turning off sideboxes on checkout pages

[GRRB]

can some one please help me.

i have foolishly decided i want to turn off ALL sideboxes on the 3 checkout pages (shipping, billing, confirmation)

i have read the forum for around 4 hours and cannot get my head round how to do it.

i have literally followed all the information to the letter bu i still cant do it.

can someone please please give me a complete idiots guide on how to do this as i am really geting mad with it now and almost given up on the idea.
THnk you so much

[GRRB]

can some one please help me.

i have foolishly decided i want to turn off ALL sideboxes on the 3 checkout pages (shipping, billing, confirmation)

i have read the forum for around 4 hours and cannot get my head round how to do it.

i have literally followed all the information to the letter bu i still cant do it.

can someone please please give me a complete idiots guide on how to do this as i am really geting mad with it now and almost given up on the idea.
THnk you so much

i think my first problem is that i do not know how to make an over ride file for tpl_main_page.php am i on the right tracks here?

[Branden]

Open tpl_main:
/public_html/includes/templates/yourtemplate/common/tpl_main_page.php

Find this line of code near the top

if (in_array($current_page_base,explode(",",'ENTER YOUR PAGE HERE')) ) {
$flag_disable_left = true;
}

You can disable the left or right columns by changing the flag_disable. Enter teh pages you need to disable it on, for instance "shopping_cart" or "checkout", commas in between with no spaces.

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[GRRB]

Open tpl_main:
/public_html/includes/templates/yourtemplate/common/tpl_main_page.php

Find this line of code near the top

if (in_array($current_page_base,explode(",",'ENTER YOUR PAGE HERE')) ) {
$flag_disable_left = true;
}

You can disable the left or right columns by changing the flag_disable. Enter teh pages you need to disable it on, for instance "shopping_cart" or "checkout", commas in between with no spaces.

Zen Cart Help
www.zencartcodeanddesign.com

Thanks for the reply, i have already done this and nothing has changed at all.

do i need to move the edited tpl_main_page.php somewhere else after i have finished?

My Includes/templates/MYOWNTEMPLATE/common/tpl_main_pge.php
now looks like this :

if (in_array($current_page_base,explode(",",'checkout_payment')) ) {
$flag_disable_left = true;

ihave read somewhere that I y need to change flag values in admin or something??way over my head at this point

any more suggestion ??
thankyouuuu x
}

[Branden]

no, that is the correct folder. looks correct, I would have to check the whole file.

[GRRB]

<?php
/**
* Common Template - tpl_main_page.php
*
* Governs the overall layout of an entire page<br />
* Normally consisting of a header, left side column. center column. right side column and footer<br />
* For customizing, this file can be copied to /templates/your_template_dir/pagename<br />
* example: to override the privacy page<br />
* - make a directory /templates/my_template/privacy<br />
* - copy /templates/templates_defaults/common/tpl_main_page.php to /templates/my_template/privacy/tpl_main_page.php<br />
* <br />
* to override the global settings and turn off columns un-comment the lines below for the correct column to turn off<br />
* to turn off the header and/or footer uncomment the lines below<br />
* Note: header can be disabled in the tpl_header.php<br />
* Note: footer can be disabled in the tpl_footer.php<br />
* <br />
* $flag_disable_header = true;<br />
* $flag_disable_left = true;<br />
* $flag_disable_right = true;<br />
* $flag_disable_footer = true;<br />
* <br />
* // example to not display right column on main page when Always Show Categories is OFF<br />
* <br />
* if ($current_page_base == 'index' and $cPath == '') {<br />
* $flag_disable_right = true;<br />
* }<br />
* <br />
* example to not display right column on main page when Always Show Categories is ON and set to categories_id 3<br />
* <br />
* if ($current_page_base == 'index' and $cPath == '' or $cPath == '3') {<br />
* $flag_disable_right = true;<br />
* }<br />
*
* @package templateSystem
* @copyright Copyright 2003-2006 Zen Cart Development Team
* @copyright Portions Copyright 2003 osCommerce
* @license http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt GNU Public License V2.0
* @version $Id: tpl_main_page.php 3856 2006-06-29 02:26:33Z drbyte $
*/

// the following IF statement can be duplicated/modified as needed to set additional flags
if (in_array($current_page_base,explode(",",'checkout_shipping,checkout_payment,che ckout_confirmation')) ) {
$flag_disable_right = true;
$flag_disable_left = true;
}


$header_template = 'tpl_header.php';
$footer_template = 'tpl_footer.php';
$left_column_file = 'column_left.php';
$right_column_file = 'column_right.php';
$body_id = str_replace('_', '', $_GET['main_page']);
?>
<body id="<?php echo $body_id . 'Body'; ?>"<?php if($zv_onload !='') echo ' onload="'.$zv_onload.'"'; ?>>
<table width="770" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color:#D6D7BA " align="center">
<tr>
<td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td bgcolor="#D6D7BA"><div align="center">
<table width="87%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td width="99" class="txt_content">Choose Language:</td>
<td>
<?php require(DIR_WS_TEMPLATE .('modules/languages.php')); ?>
</td>
</tr>
</table>
</div></td>
<td width="269" bgcolor="#D6D7BA"><table width="90%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td width="68" class="txt_content">Currencies:</td>
<td>
<?php require(DIR_WS_TEMPLATE .('modules/currencies.php')); ?>
</td>
</tr>
</table></td>
<td width="218"><div align="right"><img src="<? echo DIR_WS_TEMPLATE; ?>images/img_home1.gif" alt="Our Address" width="294" height="47"/></div></td>
</tr>
</table></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td><img src="<? echo DIR_WS_TEMPLATE; ?>images/img_home2.gif" alt="" width="342" height="234"/></td>
<td><img src="<? echo DIR_WS_TEMPLATE; ?>images/logo.gif" alt="" width="210" height="234"/></td>
<td width="218" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td><img src="<? echo DIR_WS_TEMPLATE; ?>images/img_home3.gif" alt="" width="218" height="55"/></td>
</tr>
<tr>
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<tr>
<td><a href="index.php?main_page=products_new"><img src="<? echo DIR_WS_TEMPLATE; ?>images/btn_newproducts.gif" alt="New Products" width="218" height="31" border="0"/></a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="index.php?main_page=login"><img src="<? echo DIR_WS_TEMPLATE; ?>images/btn_myaccount.gif" alt="My Account" width="218" height="31" border="0"/></a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="index.php?main_page=shopping_cart"><img src="<? echo DIR_WS_TEMPLATE; ?>images/btn_shoppingcart.gif" alt="Shopping Cart" width="218" height="29" border="0"/></a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="index.php?main_page=contact_us"><img src="<? echo DIR_WS_TEMPLATE; ?>images/btn_contactus.gif" alt="Contact Us" width="218" height="39" border="0"/></a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td height="15" bgcolor="#D6D7BA"><img src="<? echo DIR_WS_TEMPLATE; ?>images/trans.gif" alt="" width="1" height="1"/></td>
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</table></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td width="189" valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td><img src="<? echo DIR_WS_TEMPLATE; ?>images/img_menu1.gif" alt="" width="189" height="10"/></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td style="background-color:#dde091; "><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" >
<tr>
<td style="width:182px; ">
<?php require(DIR_WS_TEMPLATE .('modules/column_left.php')); ?>
</td>
<td width="7" class="bg_shadow"><img src="<? echo DIR_WS_TEMPLATE; ?>images/trans.gif" alt="" width="7" height="8"/></td>
</tr>
</table></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><img src="<? echo DIR_WS_TEMPLATE; ?>images/img_cornerbottom1.gif" alt="" width="189" height="18"/></td>
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</table></td>
<td valign="top" bgcolor="#D6D7BA"><table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td ><table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" bgcolor="#B4BB5C">
<tr>
<td width="14"><img src="<? echo DIR_WS_TEMPLATE; ?>images/img_corner1.gif" alt="" width="14" height="60"/></td>
<td width="126"><table width="90%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td width="12"><img src="<? echo DIR_WS_TEMPLATE; ?>images/arrow.gif" alt="" width="12" height="6"/></td>
<td class="txt_content"><a href="index.php?main_page=specials">Specials</a></td>
</tr>
<?php if ($_SESSION['customer_id']) { ?>
<tr>
<td><img src="<? echo DIR_WS_TEMPLATE; ?>images/arrow.gif" alt="arrow" width="12" height="6"/></td>
<td class="txt_content"><a href="index.php?main_page=create_account">Logout</a></td>
</tr>
<? } else { ?>
<tr>
<td><img src="<? echo DIR_WS_TEMPLATE; ?>images/arrow.gif" alt="arrow" width="12" height="6"/></td>
<td class="txt_content"><a href="index.php?main_page=create_account">Create
Account</a></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><img src="<? echo DIR_WS_TEMPLATE; ?>images/arrow.gif" alt="arrow" width="12" height="6"/></td>
<td class="txt_content"><a href="index.php?main_page=login">Customer
Login</a></td>
</tr>
<? } ?>
</table></td>
<td width="1"><img src="<? echo DIR_WS_TEMPLATE; ?>images/img_line.gif" alt="img_line" width="1" height="49"/></td>
<td width="197"><table width="78%" border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
<td width="44"><img src="<? echo DIR_WS_TEMPLATE; ?>images/img_icon.gif" alt="img_icon" width="34" height="34"/></td>
<td class="txt_content01">Your Shopping Cart
in your cart
<?php require(DIR_WS_TEMPLATE .('modules/shopping_cart.php')); ?>
ITEMS</td>
</tr>
</table></td>
<td width="1"><img src="<? echo DIR_WS_TEMPLATE; ?>images/img_line.gif" alt="img_line" width="1" height="49"/></td>
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<td style="width:100%; ">
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</td>
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</table></td>
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</table></td>
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<td width="14"><img src="<? echo DIR_WS_TEMPLATE; ?>images/img_corner2.gif" alt="img_corner" width="14" height="25"/></td>
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<?php } ?>
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<?php
if (SHOW_BANNERS_GROUP_SET3 != '' && $banner = zen_banner_exists('dynamic', SHOW_BANNERS_GROUP_SET3)) {
if ($banner->RecordCount() > 0) {
?>
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<?php
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<?php
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?>
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if (COLUMN_RIGHT_STATUS == 0 or (CUSTOMERS_APPROVAL == '1' and $_SESSION['customer_id'] == '')) {
// global disable of column_right
$flag_disable_right = true;
}
if (!isset($flag_disable_right) || !$flag_disable_right) {
?>
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<?php
}
?>
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[Branden]

",'checkout_shipping,checkout_payment,che ckout_confirmation')) ) {

looks you have a space between che ckout_confirmation


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[GRRB]

",'checkout_shipping,checkout_payment,che ckout_confirmation')) ) {

looks you have a space between che ckout_confirmation


Zen Cart Consulting

Just cheked and there is no space their.
must be the way i copy and pasted into here
any other suggestions :/
thanks again for being so helpful

[Branden]

I would try this:

if (in_array($current_page_base,explode(",",'checkout_shipping,checkout_payment,che ckout_confirmation')) ) {
$flag_disable_right = true;
}

if (in_array($current_page_base,explode(",",'checkout_shipping,checkout_payment,che ckout_confirmation')) ) {
$flag_disable_left = true;
}

If that doesn't work try adding it to the effected file directly.

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[Branden]

If that doesn't work I can login and try myself if you would like.