Ok, What am I missing here?

[Marvinator]

Ok, I downloaded the newest version of ZenCart and am reading through the instructions.

RE: SSL I have searched through the files and do not find the two files mentioned (includes/configure.php or admin/includes/configure.php)

Are they missing, or am I supposed to create these, not just 'find and edit'??

[stevesh]

Prior to installation, you'll need to change the names of dist-configure.php in those folders to configure.php and change the permissions.

[dainteegurl]

I realize this is an older thread, but what to do if you've already installed the program? I had no idea the name of this file was changed with recent updates. I had this site worked on a year or so ago and have recently re-installed it and found that while trying to do the SSL options, that I do not have the configure.php file under admin/includes. Instead it's admin/includes/dist-configure.php

Can I just change the file names on the server and local host or is this name change going to affect other files within the cart system?

[stevesh]

Is the site working? If so, the configure.php files must be there.

[dainteegurl]

Yes, it's working. But I still don't see the configure.php file in there.

Why is the file named wrong when someone downloads it is the more appropriate question. Or maybe instructions need to be updated?

[dbltoe]

Since there are literally thousands of combinations that can be used with an install, the dist-configure.php is a boiler plate included with the install files. It is used (along with the information you provide at installation) to create a configure.php file in the admin/includes and includes/ directories. If either is missing or mis-configured, the admin/cart will not work.

[stevesh]

What FTP program are you using?

As I mentioned, Zencart won't work without the two configure.php files.

The file is 'named wrong' as I understand it, so that if you install Zencart in a directory that already contains a program that uses a configure.php file, it won't overwrite it.

[dainteegurl]

Sorry guys, my mistake. I did indeed have two configure files. I'm using dreamweaver and for some reason when I view my files in remote view, it switches the order of files first then folders. I didn't catch this until later when I noticed they weren't in alphabetical order like they show in local view. Der.

[stevesh]

For those reading this thread, a real FTP program, like Filezilla or FireFTP, is vastly preferable to Dreamweaver for this action.