Blank Pages After Change meta_tags.php File

[cannabis-corpse]

I have just installed zencart new fresh - v1.3.9f (Dreamhost One-Click-Install) and the only major mod I have made ( apart from configuration settings) is installing my custom template, which works fine, here and elsewhere.

Though when I edit the meta_tags.php file, all I edit is the top three things - Title, Tagline, Keywords- ( Zencart!, The Art of E-commerce etc...) I upload it and get blank pages - i.e nothing.

if I revert to the original file, and re-upload, it works fine...

any ideas what is wrong?

I am not new to zen-cart, but new to this forum. most times I find what I need already here so no need to post yet.

cheers

CHRIS

[dgent]

I would guess you have a ' in some of your words, like "can't".

Can't use apostrophes.

[stevesh]

Check the error log file(s) in /cache to see what the error is. Post it here if it isn't clear.

Also. if you have any special characters, like an apostrophe, in the text you put in those defines, you'll need to 'escape' them by placing a backslash in front of the character:

Steve\'s Store

[cannabis-corpse]

Cool, I had the word "Women's" in there,

All fixed!

THANX! !

CHRIS

[anesupport]

Is this a bug in Zen-Cart or is an apostrophe an illegal character in a meta-tag?

I looked at W3's documentation and don't see anything about allowed/disallowed characters in the tag.

[Ajeh]

The apostrophe has to be escaped meaning:

define('CONSTANT_HERE', 'Fred\'s Place');

[anesupport]

Thanks Linda for the very quick and informative response - that worked!

[afo]

Is this a bug in Zen-Cart or is an apostrophe an illegal character in a meta-tag?

I looked at W3's documentation and don't see anything about allowed/disallowed characters in the tag.

It's not an illegal character in the meta tags, but it's a special character in php, so it needs to be "escaped" as mentioned earlier which tells the php that the apostrophe is just a punctuation mark.

[anesupport]

Thank you too Mary Ellen. Understood.

[afo]

I didn't see Linda's post before I wrote my explanation.