Simple SEO URL (OLD version) [support thread]

[aTecko]

Hey all. Having an issue with the install. Using ZC 1.3.8. I'm on a GoDaddy server unfourtunely.

Things I have done.

1. I installed Module Manager.

2. Configured the configure.php. But had a question. When defining the 'DIR_WS_CATALOG' entry, what are you referring to as the "subfolder". The entries for the HTTP_SEVER and the HTTPS_SERVER is correct (no sub folders).

**I didn't change the DIR_WS_CATALOG directory? Not sure there.

3. Installed the files and seems to be loaded on correctly. I can go into the backend and change the URL.

**Should I be using the whole URL that is shown for that product and then adding the whole URL to what I want it to display. htttp://site.com/ajsdklf&laj and change it to http://site.com/widgets/ ?

4. Changed the .htaccess file to what was instructed to change in the install settings. There was no .htaccess file on the GoDaddy server, so I created one.

5. Made sure the cache/SSU folder on the server is set to 777.

6. Make sure both configure.php files have the same directory. They both have /home/content/p/r/e/premium09/html/cache.

7. Did change the RewriteBase /zencart/ in the .htaccess file to RewriteBase /

I do have the ZC site in the top level.

Any insight would be great. Thank you.

Wait until GoDaddy refreshes your htaccess ... tooks long time there

[aTecko]

To have category separator, you have to:
1. Turn on link alias
2. Turn on auto alias
3. Clear your ssu cache via extra->ssu manager

Same for the change in language parser, did you clear the cache?

Make sure you choose to clear ALL cache.

yelloow ... plz help me i tried to reinstall ZC and get on here only module manager and SSU 3.6.4 and ZC localization - Czech.

I had set cz.php like this

<?php
      // note: we can later move part of this function into sub-functions, which we can store in the base class.
    class SSULanguageCz extends SSULanguage{      
        static function parseName($name){
            $cyrillic = array("á", "č", "ď", "é", "ě", "í", "ň", "ó", "ř", "š", "ť", "ú", "ů", "ý", "ž");
             
            $translit = array("a", "c", "d", "e", "e", "i", "n", "o", "r", "s", "t", "u", "u", "y", "z");
            
            $name = str_replace($cyrillic, $translit, $name);
            
            $name = strtolower($name);
       
            // we replace any non alpha numeric characters by the name delimiter
            $name = self::removeNonAlphaNumeric($name, SSUConfig::registry('delimiters', 'name'));
            
            // Remove short words first
            $name = self::removeShortWords($name, SSUConfig::registry('configs', 'minimum_word_length'), SSUConfig::registry('delimiters', 'name'));
            
            // trim the sentence
            $name = self::trimLongName($name);
                    
            // remove excess SSUConfig::registry('delimiters', 'name')
            $name = self::removeDelimiter($name);
            
            // remove identifiers
            $name = self::removeIdentifiers($name);
            
            // remove trailing _
            $name = trim($name, SSUConfig::registry('delimiters', 'name'));
            
            return urlencode($name);
        }
    } 
    
?>

and local.config.php like this

<?php $ssuLocalConfig = array(
'plugins'        =>    array('parsers'    =>    array('manufacturers')),
    'identifiers'    =>    array('mf'    =>    'manufacturers'),
    'languages'        =>    array(    'cz'    =>    'cz'))
?>

and now it may look like that
http://www.domain.com/pocitace

now it doesnt make ( - ) instead character conversion but link looks like that :
http://www.thecomp.cz/po%26%23269%3B%EDta%26%23269%3Be

Is there any solution for that ?

[yellow1912]

I suspect there can be a problem when you transfer the edited file from your computer to the server, sometimes if the ftp method is not set correctly (i think binary is needed in this case), then you may get that problem.

When I work on these language files, I always use utf8 btw.

[mcintyremedia]

Wait until GoDaddy refreshes your htaccess ... tooks long time there

Still nothing? Am I using this the right way?

Anyone?

[yellow1912]

Still nothing? Am I using this the right way?

Anyone?

Can you explain what's happening?

[mcintyremedia]

Can you explain what's happening?

Sure. There is more info at post #2511 up top.

It looks like the install went ok, but when I go into Extras>SSU, and change the Alias Functions it does not change the crap URL to the new one?

I put the whole URL in www.site.com/jlkasduf7adyp& and changed it to www.site.com/brochures/ and it does nothing. I only have one category and product set up right now for testing. Maybe it has something to do with that? http://cleveland-print.com/

Thanks

[yellow1912]

Sure. There is more info at post #2511 up top.

It looks like the install went ok, but when I go into Extras>SSU, and change the Alias Functions it does not change the crap URL to the new one?

I put the whole URL in www.site.com/jlkasduf7adyp& and changed it to www.site.com/brochures/ and it does nothing. I only have one category and product set up right now for testing. Maybe it has something to do with that? http://cleveland-print.com/

Thanks

You can not put the whole url in, it just doesnt work like that. Did you check this:
http://public.rubikintegration.com/t.../ssu_alias.htm

The manager has been changed, but the whole process remains the same.

[mcintyremedia]

this happens when you have an older version of SSU. The solution is to upgrade to 3.6.1
http://public.rubikintegration.com/

I dont know why you get the older version when the installation note already points directly to the new version?

I have, Beta 3.6.4. There is only Beta 3.6.4, and 2.9.6 listed.

[barricades]

Hi there Yellow1912 and others.

First off, cheers for this mod, I've been using a version of it on my live shop for a few months now and it's been working great.

However, I'm now trying to set up a new shop on my local machine and I've been having a few issues. First off I followed the instructions and transferred the files to my zencart - using the htaccess file and remembering to change the RewriteBase to /babyclothes/ (where my store is obviously). That resulted in a 500 error which, after hoking through this thread I found was because my xampplite doesn't have mod_rewrite turned on by default, so I followed http://rudyegenias.wordpress.com/200...rite-in-xampp/ to turn it on.

Now the problem when I try to access my admin I get:

0 DB_ERROR_NOT_CONNECTED
in:
[select * from project_version WHERE project_version_key = 'Zen-Cart Database' ]
If you were entering information, press the BACK button in your browser and re-check the information you had entered to be sure you left no blank fields.

I've searched but can't find out what I'm doing wrong. I don't remember having any problems at all the last time I installed on a live site and I'm sure it's something stupid (I am indeed stupid) but any help would be greatly appreciated. I've been messing around with this for hours.


heres my htaccess

#### BOF SSU
Options +FollowSymLinks -MultiViews
RewriteEngine On
# Make sure to change "test_site" to the subfolder you install ZC. If you use root folder, change to: RewriteBase /
RewriteBase /babyclothes/

# Deny access from .htaccess
RewriteRule ^\.htaccess$ - [F]

RewriteCond %{SCRIPT_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{SCRIPT_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*) index.php?/$1 [E=VAR1:$1,QSA,L]
#### EOF SSU

And my configure.php

<?php
/**
* @package Configuration Settings circa 1.3.8
* @copyright Copyright 2003-2007 Zen Cart Development Team
* @copyright Portions Copyright 2003 osCommerce
* @license http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt GNU Public License V2.0
*/


/*************** NOTE: This file is similar, but DIFFERENT from the "admin" version of configure.php. ***********/
/*************** The 2 files should be kept separate and not used to overwrite each other. ***********/

// Define the webserver and path parameters
// HTTP_SERVER is your Main webserver: eg-http://www.your_domain.com
// HTTPS_SERVER is your Secure webserver: eg-https://www.your_domain.com
define('HTTP_SERVER', 'http://localhost');
define('HTTPS_SERVER', 'https://localhost');

// Use secure webserver for checkout procedure?
define('ENABLE_SSL', 'false');

// NOTE: be sure to leave the trailing '/' at the end of these lines if you make changes!
// * DIR_WS_* = Webserver directories (virtual/URL)
// these paths are relative to top of your webspace ... (ie: under the public_html or httpdocs folder)
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/babyclothes/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/babyclothes/');

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', '/');

// * DIR_FS_* = Filesystem directories (local/physical)
//the following path is a COMPLETE path to your Zen Cart files. eg: /var/www/vhost/accountname/public_html/store/
define('DIR_FS_CATALOG', 'C:/xampplite/htdocs/babyclothes/');

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 our database connection
define('DB_TYPE', 'mysql');
define('DB_PREFIX', '');
define('DB_SERVER', 'localhost');
define('DB_SERVER_USERNAME', 'root');
define('DB_SERVER_PASSWORD', '********');
define('DB_DATABASE', 'babyclothes');
define('USE_PCONNECT', 'false');
define('STORE_SESSIONS', 'db');
// for STORE_SESSIONS, use 'db' for best support, or '' for file-based storage

// The next 2 "defines" are for SQL cache support.
// For SQL_CACHE_METHOD, you can select from: none, database, or file
// If you choose "file", then you need to set the DIR_FS_SQL_CACHE to a directory where your apache
// or webserver user has write privileges (chmod 666 or 777). We recommend using the "cache" folder inside the Zen Cart folder
// ie: /path/to/your/webspace/public_html/zen/cache -- leave no trailing slash
define('SQL_CACHE_METHOD', 'none');
define('DIR_FS_SQL_CACHE', 'C:/xampplite/htdocs/babyclothes/cache');

// EOF

Thanks in advance :)

[yellow1912]

0 DB_ERROR_NOT_CONNECTED
in:
[select * from project_version WHERE project_version_key = 'Zen-Cart Database' ]

I can assure you this error has nothing to do with SSU. Perhaps during the process to turn on mod_rewrite you have somehow made mysql server unable to run.

Try to restart it, can you access it normally via phpmyadmin? If yes, check and see if the db login info in includes/configure.php is correct.