Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

[rebelman]

Hi Guys,
I am planning to use this tool for my Meta Data. Just wondering do I still need to insert the default zen cart meta data for each product or will this tool do all this for me?
Thanks in advance

[conor]

Hi,

I am planning to use this tool for my Meta Data. Just wondering do I still need to insert the default zen cart meta data for each product or will this tool do all this for me?
Thanks in advance

This has nothing to do with the meta data. You'll still have to enter it for each product.

All the best..

Conor
ceon

[Ousel]

Hi Conor,

Thanks for the quick reply.

You don't "back up a site to localhost".. your "localhost" site is another site.. i

Sorry for the incorrect terminology. I copy my zencart files from a live site onto the localhost, and I import the database from the livesite to the localhost, which should give an exact copy of my live site on my localhost.

I have tried to reinstall the CEON module on localhost, but still only the front page appears. When I look for a product I get the 404 error. If I include the .htaccess file localhost cannot even find the front page.

I appreciate that this is not an error with the CEON module, but it seems strange that I have 2 websites on localhost with the CEON module but only one works correctly.

I know very little about using WAMP. Is it possible to have 2 websites on it each with an .htaccess file, or are they conflicting?

[conor]

Hi,

Sorry for the incorrect terminology. I copy my zencart files from a live site onto the localhost, and I import the database from the livesite to the localhost, which should give an exact copy of my live site on my localhost.

Yes, we do the same, it's how we rollout websites from our development machine to our live server. We actually use a shared subversion repository so it is the "backup" and both the local and live instances of the websites are working copies checked out from this repository. Very handy way to work!

There are always some differences though, like the paths in the configure.php files etc. so we don't consider one a backup of another, we have local config files which apply only for the server/site in question.

You have to be careful in such a situation that the server encvironment is similar enough that you don't need to customise any more files per site (the configure files should be the only files that need changing, along with the session write directory value in eh configuration table).

I know very little about using WAMP. Is it possible to have 2 websites on it each with an .htaccess file, or are they conflicting?

When you say WAMP, did you install Apache, PHP etc. yourself?

Check that the VirtualHost configs for the two local sites are the same.. you may have enabled overrides in one (AllowOverides) but not in the other, meaning the .htaccess file won't work in one.

Hope that helps.

All the best..

Conor
ceon

[AshleyNG2]

Hi,



I searched the templates folder and can see that the following:

zen_draw_hidden_field('main_page' 

is in the files

/includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_advanced_search_default.php
/includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_gv_faq_default.php
/includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_index_product_list.php
/includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_modules_listing_display_order.php

Hope that helps.

All the best..

Conor
ceon

Thank you so much, it was the line in /includes/templates/template_default/templates/tpl_advanced_search_default.php which needed removing to get to what I wanted.

Many thanks for your help !!

[Ousel]

Hi Conor,

When you say WAMP, did you install Apache, PHP etc. yourself?

Check that the VirtualHost configs for the two local sites are the same.. you may have enabled overrides in one (AllowOverides) but not in the other, meaning the .htaccess file won't work in one.
ceon

Yes, I installed it as per the setup instructions.

I have changed the apache2.2/Conf/httpd.conf file to AllowOverride All but it makes no difference.

The config files in includes and admin/includes for the two sites appear identical, but neither have an AllowOverride line.

Would it make a difference if the ReWrite rule was in the VirtualHost Directive? If so, how do I do that? I haven't found instructions on the forum or on other websites. I think it must be that obvious that no-one explains it, but I'm afraid I don't know.

Thanks for your help so far.

[conor]

Hi,

Yes, I installed it as per the setup instructions.

No, that's not what I asked. It sounds like you haven't installed the software separately, downloading each piece of software from their individual sites. That's the setup I'm familiar with, it sounds like you have downloaded some installer which takes shortcuts. This may be what is wrong, it might only support hosting one site.

Would it make a difference if the ReWrite rule was in the VirtualHost Directive? If so, how do I do that? I haven't found instructions on the forum or on other websites. I think it must be that obvious that no-one explains it, but I'm afraid I don't know.

I don't know, it might. I prefer to have the rule in a VirtualHost directive and to disable overrides as it gives better server performance.

To put a rewriterule in a virtualhost directive just put in inside the directive instead of a .htaccess file. You'll need to make sure the path for the rule starts with a slash instead of index.php (/index.php).

Thanks for your help so far.

I hope you don't mind but, except for posting whether you got things working or not I'd rather you didn't post back on this thread, as this problem isn't to do with the module but your configuration of your desktop.. if you require further help please start a new thread.

Have a nice weekend.

All the best..

Conor
ceon

[g1smd]

Thank you countrycharm!! The second one worked minus one line.

That line was

RewriteRule ^(.*)$ http://www.your.com/$1 [R=301,L]

and has completely broken the intended functionality of the code.

[countrycharm]

That line was



and has completely broken the intended functionality of the code.

.htaccess examples Conor and I or anybody else provides are just that examples. Any .htaccess has to be modified to work depending on what type of server you are running. All servers are not the same therefore if one .htaccess file works for one person it may not necessary work for another person.

[g1smd]

Look again at what was deleted and the context.

The internal rewrite now only works when the hostname is non-www.

Requesting any part of the site at www probably now results in a 404 error message.