How does the database_tables.php get called

[Capslock118]

Hello,

I was not sure on where to put this question. I have been working with a few clients that use zen cart for a little while now. I have been asked to make some custom modifications to there site that are otherwise non existent at the moment - i.e. new tables will need to be created.

I understand I should be placing these tables in the extra_datafiles directory however I do not understand how these datafiles are called.

Does anyone have any insight to this?

[kobra]

I understand I should be placing these tables in the extra_datafiles directory

Tables are in the DataBase not in directories...the files that interface with the DB and create the display are in directories

[DrByte]

I understand I should be placing these tables in the extra_datafiles directory however I do not understand how these datafiles are called.

Yes, you are correct.

You can use the /includes/database_tables.php file as an example of the correct way to define the table names so Zen Cart can make reference to them.
Your additions should be placed in the extra_datafiles folder, and you should not touch the existing database_tables file.
If you're writing admin modules that use those same table definitions, you'll need to copy those definitions to the admin's extra_datafiles folder as well.

[Capslock118]

Thanks for the information.
Kobra, yes you are correct, I explained myself wrong.

I am still unsure on how these files are called in the application. I am looking to understand why these lines of code are even read by the application as I see no apparent location in the config.php or application_top.php where it is called.

Knowing where to put lines of code is one thing, understanding why it works is another and the latter is what I am trying to achieve :)

[DrByte]

Knowing where to put lines of code is one thing, understanding why it works is another and the latter is what I am trying to achieve :)

How the initSystem works: http://www.zen-cart.com/wiki/index.p..._API_Tutorials