configuration problem -

[stitchnkitty]

I am upgrading via a fresh install of 1.5.4 - And of Course it does not go as smoothly as I had hoped.

The store is visible but the admin is blank page.. So this is what I have done...

install via the install program. Changed the name of configure.php in both admin/includes and includes folders

Changed the name of the admin file and the permissions.
Changed the configure.php file via filezilla.

See below: Rec a 404 page...

Checked the logs and this is what they said - which is the end of my line of things to do..

www.stitchnframeonline.com/zen-cart-v1.5.4/

admin file configure.


define('HTTP_SERVER', 'http://www.stitchnframeonline.com');
define('HTTPS_SERVER', 'https://www.stitchnframeonline.com/zen-cart-v1.5.4');
define('HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER', 'http://www.stitchnframeonline.com');
define('HTTPS_CATALOG_SERVER', 'https://www.stitchnframeonline.com/zen-cart-v1.5.4');

// secure webserver for admin? Valid choices are 'true' or 'false' (including quotes).
define('ENABLE_SSL_ADMIN', 'false');

// secure webserver for storefront? Valid choices are 'true' or 'false' (including quotes).
define('ENABLE_SSL_CATALOG', 'false');

define('DIR_WS_ADMIN', '/myadmin/');
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/zen-cart-v1.5.4/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_ADMIN', '/myadmin/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/');

// 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_IMAGES', 'images/');
define('DIR_WS_ICONS', DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'icons/');
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG_IMAGES', HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'images/');
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG_TEMPLATE', HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'includes/templates/');
define('DIR_WS_INCLUDES', 'includes/');
define('DIR_WS_BOXES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'boxes/');
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_CATALOG_LANGUAGES', HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'includes/languages/');

// * DIR_FS_* = Filesystem directories (local/physical)
define('DIR_FS_ADMIN', '/location/account/public_html/zen-cart-v1.5.4/myadmin/');
//the following path is a COMPLETE path to your Zen Cart files. eg: /var/www/vhost/accountname/public_html/store/
define('DIR_FS_CATALOG', '/location/account/public_html/zen-cart-v1.5.4/');

//the following path is a COMPLETE path to the /logs/ folder eg: /var/www/vhost/accountname/public_html/store/logs ... and no trailing slash
define('DIR_FS_LOGS', '/location/account/public_html/zen-cart-v1.5.4/logs');

define('DIR_FS_CATALOG_LANGUAGES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'includes/languages/');
define('DIR_FS_CATALOG_IMAGES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'images/');
define('DIR_FS_CATALOG_MODULES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'includes/modules/');
define('DIR_FS_CATALOG_TEMPLATES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'includes/templates/');
define('DIR_FS_BACKUP', DIR_FS_ADMIN . 'backups/');
define('DIR_FS_EMAIL_TEMPLATES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'email/');
define('DIR_FS_DOWNLOAD', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'download/');

// define our database connection
define('DB_TYPE', 'mysql');
define('DB_PREFIX', '');
define('DB_CHARSET', 'utf8');
define('DB_SERVER', 'localhost');
define('DB_SERVER_USERNAME', 'databaseuser2');
define('DB_SERVER_PASSWORD', 'password');
define('DB_DATABASE', 'database2');

// 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', '/location/account/public_html/zen-cart-v1.5.4/cache');


Error Log indicated this:
[12-Jun-2015 13:24:27] PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STATIC in /home6/stitchnf/public_html/zen-cart-v1.5.4/hannah/includes/classes/class.admin.zcObserverLogEventListener.php on line 118



Around Line 118 is :

* Set severity flags
* If $notes is not false, then that means the malicious-content detector found things which should be deemed remarkable, so we elevate the severity to 'notice'
*/
if ($notes !== false && $notes != '')
{
$severity = self::NOTICE;
$flagged = 1;
}

/**
* escalate severity if requested level is higher than calculated level
*/
$levels = static::$levels;
$levels_lookup = array_flip($levels);

$integer_requested_severity = $requested_severity;
if (is_string($requested_severity) && $requested_severity != '') {
if (isset($levels_lookup[strtoupper($requested_severity)])) {
$integer_requested_severity = $levels_lookup[strtoupper($requested_severity)];
}
}
if ($integer_requested_severity > $severity) {


IDEAS?

TIA

[kobra]

install via the install program

What install program???

Blank page issues are in the FAQ's

Did see this

define('DIR_WS_ADMIN', '/myadmin/');
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/zen-cart-v1.5.4/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_ADMIN', '/myadmin/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/');

Probably should be

define('DIR_WS_ADMIN', '/myadmin/');
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/zen-cart-v1.5.4/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_ADMIN', '/myadmin/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/zen-cart-v1.5.4/');

[Design75]

And this:

  define('HTTP_SERVER', 'http://www.stitchnframeonline.com');
  define('HTTPS_SERVER', 'https://www.stitchnframeonline.com/zen-cart-v1.5.4');
  define('HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER', 'http://www.stitchnframeonline.com');
  define('HTTPS_CATALOG_SERVER', 'https://www.stitchnframeonline.com/zen-cart-v1.5.4'); 

should be:

  define('HTTP_SERVER', 'http://www.stitchnframeonline.com');
  define('HTTPS_SERVER', 'https://www.stitchnframeonline.com');
  define('HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER', 'http://www.stitchnframeonline.com');
  define('HTTPS_CATALOG_SERVER', 'https://www.stitchnframeonline.com'); 

[stitchnkitty]

What install program???

Blank page issues are in the FAQ's

Did see this

define('DIR_WS_ADMIN', '/myadmin/');
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/zen-cart-v1.5.4/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_ADMIN', '/myadmin/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/');

Probably should be

define('DIR_WS_ADMIN', '/myadmin/');
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/zen-cart-v1.5.4/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_ADMIN', '/myadmin/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/zen-cart-v1.5.4/');

zencart_install

Also I had spotted this and changed it to no effect - and then changed it back

define('DIR_WS_ADMIN', '/myadmin/');
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/zen-cart-v1.5.4/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_ADMIN', '/myadmin/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/zen-cart-v1.5.4/');...will correct this

[Design75]

define('DIR_WS_ADMIN', '/myadmin/');
  define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/zen-cart-v1.5.4/');
  define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_ADMIN', '/myadmin/');
  define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/'); 

is in fact not standard 1.5.4 code

this is

  define('DIR_WS_ADMIN', preg_replace('#^' . str_replace('-', '\-', zen_parse_url(HTTP_SERVER, '/path')) . '#', '', dirname($_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'])) . '/zen-cart-v1.5.4/');
  define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/zen-cart-v1.5.4/');
  define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_ADMIN', preg_replace('#^' . str_replace('-', '\-', zen_parse_url(HTTPS_SERVER, '/path')) . '#', '', dirname($_SERVER['SCRIPT_NAME'])) . '/zen-cart-v1.5.4/');
  define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/zen-cart-v1.5.4/'); 

I suggest deleting the configure.php files and rerun the zc_install, and let ZC create the configure files

[RodG]

The store is visible but the admin is blank page..

Which store are you/we discussing here.
http://www.stitchnframeonline.com/zen-cart-v1.5.4/
or
http://www.stitchnframeonline.com/

These are two different functional stores from the front end, and I can only guess about the backend.

I don't like guessing. :-(

admin file configure.

define('HTTP_SERVER', 'http://www.stitchnframeonline.com');
define('HTTPS_SERVER', 'https://www.stitchnframeonline.com/zen-cart-v1.5.4');
define('HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER', 'http://www.stitchnframeonline.com');
define('HTTPS_CATALOG_SERVER', 'https://www.stitchnframeonline.com/zen-cart-v1.5.4');

for the time being (since you don't have SSL enabled). you/we can ignore the lines with HTTPS, which gives us the following URL for both the storefront and admin of the store:
'http://www.stitchnframeonline.com'

define('DIR_WS_ADMIN', '/myadmin/');

This gets added to the URL above to determine where the admin files are to be found, namely:
http://www.stitchnframeonline.com/myadmin/

IOW, when you attempt to go the the admin of the 'new' store (in the zen-cart-v1.5.4 folder) you are actually accessing the old files. This is sure to cause unexpected problems.

define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/zen-cart-v1.5.4/');

This is correct for the new/upgraded store... being derived from
define('HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER', 'http://www.stitchnframeonline.com'); plus define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/zen-cart-v1.5.4/')

== 'http://www.stitchnframeonline.com/zen-cart-v1.5.4/

define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_ADMIN', '/myadmin/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/');

You're not using SSL at the moment, these can be ignored.

define('DIR_FS_ADMIN', '/location/account/public_html/zen-cart-v1.5.4/myadmin/');

This path doesn't match the URI previously defined
http://www.stitchnframeonline.com/myadmin/ vs
http://www.stitchnframeonline.com/ze...1.5.4/myadmin/

In short, you have errors in your configure.php file(s)

Kobra's suggested change(s) probably won't have any affect on account of the fact that both of those relate to the SSL functions/settings, which you (currently) have disabled (and should keep disabled until you take care of the non-SSL issues, as the SSL could only complicate matters).

Based on what I'm seeing here, you'll need to change
define('DIR_WS_ADMIN', '/myadmin/'); to
define('DIR_WS_ADMIN', '/zen-cart-v1.5.4/myadmin/'); (for the new/updated site admin)

If/when you decide to re-enable the SSL you'll need to take care of the define('HTTPS_xxxxxx') settings.

You should also try to be consistent with your server/path settings. Although it seems common practice to use something like
define('HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER', 'http://www.stitchnframeonline.com/zen-cart-v1.5.4'); in conjuction with something like
define('DIR_WS_HTTP_CATALOG', '/');

In MY opinion, it is better to use
define('HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER', 'http://www.stitchnframeonline.com); in conjunction with
define('DIR_WS_HTTP_CATALOG', '/zen-cart-v1.5.4/');

The end result is the same in either case (http://www.stitchnframeonline.com/zen-cart-v1.5.4/) but the consistancy help avoid accidental defines such as is going to happen with:
define('HTTPS_CATALOG_SERVER', 'https://www.stitchnframeonline.com/zen-cart-v1.5.4'); combined with
define('DIR_WS_HTTP_CATALOG', '/zen-cart-v1.5.4/'); which gives a final URI of
'https://www.stitchnframeonline.com/zen-cart-v1.5.4/zen-cart-v1.5.4/' (or similar).

Anyway, hopefully this has been of more help rather than serving to add to the confusion.

Cheers
RodG

[lat9]

For the error message

Error Log indicated this:
[12-Jun-2015 13:24:27] PHP Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_STATIC in /home6/stitchnf/public_html/zen-cart-v1.5.4/hannah/includes/classes/class.admin.zcObserverLogEventListener.php on line 118

to be issued, you're running Zen Cart v1.5.4 on a PHP version earlier than 5.3. The issue has been identified and a work-around posted earlier this year by DrByte: http://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.p...04#post1270404

[stitchnkitty]

This is insane- This step is always a glitch for me and I can not understand why...

First of all - Thank you so very much for all the suggestions... RodG your comments were soooo informative and explained so much. however, no matter what I had done the dreaded blank page is still with me.. So..

I messed with the configure files a bit and after reading all the information again and again.. This should not be necessary....???

Failing at this..

I have gone back and deleted the configure files; uploaded the dis-configure.php to both admin/includes and the includes. using the appropriate files for each...and meticulously started over reading both installation instructions and also the FAQ on how to rename the admin. Then going back to the installer and launching to http://www.stitchnframeonline.com/ze...v1.5.4/myadmin to no avail...

So here is some confirmation to RodG Q? the zen-cart-v1.5.4 is a subfolder to my main website and is housing my test site for the newest version of zencart and also to test the all business responsive template for mobile friendly format....Also to test the manual credit card module that is not indicated for v1.5.4.....

PHP on the server indicates that it is currently set on "PHP 5.4 (Single php.ini)" so i have no idea why the zen-cart-v1.5.4 log is giving me the coding given above... Also after the second installation - I did check the log again and the coding is the same....that is the only indication of problems...


Oh one other thing if it will help...during installation I did get an

! PHP output buffer(gzip) = off. TIA

[mc12345678]

Unfortunately because you can't login to the admin, it is not possible to identify what php version ZC isbeing presented.

It has been previously identified that the error listed only occurs for PHP below 5.3. Recommendation would be to entertain the idea that perhaps it really is <5.3 and follow the guidance provided in that thread.

To no avail? What does that mean (in more detail)? Same error message(s), something different, etc?

[RodG]

PHP on the server indicates that it is currently set on "PHP 5.4 (Single php.ini)" so i have no idea why the zen-cart-v1.5.4 log is giving me the coding given above.

Where are you seeing this?

Probably not important, but I thought I'd take another look at the store to see what had changed since I last look (and after you replaced and re-edited the config files.

It looks like you are *closer* to having it work than it was before (perhaps), but in its *current state* the zc_install folder still exists, which has revealed a couple of things of importance.

1) admin/includes/configure.php= NOT FOUND
2)

• PHP Version = 5.2.17

So, 1st thing to do, if possible, is upgrade your PHP. If that isn't possible, you should apply the patches mentioned by lat9. (don't be fooled, updating PHP is generally easier than patching the code, as long as your webhost provides that option, which most do).

The second thing to do is place an unedited configure.php file in the admin/includes/ folder and run the zc_installer again. Just to be on the safe side, I'd be replacing both configure.php files with unedited copies). I

If you've already renamed your admin folder then you should rename it back to /admin/ until the install scripts tell you to rename it again.

Please make sure you are using the configure.php files from v1.5.4. It is often tempting to copy these from an existing/older installation (many times with good success), but the later versions include a bit more 'intelligence' that helps avoid many of the problems that some/many people had with the original code.

Between these two things it will be very hard to actually get things wrong.

Cheers
RodG