changing the default product URL

[davidhwalker]

Trying to setup the tell a friend function, and it works like it's supposed to. However I've done some customized product pages and it directs the user in the email to check out the default url of the product instead.

Been looking around the tell a friend php file and I'm willing to bet I need to change something about how zencart references:

EMAIL_PRODUCT_LINK
EMAIL_TEXT_LINK

But how do I redefine these individually for each product?

In my product page I have the correct URL referenced, so I'm confused.

thanks for the ideas,

Dave

example : http://www.302designs.net/tshirts/test.html

the link in the email and the auto redirect page should go to my own customized URL, not the zen cart one

[davidhwalker]

anyone ?

[DrByte]

/includes/modules/pages/tell_a_friend/header_php.php
approx line 92 has:

    $email_body .= sprintf(EMAIL_TEXT_LINK, zen_href_link(zen_get_info_page($_GET['products_id']), 'products_id=' . $_GET['products_id']), '', false) . "\n\n" .
    sprintf(EMAIL_TEXT_SIGNATURE, STORE_NAME . "\n" . HTTP_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . "\n");

    $html_msg['EMAIL_TEXT_HEADER'] = EMAIL_TEXT_HEADER;
    $html_msg['EMAIL_PRODUCT_LINK'] = sprintf(str_replace('\n\n','<br />',EMAIL_TEXT_LINK), '<a href="'.zen_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO, 'products_id=' . $_GET['products_id']).'">'.$product_info->fields['products_name'].'</a>' , '', false); 

change to:

if ($product_info->fields['products_url'] == '') {
    $email_body .= sprintf(EMAIL_TEXT_LINK, zen_href_link(zen_get_info_page($_GET['products_id']), 'products_id=' . $_GET['products_id']), '', false) . "\n\n" .
    sprintf(EMAIL_TEXT_SIGNATURE, STORE_NAME . "\n" . HTTP_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . "\n");

    $html_msg['EMAIL_TEXT_HEADER'] = EMAIL_TEXT_HEADER;
    $html_msg['EMAIL_PRODUCT_LINK'] = sprintf(str_replace('\n\n','<br />',EMAIL_TEXT_LINK), '<a href="'.zen_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCT_INFO, 'products_id=' . $_GET['products_id']).'">'.$product_info->fields['products_name'].'</a>' , '', false);
    $html_msg['EMAIL_TEXT_SIGNATURE'] = sprintf(str_replace('\n','',EMAIL_TEXT_SIGNATURE), '' );
 } else {
    $email_body .= sprintf(EMAIL_TEXT_LINK, $product_info->fields['products_url'], '', false) . "\n\n" .
    sprintf(EMAIL_TEXT_SIGNATURE, STORE_NAME . "\n" . HTTP_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . "\n");

    $html_msg['EMAIL_TEXT_HEADER'] = EMAIL_TEXT_HEADER;
    $html_msg['EMAIL_PRODUCT_LINK'] = sprintf(str_replace('\n\n','<br />',EMAIL_TEXT_LINK), '<a href="'.$product_info->fields['products_url'].'">'.$product_info->fields['products_name'].'</a>' , '', false);
}
    $html_msg['EMAIL_TEXT_SIGNATURE'] = sprintf(str_replace('\n','',EMAIL_TEXT_SIGNATURE), '' ); 

[davidhwalker]

no luck unfortunately, still sends the user to the default template page of the product. this is a start, so I will start to experiment within this file. other ideas?

[DrByte]

oops.

Line 20 of that same file says:

  $product_info_query = "SELECT pd.products_name 

change it to:

  $product_info_query = "SELECT pd.products_name, pd.products_url 

[davidhwalker]

ALMOST worked.

Now it sends me to url: http://www.302designs.net/catalog/ww...ee_design.html

I looked around the code and cannot figure out how to get rid of the redundant URL.

Also, after someone submits the "email a friend" form, there's an autoredirect to the default product page. I would need this page to match the URL that is being sent in the email too (or at least a page that says "thanks for the recommendation").

Thanks for all your help Dr. Byte!

[DrByte]

You could either change all your product URL's to include the http:// at the start, or edit the code to embed it automatically.

[davidhwalker]

That did the trick for the bad URL, now about the redirect:

After someone submits the "email a friend" form, there's an autoredirect to the default product page. I would need this page to match the URL that is being sent in the email too (or at least a page that says "thanks for the recommendation").

[DrByte]

You're gonna really love upgrading aren't you.

Try playing with this, around line 124 of the same file:

    zen_redirect(zen_href_link(zen_get_info_page($_GET['products_id']), 'products_id=' . $_GET['products_id']));