creating a link from shopping cart back to main website

[irori]

Hello everyone,

I have created a tab called 'back to main website' at the top menu bar of my page. (www.ishafairtrade.com.au/zencart) I would like this to link DIRECTLY back to my main website (www.ishafairtrade.com) when it is clicked.

I have been told to

'define the constant and create the FILENAME_MAIN_WEBSITE?'

I have no idea how to go about this and would really really appreciate some instructions!

Thankyou!

[stevesh]

I'm not sure why you would want any kind of define there. Just set the <a href ... to the desired URL.

[irori]

I'm not sure why you would want any kind of define there. Just set the <a href ... to the desired URL.

Where exactly do I put this link? Thankyou for your help?

[keneso]

In the same file you put this
<a href="http://ishafairtrade.com.au/zencart/index.php?main_page=FILENAME_MAIN_WEBSITE">Main Website</a>

Just do it like this
<a href="http://ishafairtrade.com.au/>Main Website</a>

[irori]

In the same file you put this
<a href="http://ishafairtrade.com.au/zencart/index.php?main_page=FILENAME_MAIN_WEBSITE">Main Website</a>

Just do it like this
<a href="http://ishafairtrade.com.au/>Main Website</a>

This is what I have on that line

<li><?php echo '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_MAIN_WEBSITE) . '">'; ?><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_MAIN_WEBSITE; ?></a> | </li>

where exactly do I put the link into this? as when I tried a few weeks ago my whole cart went blank...

[keneso]

Change this
<li><?php echo '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_MAIN_WEBSITE) . '">'; ?><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_MAIN_WEBSITE; ?></a> | </li>
to
<li><a href="http://ishafairtrade.com.au/>Main Website</a> | </li>

[irori]

Change this
<li><?php echo '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_MAIN_WEBSITE) . '">'; ?><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_MAIN_WEBSITE; ?></a> | </li>
to
<li><a href="http://ishafairtrade.com.au/>Main Website</a> | </li>

This does not work. It basically made the 'log in' tab (normally next to the 'main website' tab) into a link back to the mail website saying 'page not found'. It does not create a 'main website' tab? I am not sure why, when I try and put it in anywhere else in the existing code I loose my whole cart again....

here is the existing code from that area in my tpl_header.php


<!--bof-navigation display-->
<div id="navMainWrapper">
<div id="navMain">
<ul class="back">
<li><?php echo '<a href="' . HTTP_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . '">'; ?><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_CATALOG; ?></a> | </li>
<li><?php echo '<a href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_MAIN_WEBSITE) . '">'; ?><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_MAIN_WEBSITE; ?></a> | </li>
<?php if ($_SESSION['customer_id']) { ?>
<li><a href="<?php echo zen_href_link(FILENAME_LOGOFF, '', 'SSL'); ?>"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_LOGOFF; ?></a> | </li>
<li><a href="<?php echo zen_href_link(FILENAME_ACCOUNT, '', 'SSL'); ?>"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_MY_ACCOUNT; ?></a> | </li>
<?php
} else {
if (STORE_STATUS == '0') {
?>
<li><a href="<?php echo zen_href_link(FILENAME_LOGIN, '', 'SSL'); ?>"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_LOGIN; ?></a> | </li>
<?php } } ?>
<li><img src="includes/templates/alysa_rounded/images/cart.jpg" class="cart-image" alt="the shopping cart" /><a href="<?php echo zen_href_link(FILENAME_SHOPPING_CART, '', 'NONSSL'); ?>"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_CART_CONTENTS; ?> - <?php echo $_SESSION['cart']->count_contents();?> item(s) - <?php echo $currencies->format($_SESSION['cart']->show_total());?></a> | </li>
<li><a href="<?php echo zen_href_link(FILENAME_CHECKOUT_SHIPPING, '', 'SSL'); ?>"><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_CHECKOUT; ?></a></li>
<?php if ($_SESSION['cart']->count_contents() != 0) { ?>
<?php }?>

</ul>
</div>

[keneso]

Sorry, a typo, I missed closing " after au/
Try this

<li><a href="http://ishafairtrade.com.au/">Main Website</a> | </li>

[Ajeh]

If you look in the tpl_header.php in the default template, you will see how the link for the Home page uses:

<?php echo '<a href="' . HTTP_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . '">'; ?><?php echo HEADER_TITLE_CATALOG; ?></a>

If your link is to go to your address:
http://your_domain_name.com

or in your case .com.au

You really are better using a relative link than a specific link, as it is a good coding habit ...

For your domain, you could use:

<?php echo '<a href="' . HTTP_SERVER . '">'; ?>Main Website</a>

and if you mean for a subdirectory on your server, such as:
/my_fav_directory

such as:
http://your_domain_name.com/my_fav_directory

you could use:

<?php echo '<a href="' . HTTP_SERVER . '/my_fav_directory/' . '">'; ?><?php echo Main Website; ?></a>

and if you mean for the subdirectory that your store is in, and your store is in:
/shop

such as:
http://your_domain_name.com/shop

you could use:

<?php echo '<a href="' . HTTP_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . '">'; ?><?php echo Main Website; ?></a>

Relative links are always a better idea than hard coded links, as a rule, for secure vs non-secure pages and for moves to root or sub-directories on the same site or moves to other domains ...

[irori]

Sorry, a typo, I missed closing " after au/
Try this

<li><a href="http://ishafairtrade.com.au/">Main Website</a> | </li>

This works perfect now Thankyou!