyone have solution? I'm desperate

[imranulh]

You should better ask the people who wrote the template. What I can suggest:

1. Upgrade your Mysql to latest verion if it is an old one. (older than mysql 4 may be)
2. Install a fresh copy of Zencart's latest version
3. Apply the sql pathes th template provides
3. Copy the template file.
4. Select the new template from Admin >> Tools >> Template Selection.

And finally if still it happens, you should contact the theme writer who built such a complicated theme that needs 329 sql queries to be executed. I think you missed something in the template installation.

[Website Rob]

/includes/theme << this is not used within Zen Cart

I guess the question to ask is "Where did you get the Template?" as it seems it was not designed to work with Zen Cart, without a lot of prior knowledged and/or fixing.

[fourth_87]

/includes/theme << this is not used within Zen Cart

I guess the question to ask is "Where did you get the Template?" as it seems it was not designed to work with Zen Cart, without a lot of prior knowledged and/or fixing.

I get it from freetemplatesite.com, with link to the file as follows:
http://www.freetemplatesite.com/samp...le_zencart.zip

I was sure that this was made for zencart as the instructions inside the zip file clearly mentioned zencart. Can u help me?

[stevesh]

It might work, but I wouldn't use it. No Zencart template should require a SQL patch. That's a Template Monster template (an old one) and changes some core files as well as the template files, which may cause you problems if you want to change something.

[afo]

For free templates that WILL work with Zen Cart, visit http://(sorry, site offline)/