<base> tag

[lenswipe]

Hey guys


just installed zen cart and im having issues getting it to display with IE7, initially i thought this was a problem with the CSS, but on further investigation by the kind people in the #web IRC channel that the problem was infact due to a <base> tag present in the top few lines of code. However my problem is that i now cant find where this tag is in the code, could someone assist me with this?


Thanks


-Lenswipe

[tony_sar]

link to your site please.
zencart out of box , will display correctly with all major browser including IE 6, 7, 8 . Base tag represent path to the shop. chances are that you have miss configured something during installation ?

[lenswipe]

link to your site please.
zencart out of box , will display correctly with all major browser including IE 6, 7, 8 . Base tag represent path to the shop. chances are that you have miss configured something during installation ?

http://freshupforums.servebbs.com/pdpatch/store

[tony_sar]

it looks like something wrong with your Configure.php file . please post the content of your configure.php . before posting remove Database USER NAME and PASS

[lenswipe]

it looks like something wrong with your Configure.php file . please post the content of your configure.php . before posting remove Database USER NAME and PASS

<?php
/**
 * @package Configuration Settings circa 1.3.8
 * @copyright Copyright 2003-2007 Zen Cart Development Team
 * @copyright Portions Copyright 2003 osCommerce
 * @license http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt GNU Public License V2.0
 */


/*************** NOTE: This file is similar, but DIFFERENT from the "admin" version of configure.php. ***********/
/***************       The 2 files should be kept separate and not used to overwrite each other.      ***********/

// Define the webserver and path parameters
  // HTTP_SERVER is your Main webserver: eg-http://www.your_domain.com
  // HTTPS_SERVER is your Secure webserver: eg-https://www.your_domain.com
  define('HTTP_SERVER', '');
  define('HTTPS_SERVER', 'https://freshupforums.servebbs.com');

  // Use secure webserver for checkout procedure?
  define('ENABLE_SSL', 'false');

// NOTE: be sure to leave the trailing '/' at the end of these lines if you make changes!
// * DIR_WS_* = Webserver directories (virtual/URL)
  // these paths are relative to top of your webspace ... (ie: under the public_html or httpdocs folder)
  define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '../store/');
  define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '');

  define('DIR_WS_IMAGES', 'images/');
  define('DIR_WS_INCLUDES', 'includes/');
  define('DIR_WS_FUNCTIONS', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'functions/');
  define('DIR_WS_CLASSES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'classes/');
  define('DIR_WS_MODULES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'modules/');
  define('DIR_WS_LANGUAGES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'languages/');
  define('DIR_WS_DOWNLOAD_PUBLIC', DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'pub/');
  define('DIR_WS_TEMPLATES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'templates/');

  define('DIR_WS_PHPBB', '/var/www/forum/');

// * DIR_FS_* = Filesystem directories (local/physical)
  //the following path is a COMPLETE path to your Zen Cart files. eg: /var/www/vhost/accountname/public_html/store/
  define('DIR_FS_CATALOG', '/var/www/pdpatch/store/');

  define('DIR_FS_DOWNLOAD', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'download/');
  define('DIR_FS_DOWNLOAD_PUBLIC', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'pub/');
  define('DIR_WS_UPLOADS', DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'uploads/');
  define('DIR_FS_UPLOADS', DIR_FS_CATALOG . DIR_WS_UPLOADS);
  define('DIR_FS_EMAIL_TEMPLATES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'email/');

// define our database connection
  define('DB_TYPE', 'mysql');
  define('DB_PREFIX', 'zen_');
  define('DB_SERVER', 'localhost');
  define('DB_SERVER_USERNAME', 'username');
  define('DB_SERVER_PASSWORD', 'somepass');
  define('DB_DATABASE', 'pdpatch');
  define('USE_PCONNECT', 'false');
  define('STORE_SESSIONS', 'db');
  // for STORE_SESSIONS, use 'db' for best support, or '' for file-based storage

  // The next 2 "defines" are for SQL cache support.
  // For SQL_CACHE_METHOD, you can select from:  none, database, or file
  // If you choose "file", then you need to set the DIR_FS_SQL_CACHE to a directory where your apache 
  // or webserver user has write privileges (chmod 666 or 777). We recommend using the "cache" folder inside the Zen Cart folder
  // ie: /path/to/your/webspace/public_html/zen/cache   -- leave no trailing slash  
  define('SQL_CACHE_METHOD', 'database'); 
  define('DIR_FS_SQL_CACHE', '/var/www/pdpatch/store/cache');

// EOF

Ive been to #web (i think it was #web IRC) and they told me that the issue was with the <base> tag present in the HTML (which i cant by the way find..)

[kuroi]

You can't leave the HTTP_SERVER definition blank. It should contain the URL to your site i.e. http://freshupforums.servebbs.com

And the DIR_WS_CATALOG should be /store/

The base tag is picking up <blank> + ../store/ which is invalid and is what is causing you problems, instead of http://freshupforums.servebbs.com/store/ which would be fine and would happen if those defines were set correctly.

You'll need to correct your DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG setting too.

[lenswipe]

You can't leave the HTTP_SERVER definition blank. It should contain the URL to your site i.e. http://freshupforums.servebbs.com

And the DIR_WS_CATALOG should be /store/

The base tag is picking up <blank> + ../store/ which is invalid and is what is causing you problems, instead of http://freshupforums.servebbs.com/store/ which would be fine and would happen if those defines were set correctly.

You'll need to correct your DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG setting too.

Right, ive affected the required changes and heres the config file:

<?php
/**
 * @package Configuration Settings circa 1.3.8
 * @copyright Copyright 2003-2007 Zen Cart Development Team
 * @copyright Portions Copyright 2003 osCommerce
 * @license http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt GNU Public License V2.0
 */


/*************** NOTE: This file is similar, but DIFFERENT from the "admin" version of configure.php. ***********/
/***************       The 2 files should be kept separate and not used to overwrite each other.      ***********/

// Define the webserver and path parameters
  // HTTP_SERVER is your Main webserver: eg-http://www.your_domain.com
  // HTTPS_SERVER is your Secure webserver: eg-https://www.your_domain.com
  define('HTTP_SERVER', 'http://freshupforums.servebbs.com';
  define('HTTPS_SERVER', 'https://freshupforums.servebbs.com');

  // Use secure webserver for checkout procedure?
  define('ENABLE_SSL', 'false');

// NOTE: be sure to leave the trailing '/' at the end of these lines if you make changes!
// * DIR_WS_* = Webserver directories (virtual/URL)
  // these paths are relative to top of your webspace ... (ie: under the public_html or httpdocs folder)
  define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '../store/');
  define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '');

  define('DIR_WS_IMAGES', 'images/');
  define('DIR_WS_INCLUDES', 'includes/');
  define('DIR_WS_FUNCTIONS', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'functions/');
  define('DIR_WS_CLASSES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'classes/');
  define('DIR_WS_MODULES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'modules/');
  define('DIR_WS_LANGUAGES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'languages/');
  define('DIR_WS_DOWNLOAD_PUBLIC', DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'pub/');
  define('DIR_WS_TEMPLATES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'templates/');

  define('DIR_WS_PHPBB', '/var/www/forum/');

// * DIR_FS_* = Filesystem directories (local/physical)
  //the following path is a COMPLETE path to your Zen Cart files. eg: /var/www/vhost/accountname/public_html/store/
  define('DIR_FS_CATALOG', '/var/www/pdpatch/store/');

  define('DIR_FS_DOWNLOAD', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'download/');
  define('DIR_FS_DOWNLOAD_PUBLIC', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'pub/');
  define('DIR_WS_UPLOADS', DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'uploads/');
  define('DIR_FS_UPLOADS', DIR_FS_CATALOG . DIR_WS_UPLOADS);
  define('DIR_FS_EMAIL_TEMPLATES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'email/');

// define our database connection
  define('DB_TYPE', 'mysql');
  define('DB_PREFIX', 'zen_');
  define('DB_SERVER', 'localhost');
  define('DB_SERVER_USERNAME', 'username');
  define('DB_SERVER_PASSWORD', 'somepass');
  define('DB_DATABASE', 'pdpatch');
  define('USE_PCONNECT', 'false');
  define('STORE_SESSIONS', 'db');
  // for STORE_SESSIONS, use 'db' for best support, or '' for file-based storage

  // The next 2 "defines" are for SQL cache support.
  // For SQL_CACHE_METHOD, you can select from:  none, database, or file
  // If you choose "file", then you need to set the DIR_FS_SQL_CACHE to a directory where your apache 
  // or webserver user has write privileges (chmod 666 or 777). We recommend using the "cache" folder inside the Zen Cart folder
  // ie: /path/to/your/webspace/public_html/zen/cache   -- leave no trailing slash  
  define('SQL_CACHE_METHOD', 'database'); 
  define('DIR_FS_SQL_CACHE', '/var/www/pdpatch/store/cache');

// EOF

and now when i access my store, i get a blank page....

any ideas?

Also i dont have a https:// server as the server this is running on is a development server and as such does not posess any SSL certificates..

[kuroi]

You didn't correct your DIR_WS_CATALOG define.

And yes you can use $_SERVER["SERVER_NAME"] though it would have to be concatonated with http:// rather than listed with it. I've done this under very specific circumstances, but unless you have a good reason, I'd recommend keeping it simple, at least until you have the hard-coded version working.

[tony_sar]

in you configure.php look for this

define('HTTP_SERVER', 'http://freshupforums.servebbs.com';


your are missing )

[kuroi]

your are missing )

Yep. That too!