[Done v2.0] HTMLarea not showing -> fix included

**masterblaster** · 8 Nov 2006, 07:25 PM

Hi folks,

I recently came across this issue myself, when installing the cart in sub directory. This error only appears there... for example you have installed your cart in www.yourdomainname.com/store/, then you have most likely experience this bug, if you were using htmlarea!

The problem is, the htmleditor should be loaded from a non exisitng location. Zen assumes incorrectly, that all editor files are in www.yourdomainname.com/editors/htmlarea, however they are in www.yourdomainname.com/store/editors/htmlarea!

How to fix it?

Just simply add a base to the javascript inclusion file. Simply replace all occurances of DIR_WS_CATALOG with HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER.DIR_WS_CATALOG in admin/includes/htmlarea.php.

Your file should have looked like this:

Code:

<?php
/**
 * @package htmleditors
 * @copyright Copyright 2003-2006 Zen Cart Development Team
 * @copyright Portions Copyright 2003 osCommerce
 * @license http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt GNU Public License V2.0
 * @version $Id: htmlarea.php 4245 2006-08-24 14:07:50Z drbyte $
 */
if (!defined('IS_ADMIN_FLAG')) {
  die('Illegal Access');
}

define('BR',"\n");

// INSERTS <SCRIPT> TAGS IN <HEAD> FOR HTMLAREA TO BE CALLED
if ($_SESSION['html_editor_preference_status']=="HTMLAREA") {

//define URL and LANG parameters
  echo '<script type="text/javascript">' .BR;
  echo '   _editor_url = "'.DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'editors/htmlarea/";' .BR;
  echo '	_editor_lang = "'.strtolower($_SESSION['languages_code']).'";' .BR;
  echo '</script>' .BR;

//<!-- load the main HTMLArea files -->
  echo '<script type="text/javascript" src="' . DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'editors/htmlarea/htmlarea.js"></script>' .BR;
//  echo '<script type="text/javascript" src="' . DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'editors/htmlarea/lang/'.strtolower(DEFAULT_LANGUAGE).'.js"></script>' .BR;
//  echo '<script type="text/javascript" src="' . DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'editors/htmlarea/dialog.js"></script>' .BR;
//  echo '<script type="text/javascript" src="' . DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'editors/htmlarea/popupdiv.js"></script>' .BR;
//  echo '<script type="text/javascript" src="' . DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'editors/htmlarea/popupwin.js"></script>' .BR;

//<!-- load the plugins -->
  echo '<script type="text/javascript">' .BR;
      // WARNING: using this interface to load plugin
      // will _NOT_ work if plugins do not have the language
      // loaded by HTMLArea.

      // In other words, this function generates SCRIPT tags
      // that load the plugin and the language file, based on the
      // global variable HTMLArea.I18N.lang (defined in the lang file,
      // in our case "lang/en.js" loaded above).

      // If this lang file is not found the plugin will fail to
      // load correctly and nothing will work.

  echo '      HTMLArea.loadPlugin("TableOperations");' .BR;
  echo '      HTMLArea.loadPlugin("SpellChecker");' .BR;
  //  echo ' }' .BR;
  echo '</script>' .BR;
} 
?>

and should be changed to:

Code:

<?php
/**
 * @package htmleditors
 * @copyright Copyright 2003-2006 Zen Cart Development Team
 * @copyright Portions Copyright 2003 osCommerce
 * @license http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt GNU Public License V2.0
 * @version $Id: htmlarea.php 4245 2006-08-24 14:07:50Z drbyte $
 */
if (!defined('IS_ADMIN_FLAG')) {
  die('Illegal Access');
}

define('BR',"\n");

// INSERTS <SCRIPT> TAGS IN <HEAD> FOR HTMLAREA TO BE CALLED
if ($_SESSION['html_editor_preference_status']=="HTMLAREA") {

//define URL and LANG parameters
  echo '<script type="text/javascript">' .BR;
  echo '   _editor_url = "'.HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER.DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'editors/htmlarea/";' .BR;
  echo '	_editor_lang = "'.strtolower($_SESSION['languages_code']).'";' .BR;
  echo '</script>' .BR;

//<!-- load the main HTMLArea files -->
  echo '<script type="text/javascript" src="' . HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER.DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'editors/htmlarea/htmlarea.js"></script>' .BR;
//  echo '<script type="text/javascript" src="' . HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER.DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'editors/htmlarea/lang/'.strtolower(DEFAULT_LANGUAGE).'.js"></script>' .BR;
//  echo '<script type="text/javascript" src="' . HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER.DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'editors/htmlarea/dialog.js"></script>' .BR;
//  echo '<script type="text/javascript" src="' . HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER.DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'editors/htmlarea/popupdiv.js"></script>' .BR;
//  echo '<script type="text/javascript" src="' . HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER.DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'editors/htmlarea/popupwin.js"></script>' .BR;

//<!-- load the plugins -->
  echo '<script type="text/javascript">' .BR;
      // WARNING: using this interface to load plugin
      // will _NOT_ work if plugins do not have the language
      // loaded by HTMLArea.

      // In other words, this function generates SCRIPT tags
      // that load the plugin and the language file, based on the
      // global variable HTMLArea.I18N.lang (defined in the lang file,
      // in our case "lang/en.js" loaded above).

      // If this lang file is not found the plugin will fail to
      // load correctly and nothing will work.

  echo '      HTMLArea.loadPlugin("TableOperations");' .BR;
  echo '      HTMLArea.loadPlugin("SpellChecker");' .BR;
  //  echo ' }' .BR;
  echo '</script>' .BR;
} 
?>

Have a nice day!

**Ben** · 9 Nov 2006, 04:47 AM

My site is installed in a sub-directory and I have not experienced this problem with HTMLarea.

**masterblaster** · 9 Nov 2006, 02:42 PM

I just experienced it on three carts (on different servers) so I thought this might be a general problem... But if you ever have the problem, you know how to fix it :)

**djstern** · 7 Jan 2007, 01:40 PM

I have the same problem and it didn't work for me.

**MichellyAqua12** · 31 Jan 2007, 11:54 PM

Thank you!!! HTMLarea was not working for me since I upgraded, but this fixed it!

**Wils** · 23 Mar 2007, 02:26 AM

See also http://zen-cart.com/forum/showthread...455#post347455 with two suggested very easy fixes to get HTMLAREA to show in 1.3.7.

**Cosmogol** · 3 Nov 2007, 06:32 PM

Thank you masterblaster !

This solved the "HTMLArea not working" problem on my local server using an alias for the Zen-Cart URL (the folder where the store is isn't a subfolder of the server's document root… even if the URL says http://document.root/store/).

**Cosmogol** · 3 Nov 2007, 07:15 PM

And this is not specific to HTMLArea…
I get the same issue with TinyMCE, had to change

Code:

<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="<?php echo DIR_WS_CATALOG; ?>editors/tiny_mce/tiny_mce_gzip.php"></script>

at the beginning of editors/tinymce.php to

Code:

<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="<?php echo HTTP_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG; ?>editors/tiny_mce/tiny_mce_gzip.php"></script>

the same way…

**catbythesea** · 14 Nov 2007, 01:50 AM

Thank you Thank you Thank you masterblaster!

I struggled with this for quite some time before I found your very helpful post! The html editor worked just fine on my previous server (with the same sub-directory structure) without this fix but I couldn't get it to work on the new server no matter what I did. I'm not sure why it is inconsistent across servers but it works now and I am extremely grateful (and so is my shop owner) for your help.

Catherine

**JackA** · 22 Dec 2007, 04:29 PM

I'm still having problems with this after using masterBlaster's fix. I did find a work-around by switching to plain text before saving my changes. However, I'd like to get it right if possible. Using 1.3.8a

Here's my htmlarea.php:

Code:

<?php
/**
 * @package htmleditors
 * @copyright Copyright 2003-2006 Zen Cart Development Team
 * @copyright Portions Copyright 2003 osCommerce
 * @license http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt GNU Public License V2.0
 * @version $Id: htmlarea.php 4245 2006-08-24 14:07:50Z drbyte $
 */
if (!defined('IS_ADMIN_FLAG')) {
  die('Illegal Access');
}

define('BR',"\n");

// INSERTS <SCRIPT> TAGS IN <HEAD> FOR HTMLAREA TO BE CALLED
if ($_SESSION['html_editor_preference_status']=="HTMLAREA") {

//define URL and LANG parameters
  echo '<script type="text/javascript">' .BR;
  echo '   _editor_url = "'.HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER.DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'editors/htmlarea/";' .BR;
  echo '	_editor_lang = "'.strtolower($_SESSION['languages_code']).'";' .BR;
  echo '</script>' .BR;

//<!-- load the main HTMLArea files -->
  echo '<script type="text/javascript" src="' . HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER.DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'editors/htmlarea/htmlarea.js"></script>' .BR;
//  echo '<script type="text/javascript" src="' . HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER.DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'editors/htmlarea/lang/'.strtolower(DEFAULT_LANGUAGE).'.js"></script>' .BR;
//  echo '<script type="text/javascript" src="' . HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER.DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'editors/htmlarea/dialog.js"></script>' .BR;
//  echo '<script type="text/javascript" src="' . HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER.DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'editors/htmlarea/popupdiv.js"></script>' .BR;
//  echo '<script type="text/javascript" src="' . HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER.DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'editors/htmlarea/popupwin.js"></script>' .BR;

//<!-- load the plugins -->
  echo '<script type="text/javascript">' .BR;
      // WARNING: using this interface to load plugin
      // will _NOT_ work if plugins do not have the language
      // loaded by HTMLArea.

      // In other words, this function generates SCRIPT tags
      // that load the plugin and the language file, based on the
      // global variable HTMLArea.I18N.lang (defined in the lang file,
      // in our case "lang/en.js" loaded above).

      // If this lang file is not found the plugin will fail to
      // load correctly and nothing will work.

  echo '      HTMLArea.loadPlugin("TableOperations");' .BR;
  echo '      HTMLArea.loadPlugin("SpellChecker");' .BR;
  //  echo ' }' .BR;
  echo '</script>' .BR;
} 
?>

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