duplicate configure.php files

[ShopVille]

Hello,

I know there's suppose to be 2 configure.php files

1. includes/configure.php
2. admin/includes/configure.php

However i noticed a 3rd configure.php in:
admin/configure.php

I tried deleting it but then my admin gets all messed up, the admin mainpage would work but any links would take me to a page not found page

where does the configure.php suppose to be ?

[ShopVille]

when i hover over a link in the admin i see:

https://***.com/testsite/admin/ezpages.php

but when i click on it i'm taken to:

https://www.***.com/admin/ezpages.php

[stevesh]

There's no configure.php file in /admin. There is a configuration.php file which is necessary and totally different from the configure.php files.

[ShopVille]

There's no configure.php file in /admin. There is a configuration.php file which is necessary and totally different from the configure.php files.

Thanks, i deleted that one but i have issues with my site admin, the site is on a subfolder called "testsite" when i hover over a link in the admin i see: https://***.com/testsite/admin/ezpages.php but when i click on it i'm taken to: https://www.***.com/admin/ezpages.php

Here is the contents of admin/includes/configure.php file:

<?php
/**
 * @package Configuration Settings circa 1.5.0
 * @copyright Copyright 2003-2011 Zen Cart Development Team
 * @copyright Portions Copyright 2003 osCommerce
 * @license http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt GNU Public License V2.0
 * File Built by zc_install on 2011-12-31 07:46:04
 */


/*************** NOTE: This file is similar, but DIFFERENT from the "store" version of configure.php. ***********/
/***************       The 2 files should be kept separate and not used to overwrite each other.      ***********/

/**
 * WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU USE SSL PROTECTION FOR YOUR ENTIRE ADMIN:
 * To do that, make sure you use a "https:" URL for BOTH the HTTP_SERVER and HTTPS_SERVER entries:
 */
  define('HTTP_SERVER', 'https://***.com/testsite');
  define('HTTPS_SERVER', 'https://***.com/testsite');
  define('HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER', 'https://***.com/testsite');
  define('HTTPS_CATALOG_SERVER', 'https://***.com/testsite');

  // secure webserver for admin?  Valid choices are 'true' or 'false' (including quotes).
  define('ENABLE_SSL_ADMIN', 'true');

  // secure webserver for storefront?  Valid choices are 'true' or 'false' (including quotes).
  define('ENABLE_SSL_CATALOG', 'true');

// NOTE: be sure to leave the trailing '/' at the end of these lines if you make changes!
// * DIR_WS_* = Webserver directories (virtual/URL)
  // these paths are relative to top of your webspace ... (ie: under the public_html or httpdocs folder)
  $t1 = parse_url(HTTP_SERVER);$p1 = $t1['path'];$t2 = parse_url(HTTPS_SERVER);$p2 = $t2['path'];

  define('DIR_WS_ADMIN', preg_replace('#^' . str_replace('-', '\-', $p1) . '#', '', dirname($_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'])) . '/');
  define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/');
  define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_ADMIN', preg_replace('#^' . str_replace('-', '\-', $p2) . '#', '', dirname($_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'])) . '/');
  define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/');

  define('DIR_WS_IMAGES', 'images/');
  define('DIR_WS_ICONS', DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'icons/');
  define('DIR_WS_CATALOG_IMAGES', HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'images/');
  define('DIR_WS_CATALOG_TEMPLATE', HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'includes/templates/');
  define('DIR_WS_INCLUDES', 'includes/');
  define('DIR_WS_BOXES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'boxes/');
  define('DIR_WS_FUNCTIONS', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'functions/');
  define('DIR_WS_CLASSES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'classes/');
  define('DIR_WS_MODULES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'modules/');
  define('DIR_WS_LANGUAGES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'languages/');
  define('DIR_WS_CATALOG_LANGUAGES', HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'includes/languages/');

// * DIR_FS_* = Filesystem directories (local/physical)
  define('DIR_FS_ADMIN', realpath(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../') . '/');
  //the following path is a COMPLETE path to your Zen Cart files. eg: /var/www/vhost/accountname/public_html/store/
  define('DIR_FS_CATALOG', '/home/public_html/testsite/');

  define('DIR_FS_CATALOG_LANGUAGES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'includes/languages/');
  define('DIR_FS_CATALOG_IMAGES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'images/');
  define('DIR_FS_CATALOG_MODULES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'includes/modules/');
  define('DIR_FS_CATALOG_TEMPLATES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'includes/templates/');
  define('DIR_FS_BACKUP', DIR_FS_ADMIN . 'backups/');
  define('DIR_FS_EMAIL_TEMPLATES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'email/');
  define('DIR_WS_UPLOADS', DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'uploads/');
  define('DIR_FS_UPLOADS', DIR_FS_CATALOG . DIR_WS_UPLOADS );
  define('DIR_FS_DOWNLOAD', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'download/');

// define our database connection
  define('DB_TYPE', 'mysql');
  define('DB_PREFIX', 'zen_');
  define('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8');
  define('DB_SERVER', 'localhost');
  define('DB_SERVER_USERNAME', '**********');
  define('DB_SERVER_PASSWORD', '**********');
  define('DB_DATABASE', '***********');

  // The next 2 "defines" are for SQL cache support.
  // For SQL_CACHE_METHOD, you can select from:  none, database, or file
  // If you choose "file", then you need to set the DIR_FS_SQL_CACHE to a directory where your apache 
  // or webserver user has write privileges (chmod 666 or 777). We recommend using the "cache" folder inside the Zen Cart folder
  // ie: /path/to/your/webspace/public_html/zen/cache   -- leave no trailing slash  
  define('SQL_CACHE_METHOD', 'none'); 
  define('DIR_FS_SQL_CACHE', '/home/public_html/testsite/cache');


// Define the webserver and path parameters
  // Main webserver: eg-http://www.your_domain.com - 
  // HTTP_SERVER is your Main webserver: eg-http://www.your_domain.com
  // HTTPS_SERVER is your Secure webserver: eg-https://www.your_domain.com
  // HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER is your Main webserver: eg-http://www.your_domain.com
  // HTTPS_CATALOG_SERVER is your Secure webserver: eg-https://www.your_domain.com
  /* 
   * URLs for your site will be built via:  
   *     HTTP_SERVER plus DIR_WS_ADMIN or
   *     HTTPS_SERVER plus DIR_WS_HTTPS_ADMIN or 
   *     HTTP_SERVER plus DIR_WS_CATALOG or 
   *     HTTPS_SERVER plus DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG
   * ...depending on your system configuration settings
   */
// EOF

[ShopVille]

https://www.***.com/testsite/admin/login.php takes me to the login page but redirects me to https://www.***.com/testsite/login.php and https://www.***.com/testsite/admin/index.php redirects me to https://www.***.com/testsite/login.php without showing the login page

[lhungil]

Thanks, i deleted that one but i have issues with my site admin, the site is on a subfolder called "testsite" when i hover over a link in the admin i see: "https://***.com/testsite/admin/ezpages.php" but when i click on it i'm taken to: "https://www.***.com/admin/ezpages.php" ...

define('HTTP_SERVER', 'https://***.com/testsite'); <-- These should not have directories (folders) in them (or a trailing slash). So should be 'https://***.com'. There are three other similiar entries which need to be updated.

define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/'); <-- This should have the directory (folder) including leading and trailing slash. So should be '/testsite/'. The admin one should calculate automatically once you fix the other settings.

Note: If you are using shared SSL (different hostname and / or path), please tell us as this impacts a number of things.

[ShopVille]

Note: If you are using shared SSL (different hostname and / or path), please tell us as this impacts a number of things.

Thanks for the response

Yes i'm

[lhungil]

... Yes i'm (using a shared SSL)

This will cause you a few headaches.

If your URLS are "www.the-domain-i-bought.com/testsite" and "www.shared-server.com/~username/testsite":

/*
 * This is for the admin configure.php
 */

  define('HTTP_SERVER', 'https://www.shared-server.com/~username');
  define('HTTPS_SERVER', 'https://www.shared-server.com/~username');
  define('HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER', 'http://www.the-domain-i-bought.com');
  define('HTTPS_CATALOG_SERVER', 'https://www.shared-server.com/~username');

  define('ENABLE_SSL_ADMIN', 'true');
  define('ENABLE_SSL_CATALOG', 'true');

  define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/testsite/');
  define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/testsite/');

The above also assumes both HTTP and HTTPS requests are served from the same physical folder on the server. You would sign into the Zen Cart admin using "https://www.shared-server.com/~username/testsite/myrenamedadminfolder/". There is an great article about configuring Zen Cart for SSL.

[ShopVille]

define('HTTP_SERVER', 'https://***.com/testsite'); <-- These should not have directories (folders) in them (or a trailing slash). So should be 'https://***.com'. There are three other similiar entries which need to be updated.

define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/'); <-- This should have the directory (folder) including leading and trailing slash. So should be '/testsite/'. The admin one should calculate automatically once you fix the other settings.

Note: If you are using shared SSL (different hostname and / or path), please tell us as this impacts a number of things.

Is this for both configure.php files? i noticed that whatever link (catergory ezpages etc,) i click in the the main page loads but the url in the browser bar is the correct one

[lhungil]

The "store" configure.php
This contains settings for the pages the general public can see. It is also refereed to by other names such as the "storefront" or "CATALOG" side of the store.

The "admin" configure.php
This contains settings for both the administrative side of the store and also the catalog side of the store.


So yes it is best to use the same settings in both places for corresponding entries. For example: 'HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER' in the "admin" configure.php should be the same as 'HTTP_SERVER' in the "store" configure.php.

You can read more about the configure.php and keep in mind most entries with 'CATALOG' in the "admin" configure.php are for the "storefront" (some parts of the "admin" such the define editor needs to know where the CATALOG files are located).