Easy Populate 1.2.5.4 support

[francesca_ph]

can EP be also used for things like zones, co0untries, users database?

[fairestcape]

can EP be also used for things like zones, co0untries, users database?

Sadly not...

[colour97]

read install text file again and again spending over 24 hours, still cannot complete the install########. need someone to help.

my easy populate version is: (1).2.5.4

1. i think i install the install_sql sucessfully. configuate / easy poplate , i saw this tab . i can have 10 option to config , like uploads directory.

2. but i think installation is not completed. tool/ there is nothing for easy populate.

- the admin folder - i renamed to "easy" and put it to zencart/admin/easy,
i don't set any chmod for this easy folder
- the temp folder - i located either on zencart/temp or zencart/admin/temp,
i also set this temp and all subdirectory to 700.
- there are 4 text file, (history, read me, licence , install) , i think it is not necessary for installation.

on brower, when i typed
http: //www.my.com/zencart/admin/easypopulate.php?langer=install

got 404

please help to direct me where is the problem.

thank you.

[fairestcape]

???

- the admin folder - i renamed to "easy" and put it to zencart/admin/easy,

Why did you do this?

All you need to do is FTP two folders to the root install of your ZC.

admin

and

temp

[colour97]

???

- the admin folder - i renamed to "easy" and put it to zencart/admin/easy,

Why did you do this?

All you need to do is FTP two folders to the root install of your ZC.

admin

and

temp

this is because:

there was already a admin folder existed . zencart/admin is the folder comes from zencart.

easy poplute comes with admin and temp folder.

if i ftp ep admin to zencart directory, it will overwrite the zencart/admin . so this is the reason why i rename ep admin to ep easy.

then ep admin, where should i ftp?
if to zencart/ - i will overwrite everything for zencart orignal admin folder .


please help

thank you.

[colour97]

this is because:

there was already a admin folder existed . zencart/admin is the folder comes from zencart.

easy poplute comes with admin and temp folder.

if i ftp ep admin to zencart directory, it will overwrite the zencart/admin . so this is the reason why i rename ep admin to ep easy.

then ep admin, where should i ftp?
if to zencart/ - i will overwrite everything for zencart orignal admin folder .


please help

thank you.

hi finally , i got it work. now i understand i have wrong concept of same admin folder. and details of admin is totally different from zencart admin folder.

thank again for your help

[fairestcape]

Folders do not overwrite folders. All you need do is this

In your FTP program you will have two panes:

1. is for your local machine
2. is for your remote machine (server)

In your local machine pane you will see:-

admin
temp

(and some txt files that DO NOT get ftp'd)

Highlight both folders and click the arrow (or drag and drop) to send them to your remote machine (server)

The server will see the folders and say:

"Ah... here comes some files and they must go in the ADMIN FOLDER... I already have a admin folder, so I'll just bring in the files..."

(and they get put in the admin folder)

Then, your server says:

"Ah... here comes a folder called temp, and as I don't have a folder called temp yet, I will create one and put all the files from temp on the local drive, into the temp folder I just created."

--------------------------------------

Naturally, if there are ADDITIONAL folders in the admin and temp on your LOCAL machine, the server will simply create them if they don't already exist, or if they DO exist, will take the contents only.

[colour97]

Folders do not overwrite folders. All you need do is this

In your FTP program you will have two panes:

1. is for your local machine
2. is for your remote machine (server)

In your local machine pane you will see:-

admin
temp

(and some txt files that DO NOT get ftp'd)

Highlight both folders and click the arrow (or drag and drop) to send them to your remote machine (server)

The server will see the folders and say:

"Ah... here comes some files and they must go in the ADMIN FOLDER... I already have a admin folder, so I'll just bring in the files..."

(and they get put in the admin folder)

Then, your server says:

"Ah... here comes a folder called temp, and as I don't have a folder called temp yet, I will create one and put all the files from temp on the local drive, into the temp folder I just created."

--------------------------------------

Naturally, if there are ADDITIONAL folders in the admin and temp on your LOCAL machine, the server will simply create them if they don't already exist, or if they DO exist, will take the contents only.

thank you very much, now fully understand. this is the 1st time i have shopping cart experience, so far so good. thank again for your help.

[rickiesdiscount]

Ok so im having problem with easy populate 1.2.5.4 i upload all my products and everything works perfect except for my categories...it only uploads my products into my last subdirectory it makes no sense

i uploaded an example of my .txt (tab delimited file)

everything is correct in it...i recently had the advanced version of easy populate installed but i unistalled it because the free version actually works better....

But what it is doing is if u look at my example....it will look at v_categories_name_3

and when its uploaded it will put all my products under my 3rd category....

v_categories_name_1 & 2 it just ignores those two categories like it doesnt exist

Like if u look at my file it will put the information under

Scanners/Readers and skip Computer Hardware the main category, and also skip the first subcategory and put all the information under the sub-sub-category

this makes no sense can someone please help me thanks

[fairestcape]

You can't use BACKSLASHES... Your category descriptions contain backslashes. These have a specific meaning in EP - namely, they indicate a DIRECTORY PATH.

You will have to re-name your categories to PLAIN ALPHA NUMERIC - don't use special characters or backslashes.

(See v_products_url for an example of when backslashes ARE used)