Log files keeps being created and filling up

[cblais]

When investigating an issue with our online store, I tried to view logs files. I noticed that there was over 9,000 log files present, all dated last November. Nothing had the current date. I purged the log files using the Admin user, and they started filling up again with the current date.

The following messages keep being added in the files, while I was on our website. We have not made any changes to the code, except adding a function to display a rolling logo at the top of our store. Our website is done using WordPress, but it uses Zencart when choosing the Online Store tap. Our URL is mrbss.ca.

I am not familiar enough to be able to determine what is wrong and looking for help please.

The messages in the logs are:

[23-May-2020 12:16:35 UTC] Request URI: /index.php?main_page=index&cPath=173_369&page=1&sort=2a, IP address: 114.119.161.191
#1 sizeof() called at [/home/michelblaissales/online/includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_ezpages_bar_header.php:19]
#2 require(/home/michelblaissales/online/includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_ezpages_bar_header.php) called at [/home/michelblaissales/online/includes/templates/template_default/common/tpl_header.php:344]
#3 require(/home/michelblaissales/online/includes/templates/template_default/common/tpl_header.php) called at [/home/michelblaissales/online/includes/templates/template_default/common/tpl_main_page.php:73]
#4 require(/home/michelblaissales/online/includes/templates/template_default/common/tpl_main_page.php) called at [/home/michelblaissales/online/index.php:97]
--> PHP Warning: sizeof(): Parameter must be an array or an object that implements Countable in /home/michelblaissales/online/includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_ezpages_bar_header.php on line 19.

[23-May-2020 12:16:35 UTC] Request URI: /index.php?main_page=index&cPath=173_369&page=1&sort=2a, IP address: 114.119.161.191
#1 array_key_exists() called at [/home/michelblaissales/online/includes/templates/template_default/sideboxes/tpl_categories.php:77]
#2 require(/home/michelblaissales/online/includes/templates/template_default/sideboxes/tpl_categories.php) called at [/home/michelblaissales/online/includes/modules/sideboxes/categories.php:22]
#3 require(/home/michelblaissales/online/includes/modules/sideboxes/categories.php) called at [/home/michelblaissales/online/includes/modules/column_left.php:31]
#4 require(/home/michelblaissales/online/includes/modules/column_left.php) called at [/home/michelblaissales/online/includes/templates/template_default/common/tpl_main_page.php:92]
#5 require(/home/michelblaissales/online/includes/templates/template_default/common/tpl_main_page.php) called at [/home/michelblaissales/online/index.php:97]
--> PHP Warning: array_key_exists() expects parameter 2 to be array, null given in /home/michelblaissales/online/includes/templates/template_default/sideboxes/tpl_categories.php on line 77.

[lat9]

You don't indicate which zc156 sub-version you're using, but here are the zc156c versions of the two scripts that are causing you issues:

/includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_ezpages_bar_header.php (line 19 highlighted):

<?php
/**
 * Page Template
 *
 * Displays EZ-Pages Header-Bar content.<br />
 *
 * @package templateSystem
 * @copyright Copyright 2003-2019 Zen Cart Development Team
 * @copyright Portions Copyright 2003 osCommerce
 * @license http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt GNU Public License V2.0
 * @version $Id: DrByte 2019 Jan 04 Modified in v1.5.6a $
 */

  /**
   * require code to show EZ-Pages list
   */
  include(DIR_WS_MODULES . zen_get_module_directory('ezpages_bar_header.php'));
?>
<?php if (!empty($var_linksList)) { ?>
<div id="navEZPagesTop">
<?php for ($i=1, $n=sizeof($var_linksList); $i<=$n; $i++) {  ?>
  <a href="<?php echo $var_linksList[$i]['link']; ?>"><?php echo $var_linksList[$i]['name']; ?></a><?php echo ($i < $n ? EZPAGES_SEPARATOR_HEADER : '') . "\n"; ?>
<?php } // end FOR loop ?>
</div>
<?php } ?>

/includes/templates/template_default/sideboxes/tpl_categories.php (note that there's no use of array_key_exists in this version of the script):

<?php
/**
 * Side Box Template
 *
 * @package templateSystem
 * @copyright Copyright 2003-2018 Zen Cart Development Team
 * @copyright Portions Copyright 2003 osCommerce
 * @license http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt GNU Public License V2.0
 * @version $Id: Drbyte Sun Jan 7 21:28:50 2018 -0500 Modified in v1.5.6 $
 */
  $content = "";

  $content .= '<div id="' . str_replace('_', '-', $box_id . 'Content') . '" class="sideBoxContent">' . "\n";
  for ($i=0, $j=sizeof($box_categories_array);$i<$j;$i++) {
    switch(true) {
// to make a specific category stand out define a new class in the stylesheet example: A.category-holiday
// uncomment the select below and set the cPath=3 to the cPath= your_categories_id
// many variations of this can be done
//      case ($box_categories_array[$i]['path'] == 'cPath=3'):
//        $new_style = 'category-holiday';
//        break;
      case ($box_categories_array[$i]['top'] == 'true'):
        $new_style = 'category-top';
        break;
      case ($box_categories_array[$i]['has_sub_cat']):
        $new_style = 'category-subs';
        break;
      default:
        $new_style = 'category-products';
      }
     if (zen_get_product_types_to_category($box_categories_array[$i]['path']) == 3 or ($box_categories_array[$i]['top'] != 'true' and SHOW_CATEGORIES_SUBCATEGORIES_ALWAYS != 1)) {
        // skip if this is for the document box (==3)
      } else {
      $content .= '<a class="' . $new_style . '" href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_DEFAULT, $box_categories_array[$i]['path']) . '">';

      if ($box_categories_array[$i]['current']) {
        if ($box_categories_array[$i]['has_sub_cat']) {
          $content .= '<span class="category-subs-parent">' . $box_categories_array[$i]['name'] . '</span>';
        } else {
          $content .= '<span class="category-subs-selected">' . $box_categories_array[$i]['name'] . '</span>';
        }
      } else {
        $content .= $box_categories_array[$i]['name'];
      }

      if ($box_categories_array[$i]['has_sub_cat']) {
        $content .= CATEGORIES_SEPARATOR;
      }
      $content .= '</a>';

      if (SHOW_COUNTS == 'true') {
        if ((CATEGORIES_COUNT_ZERO == '1' and $box_categories_array[$i]['count'] == 0) or $box_categories_array[$i]['count'] >= 1) {
          $content .= CATEGORIES_COUNT_PREFIX . $box_categories_array[$i]['count'] . CATEGORIES_COUNT_SUFFIX;
        }
      }

      $content .= '<br />' . "\n";
    }
  }

  if (SHOW_CATEGORIES_BOX_SPECIALS == 'true' or SHOW_CATEGORIES_BOX_PRODUCTS_NEW == 'true' or SHOW_CATEGORIES_BOX_FEATURED_PRODUCTS == 'true' or SHOW_CATEGORIES_BOX_PRODUCTS_ALL == 'true') {
// display a separator between categories and links
    if (SHOW_CATEGORIES_SEPARATOR_LINK == '1') {
      $content .= '<hr id="catBoxDivider" />' . "\n";
    }
    if (SHOW_CATEGORIES_BOX_SPECIALS == 'true') {
      $show_this = $db->Execute("select s.products_id from " . TABLE_SPECIALS . " s where s.status= 1 limit 1");
      if ($show_this->RecordCount() > 0) {
        $content .= '<a class="category-links" href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_SPECIALS) . '">' . CATEGORIES_BOX_HEADING_SPECIALS . '</a>' . '<br />' . "\n";
      }
    }
    if (SHOW_CATEGORIES_BOX_PRODUCTS_NEW == 'true') {
      // display limits
//      $display_limit = zen_get_products_new_timelimit();
      $display_limit = zen_get_new_date_range();

      $show_this = $db->Execute("select p.products_id
                                 from " . TABLE_PRODUCTS . " p
                                 where p.products_status = 1 " . $display_limit . " limit 1");
      if ($show_this->RecordCount() > 0) {
        $content .= '<a class="category-links" href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCTS_NEW) . '">' . CATEGORIES_BOX_HEADING_WHATS_NEW . '</a>' . '<br />' . "\n";
      }
    }
    if (SHOW_CATEGORIES_BOX_FEATURED_PRODUCTS == 'true') {
      $show_this = $db->Execute("select products_id from " . TABLE_FEATURED . " where status= 1 limit 1");
      if ($show_this->RecordCount() > 0) {
        $content .= '<a class="category-links" href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_FEATURED_PRODUCTS) . '">' . CATEGORIES_BOX_HEADING_FEATURED_PRODUCTS . '</a>' . '<br />' . "\n";
      }
    }
    if (SHOW_CATEGORIES_BOX_PRODUCTS_ALL == 'true') {
      $content .= '<a class="category-links" href="' . zen_href_link(FILENAME_PRODUCTS_ALL) . '">' . CATEGORIES_BOX_HEADING_PRODUCTS_ALL . '</a>' . "\n";
    }
  }
  $content .= '</div>';

[mc12345678]

Check for includes/modules/YOUR_TEMPLATE/ezpages_bar_header.php. If you have that file, then should update it to be similar to includes/modules/ezpages_bar_header.php. An important part of that is the added $var_linksList = array();

[cblais]

We have version v1.5.6c.

The content we have of /includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_ezpages_bar_header.php is the following and line 19 is different.

* @copyright Copyright 2003-2006 Zen Cart Development Team

* @copyright Portions Copyright 2003 osCommerce

* @license http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt GNU Public License V2.0

* @version $Id: tpl_ezpages_bar_header.php 3377 2006-04-05 04:43:11Z ajeh $

*/



/**

* require code to show EZ-Pages list

*/

include(DIR_WS_MODULES . zen_get_module_directory('ezpages_bar_header.php'));

?>

<?php if (sizeof($var_linksList) >= 1) { ?>

<div id="navEZPagesTop">

<?php for ($i=1, $n=sizeof($var_linksList); $i<=$n; $i++) { ?>

<a href="<?php echo $var_linksList[$i]['link']; ?>"><?php echo $var_linksList[$i]['name']; ?></a><?php echo ($i < $n ? EZPAGES_SEPARATOR_HEADER : '') . "\n"; ?>

<?php } // end FOR loop ?>

</div>

<?php } ?>


Here is only the first few lines of /includes/templates/template_default/sideboxes/tpl_categories.php, where I can see the version is different:

<?php

/**

* Side Box Template

*

* @package templateSystem

* @copyright Copyright 2003-2006 Zen Cart Development Team

* @copyright Portions Copyright 2003 osCommerce

* @license http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt GNU Public License V2.0

* @version $Id: tpl_categories.php 4162 2006-08-17 03:55:02Z ajeh $


So, it looks like we have some mismatching files in our installation. Does that make sense?

[mc12345678]

Version 1.5.6c came with its own set of includes/templates/template_default files... Those should have been merged/incorporated/updated as part of building/rebuilding this version of the site. Otherwise, as seen here, not benefitting from the improvements and corrections that have been made to the software to support the new operating environment...