Ceon URI Mapping v4.x

[torvista]

Any pointers for running the Ceon URI Mapping on a localhost installation?

Yes. As a virtual host. As recommended to me by Conor RIP. I have been using this setup for years.

Set up the site to use an url such as
www.mysite.local

NOT 127.0.0.1/whatever nor localhost/whatever.

The use of those two local domains will cause you issues with sll certificates down the road as browsers tighten up access to those addresses.

Here are the steps required.
Make sure a step works before proceeding further or it's a world of pain.

1) This requires the entry in the hosts file:
127.0.0.1 www.mysite.local
Check this works with a static site.

2) Add the corresponding code in the apache config \apache\conf\extra\httpd-vhosts.conf

This is mine with names changed to protect the innocent.

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName www.mysite.local
ServerAlias www.mysite.local
DocumentRoot "D:/Documents/PATH TO SITE/public_html"
ErrorLog "logs/vhosts-error.log"
<Directory "D:/Documents/PATH TO SITE/public_html">
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
ServerName www.mysite.local
ServerAlias www.mysite.local
SSLEngine on
SSLCertificateFile conf/ssl.crt/server.crt
SSLCertificateKeyFile conf/ssl.key/server.key
DocumentRoot "D:/Documents/PATH TO SITE/public_html"
ErrorLog "logs/vhosts-error.log"
<Directory "D:/Documents/PATH TO SITE/public_html">
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>

#the paths to the certificate may not be as your server...Google is your friend.

Check this works for both http and https on a static site.

3) Local Shop
Change the configs to suit. Check it all works without URI Mapping enabled.

I remember a couple of occasions when it just would not work. Eventually I did a new install using the virtual host url https://www.mysite.local just to get examples of working configs.

4) Set up the URI mapping as usual.

[lat9]

Assuming that before clicking on a link to a product that looking at the link generated/to be followed? Or just seeing that after clicking the desired result is not obtained?

Yep, the link visually looked correct, e.g. localhost/store_name/the_page_link. Here's a dump of the $_SERVER variables on entry:

  'SERVER_NAME' => 'localhost',
  'SERVER_ADDR' => '::1',
  'SERVER_PORT' => '80',
  'REMOTE_ADDR' => '::1',
  'DOCUMENT_ROOT' => 'C:/xampp/htdocs',
  'REQUEST_SCHEME' => 'http',
  'CONTEXT_PREFIX' => '',
  'CONTEXT_DOCUMENT_ROOT' => 'C:/xampp/htdocs',
  'SERVER_ADMIN' => 'postmaster@localhost',
  'SCRIPT_FILENAME' => 'C:/xampp/htdocs/store_name/index.php',
  'REMOTE_PORT' => '56161',
  'REDIRECT_URL' => '/store_name/the-page-link',
  'GATEWAY_INTERFACE' => 'CGI/1.1',
  'SERVER_PROTOCOL' => 'HTTP/1.1',
  'REQUEST_METHOD' => 'GET',
  'QUERY_STRING' => '',
  'REQUEST_URI' => '/store_name/the_page_link',
  'SCRIPT_NAME' => '/store_name/index.php',
  'PHP_SELF' => '/store_name/index.php',

What's happening is that the_page_link, when clicked always returns to the main-page (i.e. without parameters, so no category or product listings).

[lat9]

Yes. As a virtual host. As recommended to me by Conor RIP. I have been using this setup for years.

Set up the site to use an url such as
www.mysite.local

NOT 127.0.0.1/whatever nor localhost/whatever.

The use of those two local domains will cause you issues with sll certificates down the road as browsers tighten up access to those addresses.

Here are the steps required.
Make sure a step works before proceeding further or it's a world of pain.

1) This requires the entry in the hosts file:
127.0.0.1 www.mysite.local
Check this works with a static site.

2) Add the corresponding code in the apache config \apache\conf\extra\httpd-vhosts.conf

This is mine with names changed to protect the innocent.

<VirtualHost *:80>
ServerName www.mysite.local
ServerAlias www.mysite.local
DocumentRoot "D:/Documents/PATH TO SITE/public_html"
ErrorLog "logs/vhosts-error.log"
<Directory "D:/Documents/PATH TO SITE/public_html">
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>

<VirtualHost *:443>
ServerName www.mysite.local
ServerAlias www.mysite.local
SSLEngine on
SSLCertificateFile conf/ssl.crt/server.crt
SSLCertificateKeyFile conf/ssl.key/server.key
DocumentRoot "D:/Documents/PATH TO SITE/public_html"
ErrorLog "logs/vhosts-error.log"
<Directory "D:/Documents/PATH TO SITE/public_html">
AllowOverride All
Require all granted
</Directory>
</VirtualHost>

#the paths to the certificate may not be as your server...Google is your friend.

Check this works for both http and https on a static site.

3) Local Shop
Change the configs to suit. Check it all works without URI Mapping enabled.

I remember a couple of occasions when it just would not work. Eventually I did a new install using the virtual host url https://www.mysite.local just to get examples of working configs.

4) Set up the URI mapping as usual.

I'll give that a try, Steve. My hesitancy is that I've got a bunch of test sites locally and don't want to get them (and myself) confused.

[mesnitu]

I usually create a virtual host for every test / backup site I'm working on.
I don't need no fancy Apache configuration, so it just a matter of copy / paste and add those entries in the hosts file.
I've tried recently to use the vagrant way, using the puphpet config, because it makes more sense when it comes to work in different places and machines, but, all I did was waste a couple of days, and failed miserably! Something related with vbguest plugin and the SMB share. But, on a Mac or Linux perhaps it's easier, and brings a lot of advantages.

[lat9]

I'll give that a try, Steve. My hesitancy is that I've got a bunch of test sites locally and don't want to get them (and myself) confused.

Woo-hoo! Thanks a bunch, Steve.

[torvista]

Woo-hoo! Thanks a bunch, Steve.

I take it that worked then?!

A further plus of the virtual host approach is taking it to the next step of allowing outside access to your local dev Xampp install via a dynamic dns.
Obviously it goes without saying about the security risk and the steps you need to take to mitigate this, and only do it when you need to and not all the time.

But why do such a thing?
Well for mobile testing so you don't have to root the phone to modify the hosts file, and you can also call anyone you like and ask them to check it out and you can fiddle with it there and then, locally.
And also you can use a browser testing site to do mass tests.
And if you are testing a connector with some other application that needs real internet access.

[lat9]

I take it that worked then?!

A further plus of the virtual host approach is taking it to the next step of allowing outside access to your local dev Xampp install via a dynamic dns.
Obviously it goes without saying about the security risk and the steps you need to take to mitigate this, and only do it when you need to and not all the time.

But why do such a thing?
Well for mobile testing so you don't have to root the phone to modify the hosts file, and you can also call anyone you like and ask them to check it out and you can fiddle with it there and then, locally.
And also you can use a browser testing site to do mass tests.
And if you are testing a connector with some other application that needs real internet access.

You're correct, I'm up and running (sorry for being obtuse). The test site in question really needed to have the Ceon URI Mappings work, since the hosted site doesn't have space to contain a duplicate/test site.

[ShopVille]

Sorry if this was discussed already but the search did not return anything.

What is the best solution for having multilingual url's appear as a subdirectory (for ex yourstore.com/fr/abc-item) in conjunctuion with CEON mod?

[ShopVille]

Bring Up My Post

Sorry if this was discussed already but the search did not return anything.

What is the best solution for having multilingual url's appear as a subdirectory (for ex yourstore.com/fr/abc-item) in conjunctuion with CEON mod?

[torvista]

What is the best solution for having multilingual url's appear as a subdirectory (for ex yourstore.com/fr/abc-item)

I have no idea.