Installing add-ons

[Miff]

When installing an add on my initial thought is to rename all the template folders to match my template name. This is usually mentioned in the readme's attatched to the add-on.

One thing they never mention is the admin folder. Just about all add-ons include several folders named admin. Now what im a little unsure about is what to do if you have renamed your admin folder as required in the zen cart security document which states that you should rename the file and make an edit to one of your configure.php files. Previously I have just renamed the template folders and uploaded and installed and my add-ons have always worked fine, however this then leaves a folder named admin, as well as my original admin folder which was renamed. I have only just noticed this when updating my security and was not sure how to handle this.

Should I install all add-ons before renaming my admin folder, should I rename admin folder on my server and then rename the admin folders on the add-one before uploading? Other than that do I need to just leave the add-ons with the admin folder and upload it as admin. This has me quite confused.

[stevesh]

If there's a folder named 'admin' in the mod (there will never be more than one), just rename it to the name of your re-named admin folder before uploading it to the root directory of your store.

If you have renamed your admin folder in your store, and just upload the mod folders. leaving an 'admin' folder in your site's folder tree, the mod can't 'work fine' unless the files therein weren't necessary to begin with.

[Miff]

Okay. Thank you. Like i said previously, I have never edited the admin folder name on any add on in the past, yet they have always worked perfectly ...Strange, I suppose those files where not of great importance. The readme files never mention this folder but always seem to mention template folders .... Thank you for your quick reply ..

[stevesh]

It wasn't until the latest version of Zencart that we were required to change the admin folder name, so I guess the mod writers just haven't caught up yet.