1.57c installatio pkg says it's not the latest version

[HeleneWallis]

I'm trying to install version 1.57c in a test directory, preparatory to upgrading. I have verified that I did download version 1.57c and did put that version in my test directory. But when I start the install, it insists that the version I'm installing is not the latest one, that it's only 1.56c. Is that incorrect and I can safely ignore it? Or what's going on?

Also, it's saying that I need to be running php 7.2 or higher, and the server is running 7.3.

[mc12345678]

How was the downloaded version verified to be 1.5.7c instead of 1.5.6c? What is identified in includes/version.php and zc_install/includes/version.php? Was the version retrieved from the main page of this forum site where it identifies to download the latest stable version?

[HeleneWallis]

It was downloaded from the link in the first topic of the forum, Zencart Release Announcements.

https://sourceforge.net/projects/zencart/files/

The installation package is zen-cart-1.5.7c-03052021.zip

I don’t have access to the computer right this minute to provide what was in the version.php files, but the installation package appears to be identified as 1.5.7c

[HeleneWallis]

And now that I do have access to the computer, both zc_install/includes/version.php and /includes/version.php clearly state 1.5.7c. Yet when I start the install, I get the message that it's 1.5.6c. It also warns me that I should be running PHP 7.2 at least. But the server info shows that PHP 7.3 is installed.

[mc12345678]

And now that I do have access to the computer, both zc_install/includes/version.php and /includes/version.php clearly state 1.5.7c. Yet when I start the install, I get the message that it's 1.5.6c. It also warns me that I should be running PHP 7.2 at least. But the server info shows that PHP 7.3 is installed.

Do you happen to have added a .htaccess file to the root of the store or at some place at or "above" the temp directory being used to do this install where perhaps a redirect may be occurring to an undesirable location? Could also check the zc_install/includes/systemChecks.yml file. The php version info looks like this:

checkPhpVersion:
    runLevel: always
    errorLevel: FAIL
    mainErrorText: <?php echo TEXT_ERROR_PHP_VERSION .PHP_EOL; ?>
    methods:
      checkPhpVersionMin:
        method: checkPhpVersion
        parameters:
          version: 5.6.0
          versionTest: ge
          localErrorText: <?php echo sprintf(TEXT_ERROR_PHP_VERSION_MIN, '5.6.0') . PHP_EOL; ?>
      checkPhpVersionMax:
        method: checkPhpVersion
        parameters:
          version: 8.1.0
          versionTest: lt
          localErrorText: <?php echo sprintf(TEXT_ERROR_PHP_VERSION_MAX, '8.0.x') . PHP_EOL; ?>
  checkPhpVersionRecommendation:
    runLevel: always
    errorLevel: WARN
    mainErrorText: <?php echo sprintf(TEXT_ERROR_PHP_VERSION_RECOMMENDED, '7.3') . PHP_EOL; ?>
    methods:
      checkPhpVersionRecommended:
        method: checkPhpVersion
        parameters:
          version: 7.3.12
          versionTest: ge

Is there also possibly another sub-directory with a very similar name that has an older version in that similar space? If you place some additional, functional file at the base of that install path, can you access it to get the results desired/expected?

[DrByte]

Regarding it showing the wrong PHP version, note that webservers which offer multiple PHP versions allow(require) you to specify the PHP version "per directory".
If you've put this code into a directory that is set to use the older PHP version then that would explain the detection of the older version.

mc12345678 is right to wonder whether there are redirects happening by your server.
What's the URL you're typing to start zc_install?
And then what's the URL that shows after you click the first "submit button" in zc_install?
How do those URLs differ? ... from each other, and from what you "thought" you were doing?

Perhaps your webserver has pointed a subdomain to a completely different location than where you think you're putting things?

Also, there are /logs/zcInstall-xxxxxx.log files created when zc_install opens its various pages. What are the contents of those?
One thing to check in those files is the working directory vs the directory you "think" you uploaded things to.
And, if there aren't any such files then it's even more evidence that a redirect is showing you a completely different directory than where you think you uploaded things to.

[HeleneWallis]

I had to put this aside to work on other things and have just gotten back to it. Now all I'm getting is a 403 error. I've checked the permissions on all the folders--they were all set correctly. This is a fresh install (today) of 1.5.7c into an empty directory in the root (public_html/test). Any ideas?

There are no log files. I finally remembered to look there first, but no luck.

[mc12345678]

I had to put this aside to work on other things and have just gotten back to it. Now all I'm getting is a 403 error. I've checked the permissions on all the folders--they were all set correctly. This is a fresh install (today) of 1.5.7c into an empty directory in the root (public_html/test). Any ideas?

There are no log files. I finally remembered to look there first, but no luck.

Two posts ago a question was asked about the presence of an .htaccess file located at public_html/ or above... if that file exists, please provide the contents taking care to obscure information not to be shared such as possibly an admin folder name.

Another way to ask the question is, for the site in question, are "pretty" urls used or the standard ZC dynamic urls? That would be a typical reason for such a file to have been created.

[dbltoe]

Also, as mentioned by DrByte, it may be your placement in your he folder structure.
instead of home/public_html/test, try home/_test and set it as a subdomain
cPanel directions in the knowledgebase at myzencarthost .com

[HeleneWallis]

Also, as mentioned by DrByte, it may be your placement in your he folder structure.
instead of home/public_html/test, try home/_test and set it as a subdomain
cPanel directions in the knowledgebase at myzencarthost .com

Thanks, I know how to do that, but hadn't thought of trying it.