Virtual server URL not in emails

[davale]

I'm running my shop using frame forwarding to point to a directory on a hosting server. Everything works just fine accept that the emails send to customers are showing the name of the server hosting my shop directory. So http://www.myhostingserver.com/myshop/ instead of http://www.myshop.com/.

I found out that it's somewhere in the 'zen_catalog_href_link' but I can't seem to find were it is defined. Is there a way to change these email URLs?

[DrByte]

What are the contents of your /includes/configure.php file, without the password?

[davale]

Made some changes for anonymity but setup is the same. Using 1.3.5 by the way, might be important.

define('HTTP_SERVER', 'http://www.myhostingserver.com');
define('HTTPS_SERVER', 'https://www.myhostingserver.com');

define('ENABLE_SSL', 'false');

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

define('DIR_WS_IMAGES', 'images/');
define('DIR_WS_INCLUDES', 'includes/');
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_DOWNLOAD_PUBLIC', DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'pub/');
define('DIR_WS_TEMPLATES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'templates/');

define('DIR_WS_PHPBB', '/');

define('DIR_FS_CATALOG', '/home/users/username/myhostingserver.com/myshop/');

define('DIR_FS_DOWNLOAD', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'download/');
define('DIR_FS_DOWNLOAD_PUBLIC', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'pub/');
define('DIR_WS_UPLOADS', DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'uploads/');
define('DIR_FS_UPLOADS', DIR_FS_CATALOG . DIR_WS_UPLOADS);
define('DIR_FS_EMAIL_TEMPLATES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'email/');

define('DB_TYPE', 'mysql');
define('DB_PREFIX', 'zen_');
define('DB_SERVER', 'localhost');
define('DB_SERVER_USERNAME', 'username');
define('DB_SERVER_PASSWORD', 'password');
define('DB_DATABASE', 'username');
define('USE_PCONNECT', 'false'); // use persistent connections?
define('STORE_SESSIONS', 'db'); // use 'db' for best support, or '' for file-based storage

define('SQL_CACHE_METHOD', 'database');
define('DIR_FS_SQL_CACHE', '/home/users/username/myhostingserver.com/myshop/cache');

[DrByte]

Since you're striving for anonymity, the best I can do is tell you that the URL is typically generated from the combination of HTTP_SERVER and DIR_WS_CATALOG *or* HTTPS_SERVER and DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG.

This of course holds true for all the links generated in Zen Cart.

[davale]

That's what I thought. So I changed

define('HTTP_SERVER', 'http://www.myhostingserver.com');
define('HTTPS_SERVER', 'https://www.myhostingserver.com');

to

define('HTTP_SERVER', 'http://www.myshop.com');
define('HTTPS_SERVER', 'https://www.myshop.com');

but that made at least all images disappear because all DIR_WS definitions depend on HTTP_SERVER definititions. So I rolled back on that.


I can think of two ways to work around this.

- Replace all 'zen_catalog_href_link' code in relavant email links by hardcoded ones.
- Add HTTP_VIRT_SERVER and HTTPS_VIRT_SERVER defines (www.myshop.com) to the config and somehow make them into a 'zen_virt_catalog_href_link' and change all relavant email URL to reflect the 'virt'. But I have no idea where the 'zen_catalog_href_link' is combined from the HTTP_SERVER and DIR_WS_CATALOG (or HTTPS_SERVER and DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG). Where do I find that?

[DrByte]

You could also stop using frame forwarding, and maybe try something more direct such as a subdomain or maybe even your "own" hosting account.

[davale]

True indeed. And I will when testing is over and the shop goes live.

It's just that during testing I've not come across any problems using frame forwarding. Haven't had the need to stop using frame forwarding until now.
You ZC guys have spoiled me with the flexibility of Zen Cart. I assumed there had to be a quick workaround for this email link thing even if it's only a staging environment. Guess the use of a framed solution is not to be recommended in general.

Thanks for your swift feedback. (Still wondering were the 'zen_catalog_href_link' takes shape though ;-)

[DrByte]

peek in the html_output.php file in the functions folders ... they are presently different between admin and store. I believe you're looking for the file contained in the admin tree