external product images

[chattunnel]

I would like to to use external product images to save bandwidth but zen cart is not set up to do so. I came across a supposed way which is to search for all files containing DIR_WS_IMAGES and change it to DIR_WS_HTTP which is suppose to tell zen cart to get external images opposed to internal. Is this supposed way even possible? I've been poking around in a lot of files and changing DIR_WS_IMAGES with no luck. I really don't want to change zen cart so much that it breaks. Is there another simpler way?

[stevesh]

There's this:

http://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=1077

I haven't used it, and you'll have to test to see if it works with later versions of Zencart.

[chattunnel]

I clicked on your link and soon realized after I downloaded the file that it was not a plugin rather code and instructions that I had to mimic. I replaced all code mentioned and it still didnt work. Now, I have to go back and change everything as it was.

[DivaVocals]

I would like to to use external product images to save bandwidth but zen cart is not set up to do so. I came across a supposed way which is to search for all files containing DIR_WS_IMAGES and change it to DIR_WS_HTTP which is suppose to tell zen cart to get external images opposed to internal. Is this supposed way even possible? I've been poking around in a lot of files and changing DIR_WS_IMAGES with no luck. I really don't want to change zen cart so much that it breaks. Is there another simpler way?

Dunno since you didn't share all the details of this "supposed way" so a intelligent answer could be given..

[chattunnel]

Dunno since you didn't share all the details of this "supposed way" so a intelligent answer could be given..

the method was posted by stevesh which I tryed and it did not work and actually messed up my images now I need a fix.

[DivaVocals]

the method was posted by stevesh which I tryed and it did not work and actually messed up my images now I need a fix.

Well it helps to post more details than what you have posted thus far.. "did not work" and "messed up my images" doesn't provided nearly enough information for anyone to give you any kind of help.. Describe what "did not work" and "messed up my images" means.. Post a link to your site to the specific URL so we can SEE what you see.. Post any on-screen error messages you are getting. Are you getting blank pages?? What error logs are you seeing?? (blank pages=error logs)

Details.. details.. details..

[chattunnel]

The URL to the site is: http://usacustomers.com/index.php?ma...&products_id=4

Error: Product Image only loads when, you click for the popup on product page and in the new products sidebox, other then that all pages won't load the product images.

[gjh42]

Stevesh is experienced enough that I don't believe he would post a method that he didn't know to work correctly, *when performed correctly*. So the question is, what step did you miss/mess up, or how is your situation different to make his method not work? Linking to the original instructions would be helpful.

[stevesh]

I pointed the OP to this:

http://www.zen-cart.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=1077

As I mentioned, I don't know if it works with later Zencart versions. I haven't tested it.

[Edit] I haven't used the mod, but I doubt very much if the image path is supposed to look like this:

<img src="DIR_WS_HTTParabbagreysilver (1).JPG"

so I would guess you didn't follow the directions exactly, or the mod doesn't work with your Zencart version.

[chattunnel]

the only changes I made through stevesh method was to "In all of these files found DIR_WS_IMAGES and replace with DIR_EXT_HTTP" well I did it and reversed it after it didnt work but I think I missed a file.