Image Handler 4 (for v1.5.x) Support Thread

[ScriptJunkie]

Hi Richard,

FTP is a program that allows you to:
1) Look at files on your hard drive and your server at the same time (hard drive files on the left, server files on the right)
2) Transfer files between the hard drive and the server...i.e. upload and download (upload=copy files from hard drive and paste them to the server, download=copy files from the server and paste them to your hard drive)
3) Change file permissions for the files on your server
4) Edit files (This is NOT recommended as it adds a bunch of white space between lines of code - best to use an editing program like Notepad++)
5) Delete files from either the server or your hard drive (although I find it best to do this directly from the hard drive or the server)
6) Rename files on either your hard drive or your server (although I find it best to do this directly from the hard drive or the server)

In short, FTP is merely a TOOL or an INTERFACE between your hard drive and your server. It does not store files like your hard drive and server do.

So to answer your question, there is no real relationship between IH and FTP. FTP merely allows you the opportunity to upload image files to your server, which IH will then manage for you. While this is an option, it is absolutely unnecessary to use FTP to upload your product image files unless you WANT to, because IH has a built in image file uploader. You can upload your primary product image, as well as your additional product images through the IH interface (as you have done). IH will manage those images whether you upload via FTP or via the IH interface.

Having said that...it is MUCH easier to upload image files through the IH interface, because IH will take care of making sure they are all properly named and filed so long as you use it correctly. IH cuts out the ftp middle man, the file naming middle man, the large and medium suffix middle man and pretty much all middle men. IH does ALL the work for you! It's awesome!

Hope that helps :)

ok - I think I cleared up my issue from before - thanks everyone! I have a question that I think will help unravel my issues and understand the relationship between IH4 and FTP (filezilla)

Ok - so I FTP my pics using filezilla to the new directory I created.... /images/Products/Isbar

Then when using IH4 -

I choose the /Products directory........

I choose my default image as blueisbarroo.jpg from my computer hard drive.......

I do not put anything in for my medium image file and large image file.......

This gives me my image in my product category ....... and then when customers click on the product they get the (medium) image... then when they mouse over they get the (larger) image.

Where I am getting hung up is .... if my image is on the FTP - then why am I selecting from my hard drive the image? I assume since IH is doing the resizing as it goes to the site - there is no reason to have _med _lrg files on my ftp or hard drive?

When I go to my ftp files - I only see my original blueisbarroo and nothing else.

Then I wanted more files to show in the product description - so I add them as the default image and IH shows me all 3 sizes... Once again I do not put anything in as the medium image file and large image file.......

I know these may seem like simple and detailed questions.... keep in mind I am an accountant by trade and sometimes I read too deep into things.

http://www.jordan-farm.com/index.php...products_id=41

I getting hung up on the relationship between IH 4 and FTP I believe.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND AND REMEMBER OUR FALLEN MEN AND WOMEN!

Richard

[DivaVocals]

Excellent post.. let me add this.. To answer the original question "if my image is on the FTP - then why am I selecting from my hard drive the image?" You don't have to do this at all unless you use FTP to upload your main product images to the server. Then you DO still have to link your product images to your products. Otherwise Zen Cart won't know where the images are to display them with the product.

and not to be the detail police, but if you need assistance in how to link your uploaded images to your products this whole topic is really more of a "how to use Zen Cart" question than a how to use IH4 question. So I will say this and ask that if you need further assistance with how to link/upload images in Zen Cart you really do need to create a new forum post/topic to continue that line of discussion: If you are using the Zen Cart interface to create products, it's best that when you create your product you add/upload your main product image at the time you create the product. THEN if you want to use FTP to upload your additional image you can, and so long as they are named following the proper naming conventions for additional product images Zen Cart and IH4 will find and display these additional images.

OR you can do as Script Junkie suggests, use the IH4 admin to upload ALL of your products additional images and you do not have to worry about file naming or FTPing or anything..

Hi Richard,

FTP is a program that allows you to:
1) Look at files on your hard drive and your server at the same time (hard drive files on the left, server files on the right)
2) Transfer files between the hard drive and the server...i.e. upload and download (upload=copy files from hard drive and paste them to the server, download=copy files from the server and paste them to your hard drive)
3) Change file permissions for the files on your server
4) Edit files (This is NOT recommended as it adds a bunch of white space between lines of code - best to use an editing program like Notepad++)
5) Delete files from either the server or your hard drive (although I find it best to do this directly from the hard drive or the server)
6) Rename files on either your hard drive or your server (although I find it best to do this directly from the hard drive or the server)

In short, FTP is merely a TOOL or an INTERFACE between your hard drive and your server. It does not store files like your hard drive and server do.

So to answer your question, there is no real relationship between IH and FTP. FTP merely allows you the opportunity to upload image files to your server, which IH will then manage for you. While this is an option, it is absolutely unnecessary to use FTP to upload your product image files unless you WANT to, because IH has a built in image file uploader. You can upload your primary product image, as well as your additional product images through the IH interface (as you have done). IH will manage those images whether you upload via FTP or via the IH interface.

Having said that...it is MUCH easier to upload image files through the IH interface, because IH will take care of making sure they are all properly named and filed so long as you use it correctly. IH cuts out the ftp middle man, the file naming middle man, the large and medium suffix middle man and pretty much all middle men. IH does ALL the work for you! It's awesome!

Hope that helps :)