Can't include catalog functions in seperate PHP file.

[kobra]

Please explain in detail what it is you are trying to accomplish

[fawad123]

I just want to call zen functions like storing data in database using $db->Execute plus some other functions for reading categories and sub categories name using zen cart functions.

I have created a new php file on root directory where zen cart is installed but I'm not able to access these functions in the php files created at root.

For example www.mydomain.com/myphpfile.php

In this file i want to call zen cart functions for accessing database and some other functions for categories manipulation.

The zen cart functions are at:

www.mydomain.com/includes/functions/....

Please let me know if this is clear now.

[DrByte]

So, you're writing scripts to run completely outside of Zen Cart but you want to hijack Zen Cart code to do something from outside Zen Cart?

[fawad123]

No, in fact I'm using Ajax using Jquery. The files are placed at different folders because when I place my php files inside includes/functions directory i'm not able to access it through AJAX call therefore i placed my files in root directory.

When I place files in root directory i no longer can access zen cart functions.

I'm not doing any hijacking or cracking stuff just adding AJAX calls to my zencart.

[DrByte]

Your script needs to load /includes/application_top.php ... which will in turn load everything else needed for Zen Cart operation, including the functions files.

[kobra]

Can try this

require('includes/application_top.php');

[fawad123]

When I include require('../includes/application_top.php') at the top of the file, the function used inside my php file 'json_encode() stops working.

Can you tell me the reason for this?