Uploading zencart to live server

[econcepts]

What happens if you try to load the "default" template? Does that work for you? (Since you can access the Admin, you should be able to alter that). What do you get?

[econcepts]

doesn't load any stylesheets, for whatever reason?!? In FF Web Developer tool under CSS you can see that no stylesheet seems to be attached.

Ok, got a thought. What is the name of your stylesheet? (The exact name). Zen Cart has an automated system of loading stylesheets and it is dependent on how you name them. If you named it differently from the "conventional naming scheme", then it will not load.

So, what did you name yours?

[econcepts]

Sorry for the many posts. I have copied the "how to" for style sheets below.Have you ready this yet? This file is found in your /includes/templates/css/ folder.

The CSS files are sent to the browser in this order: (and alphabetically within each case of more than one match):

             style*.css   // are always loaded and at least ONE should contain site-wide properties.
language_stylesheet.css   // changes to ALL pages, when that language is used
          page_name.css   // changes to one page 
 language_page_name.css   // changes to one page, when that language is used
            c_??_??.css   // changes to all info pages in a category
   language_c_??_??.css   // changes to all info pages in a category, when that language is used
               m_??.css   // changes to a manufacturer's listing page
      language_m_??.css   // changes to a manufacturer's listing page, when that language is used
               p_??.css   // changes to a product's info page
      language_p_??.css   // changes to a product's info page, when that language is used
             print*.css   // printer-friendly global usage site-wide changes for printing-only

The 'stylesheet.css' always loads first and should contain the bulk of your CSS selectors. Each file loaded takes priority over previously loaded file(s). To save loading time, only new selectors or selectors whose properties you wish to change should be in the optional CSS files. You can have different overrides for the same page, in different languages, because the two would never be called at the same time.

If someone selected the French language on your site, the 'french_stylesheet.css' would also be loaded. It should only contain the site-wide changes you want to make to 'stylesheet.css'. For example, change a 'background-image' for your French customers.

If someone went to any of the other pages, that page's CSS file would be loaded. Possibly you want different 'background-image' & 'background-color' on each of 'page_x' pages. Possibly you do not want a border around '.plainBox' most of the time, but on a couple of pages you do... and on one of those pages you want it in black and the other in red.

Possibly you created a NEW tag and did a <span class="newtag"> in your Privacy Statement. It is defined in only one CSS file, 'german_privacy.css' as '.newtag { text-transform: uppercase }' Because, in Germany, that phrase must be in all CAPS, but not in other countries.

Use your CSS files and the standard tags as much as possible, just change their properties when needed. If possible, DON'T HACK the core code. Use your CSS files to do the work for you. When the style coding has been removed from the ZenCart code and people have to decide if they want to go without the upgrade ~or~ undo all their hacks and finally learn about CSS... your site will still be up and running. 

Additional information is contained in the 'read_me' file in the common folder.

Juxi Zoza
03/15/05

[kpax]

The problem I'm having is the same with every template, even the default one so I think my own customized template might not even be the culprit here.

I stuck to the normal naming scheme for my stylesheets:

stylesheet.css
style_imagehover.css
stylesheet_css_buttons.css
stylesheet_betterCategoriesEzInfo.css

thanks for your help so far!!

[econcepts]

Have you checked your "PRINT" stylesheet? The page looks identical when only that is read.

See my two tests below (using the "default template" directory). I didn't know the name of your custom template so I had to use the default one.

Using all css files:
http://www.zencartoptimization.com/o...test/test.html

Reading on the "print" stylesheet:
http://www.zencartoptimization.com/o...tcss-only.html

Could it have something to do with that on your end? Again, since I don't have access, the best I can do is offer advice. :)

[econcepts]

kpax.

I think I got your answer. :)

It has to do with the settings in your .htaccess file.

See the following link

https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/i...hp?article=235

Viola!

[kobra]

econcepts,
By pm kpax stated that even the fantastico installed ZenCart did not parse the stylesheet and this with a "0" byte .htaccess...
The host is looking into the cause
Just FYI