Difficulty Installing the Dual-Pricing-2.1.5 Module

[buick66]

Dear Forum-

After doing my best to determine if there were any posts or information that might shed some light on my question, I seek your advice in hopes of arriving at a solution to the following-

I am attempting to manually install the Dual-Pricing-2.1.5 module to a Cpanel installed 1.5.1 Zencart, using the Module author's instructions I have included below, along with my own actions for each step, and can find no evidence that it is working, that is, the new module is not listed under the 'Modules' menu choice in the Administrative Control Panel, even after running the SQL software patch, etc etc.

I am in the hopes that the Forum that might shed some light as to a more productive course for each step, as I have had no results.

Further, it would be easy enough, if as recommended by the Forum, to begin afresh with a new installation of the Cart and Module, as the domain they are installed on is one of my testing domains and easily cleared and repopulated with a new Cart.

And of course, any interested party is free, upon request, to log in to the Administrative section of my Cart should it speed our efforts toward resolution.

Here then was my attempt at the installation:

1. BACKUP your files and database!
>>-----> Did this

2. Change \YOUR_ADMIN\ to match the name of your admin folder.
>>-----> Also did this

3. Change to match the name of your template: \includes\languages\english\YOUR_TEMPLATE \includes\modules\YOUR_TEMPLATE\ \includes\templates\YOUR_TEMPLATE\
>>-----> Did this as well

4. If you have changed any of the "Affected Files" listed below, MERGE your changes.
>>-----> None to change, as this is a brand new installation of the Cart and Module

5. Upload all files directly into your Zen Cart root directory.
>>-----> Here I am at something of a loss- Doing this would overwrite the actual Cart 'Admin' folder, and I tried uploading the module to the root of the domain, both to no avail, even after SQL was updated in both instances.

Hence, I simply used the file hierarchy in the Module as a roadmap, installing the individual files in folders that matched the Module hierarchy on the Cart, and overwriting individual files until the entire heirarchy was satisfied, as in, instead of overwriting the Cart 'Admin' folder, I looked inside of the Module 'Admin' folder and uploaded each to their equivalent Cart 'Admin' folders / locales, overwriting their corresponding numbers, and, were there to be any folders that were in the Module 'Admin' folder that were not represented in the Cart 'Admin' folder, I would upload them as well as supplements.

I used this strategy, one that I have seen in other installations I have done before, as called for in the case of text files, and, as necessary, the folders themselves, if they had no counterpart in the Cart heirarchy. Again, I made use of this installation method, as the instructions very plainly indicated that I should take actions that would overwrite the main 'Admin' folder on the Cart, surely not the correct course, as the two folders are radically different.


6. Run install.sql in Tools > Install SQL Patches >>----->
>>-----> Also done-

It is my intention to apply any corrective measures offered here and apply them to the active domain that will 'go live', and with great appreciation and gratitude for the advice that will no doubt be forthcoming from the assembled.

I await your insights and offer my great thanks to the Forum for any assistance.

At Your Service-

AB

[bislewl]

I'm just clarifying the reason to change YOUR_ADMIN & YOUR_TEMPLATE is so you can upload everything at one time.

Without having to copy the files only a couple at a time.

Assuming you did a cPanel install the admin is usually zc_admin (you should rename this for security)

Module File example below:

YOUR_ADMIN/includes/modules/foo_bar.php

after renaming the modules directory you should have

zc_admin/includes/modules/foo_bar.php

so when you ftp the foo_bar.php should go into the

zc_admin/includes/modules/foo_bar.php

Does that make sense? Does that answer your question?

PS.

For the record I would recommend installing ZenCart without a cPanel installer like those that are included. I have had more issues with those that were installed that way versus the traditional method here:
https://www.zen-cart.com/wiki/index.php/Installation

[buick66]

Thank You so much for your kind reply, Bislewel-

I believe that I understand your advice, that is, that I should not necessarily upload the whole renamed folder to the ZenCart root, but rather rename the Mod 'Admin' folder and use its file structure as a road map for transferring / overwriting corresponding files on the Zencart 'Admin', is that correct? Or do you indeed recommend uploading the whole Mod 'Admin' folder [renamed to match the folder on the server] instead, overwriting the original ZenCart 'Admin'? Thank you for bearing with me, and please advise-

AB

[bislewl]

Screenshot 2015-04-29 10.13.42.png

See the attached image now that I have renamed the admin folder to test_admin I can now upload all the files on my local pc (on the left) to the server (on the right) you would need to rename where it says "YOUR_TEMPLATE" to the name of your template as well, prior to uploading as well this is what is meant by "maintain directory structure".

[buick66]

zencart_forum_illustration2a.jpgzencart_forum_illustration2b.jpgThank you so much for your illustration, here, in link form, are two of my own that may shed a little more light. I think Im beginning to see what you mean- Tell me than, as I have it with my own illustrations, which course of action do I take, the full overwrite or the piecemeal approach of not overwriting the ZenCart 'Admin' folder, but still uploading the files that go inside of it and its attending folders? Thank you again for all of your efforts, and please advise-

AB

As a post script, please accept my apologies for posting my sample images as links, as I am, despite my best efforts, unable to determine how to embed the images directly for more convenient viewing, even after attempting to use the 'Insert Image' button in the editor, and so forth-

[bislewl]

You are 95% correct.

The only thing is you aren't overwriting the entire directory your just moving over the new/changed files.

[buick66]

You are 95% correct.

The only thing is you aren't overwriting the entire directory your just moving over the new/changed files.

Wonderful, and thank you- And tell me, if you know, what will be the indicator of a successful installation?

[bislewl]

Wonderful, and thank you- And tell me, if you know, what will be the indicator of a successful installation?

It's a module by module thing. Some have auto installers, but that doesn't mean all the files are correct/present either.

So, for certainty. make sure it works.