Ultimate SEO v3 (and v2.200) [Support Thread]

[heteromorphic]

Apologies... I wonder if it has to do w/what my .htaccess already had from my server - I have to idea what it says/does, but with the new code it would be:

suPHP_ConfigPath /hsphere/local/home/heteromo/heteromorphic.com

# -FrontPage-
RewriteEngine on
Options -Indexes

<Files shtml.dll>
order allow,deny
deny from all
</Files>

<Files _vti_inf.html>
order allow,deny
deny from all
</Files>

<Files postinfo.html>
order allow,deny
deny from all
</Files>

IndexIgnore .htaccess */.??* *~ *# */HEADER* */README* */_vti*

<Limit GET POST>
order deny,allow
deny from all
allow from all
</Limit>
<Limit PUT DELETE>
order deny,allow
deny from all
</Limit>
AuthName www.heteromorphic.com
AuthUserFile /hsphere/local/home/heteromo/heteromorphic.com/_vti_pvt/service.pwd
AuthGroupFile /hsphere/local/home/heteromo/heteromorphic.com/_vti_pvt/service.grp

Redirect 301 /Merchant2/merchant.mvc http://heteromorphic.com/mm5/merchant.mvc

RewriteEngine on
RewriteRule ^is_working/$ ./Merchant2/4.16/features/timeline.php?check_script=1
RewriteRule ^(yqqftco)(.*)/(.*)\.html$ ./Merchant2/4.16/features/timeline.php?name=$3&word=$2&indx=$1 [L]


Options +FollowSymLinks
RewriteEngine on
RewriteBase /

###############################################################################
# Start Ultimate SEO URLs
###############################################################################

# Handles the new URL formats
RewriteRule ^(.*)-c-([0-9_]+)/(.*)-p-([0-9]+)(.*)$ index\.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=$4&cpath=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
RewriteRule ^(.*)-p-([0-9]+)(.*)$ index\.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
RewriteRule ^(.*)-c-([0-9_]+)(.*)$ index\.php?main_page=index&cPath=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]

# Original (unchanged) URL formats
RewriteRule ^(.*)-m-([0-9]+)(.*)$ index\.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
RewriteRule ^(.*)-pi-([0-9]+)(.*)$ index\.php?main_page=popup_image&pID=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
RewriteRule ^(.*)-pr-([0-9]+)(.*)$ index\.php?main_page=product_reviews&products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
RewriteRule ^(.*)-pri-([0-9]+)(.*)$ index\.php?main_page=product_reviews_info&products_id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]
RewriteRule ^(.*)-ezp-([0-9]+)(.*)$ index\.php?main_page=page&id=$2&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]

# All other pages
# Don't rewrite real files or directories
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule ^(.*)$ index\.php?main_page=$1&%{QUERY_STRING} [L]

[SPH]

And I'm not sure I understand this if I try to install again:

4. Log into the admin side of your Zen Cart installation using a web browser. Yes, log into your admin interface now before continuing. Copy over the file from "4 install/your_admin_folder" to your Zen Cart installation under your admin folder.

Where do you copy anything from the admin panel? Or is it still via FTP (which is what I did originally).

The idea here is that you log in to admin panel THEN ftp over those last 4 install files. Then click on any admin page, such as the admin home, and you should see a "success" message in your admin...or an error msg with hopefully an indication of the problem. I've never seen the error msg.

If you didn't ftp up those final files during our install, that may be some of the problem.

Another issue is that I'm using zc 1.5.1 so am not certain how 1.3.9h works. You didn't try uploading the 1.5.0/1.5.1 files, did you?

EDIT: Just saw your htaccess code. Don't know how that may affect Ultimate SEO. Ihungil is now leading the support for this plugin and he should be around soon and may have some thoughts.

[SPH]

EDIT: I just recalled that the Ultimate SEO URL support here is really for zc versions 1.5.0/1.5.1, which I believe is the Ultimate SEO URL version support Ihungil is providing. So didn't want to volunteer him for something outside of his area.

I must say that your extra htaccess code looks strange to my eye for a top-level htaccess. Some of it looks to me more like an interior htaccess file. Did you put everything in the proper htaccess file?

The rest of your code I haven't seen before. Who or what is your server?

[heteromorphic]

I have websitesource and I know they added code when I switched from MivaMerchant to Zen to make sure old links were redirected but I didn't do so I don't know how to edit.
I only installed the file for the 3.9 version...
The blank issue / website gone occurred after I added the .htacess code as instructed and never came back even when I deleted the new code and then restored to my backup that I did earlier when the site did run? Is that common once you run the new .htaccess file that it won't come back even when switched?

I never got the success or fail message once I logged into my admin panel and I never could find it in the config dropdown... I can still get in my admin panel, but that is about it

[lhungil]

You should probably not have multiple "RewriteEngine on" in the .htaccess file. As SPH noted the .htaccess file from "Ultimate SEO URLs" should be installed in the same folder as your Zen Cart installation (what folder is Zen Cart installed in?). It looks like you merged it with a top level server config / .htaccess.

The blank issue / website gone occurred after I added the .htacess code as instructed and never came back even when I deleted the new code and then restored to my backup that I did earlier when the site did run? Is that common once you run the new .htaccess file that it won't come back even when switched?

Nope, this is very uncommon. What do you see in your log files? http://www.zen-cart.com/content.php?124-blank-page

I never got the success or fail message once I logged into my admin panel

This only shows if you log into the admin, then FTP the last file, then click a link in the admin (before the login timeout).

I never could find it in the config dropdown... I can still get in my admin panel, but that is about it

Try going through the installation steps again. No config usually means either the language file is missing (make sure your language in admin is set to English - I'm still waiting for people to translate) - or - the installation script is not being loaded.

[heteromorphic]

You should probably not have multiple "RewriteEngine on" in the .htaccess file. As SPH noted the .htaccess file from "Ultimate SEO URLs" should be installed in the same folder as your Zen Cart installation (what folder is Zen Cart installed in?). It looks like you merged it with a top level server config / .htaccess..

I apologize in advanced - slightly confused... I think that was on my top server or would you mean the /zencart folder?
And maybe dumb question.... when it said admin folder it meant that and not the "custom" folder right?

Nope, this is very uncommon. What do you see in your log files? http://www.zen-cart.com/content.php?124-blank-page

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare zen_js_zone_list() (previously declared in /hsphere/local/home/heteromo/heteromorphic.com/zencart/includes/functions/functions_general.php:1408) in /hsphere/local/home/heteromo/heteromorphic.com/zencart/includes/functions/html_output.php on line 194

That is the only one I could find - would that make it blank?

This only shows if you log into the admin, then FTP the last file, then click a link in the admin (before the login timeout)..

Yes I did that, but nothing showed up.

Try going through the installation steps again. No config usually means either the language file is missing (make sure your language in admin is set to English - I'm still waiting for people to translate) - or - the installation script is not being loaded.

Thank you.

[heteromorphic]

Do you think that PHP error is the issue or shoud I try to run back up again?

[lhungil]

PHP Fatal error: Cannot redeclare zen_js_zone_list() (previously declared in /hsphere/local/home/heteromo/heteromorphic.com/zencart/includes/functions/functions_general.php:1408) in /hsphere/local/home/heteromo/heteromorphic.com/zencart/includes/functions/html_output.php on line 194

That is the only one I could find - would that make it blank?

Yes - that would cause a blank page. There is no "zen_js_zone_list()" in functions_general.php from a stock Zen Cart 1.3.9h install. Are you running Zen Cart 1.3.9h? If so you may want to revert back to the one supplied in the Zen Cart 1.3.9h download.

There is no copy of functions_general.php supplied by "Ultimate SEO URLs" for Zen Cart 1.3.9h. When following step 1 in the installation instructions, did you copy over (or merge) the contents of only the "1_affected_files_139h" folder?

I think that was on my top server or would you mean the /zencart folder?

Where did you install Zen Cart? Is it on the root of the server ("http://heteromorphic.com/") or in a folder ("http://heteromorphic.com/zencart/")? Where is the .htaccess file you posted found on the server? Can you post a copy of your "includes/configure.php" and "admin/includes/configure.php" files (use CODE tags please - and remove any database user / password information)

[heteromorphic]

Yes - that would cause a blank page. There is no "zen_js_zone_list()" in functions_general.php from a stock Zen Cart 1.3.9h install. Are you running Zen Cart 1.3.9h? If so you may want to revert back to the one supplied in the Zen Cart 1.3.9h download.

no; i have several other modules installed. I did see another post about that error here but I'm not sure what they are talking about as a resolution: http://www.zen-cart.com/showthread.p...js_zone_list()

There is no copy of functions_general.php supplied by "Ultimate SEO URLs" for Zen Cart 1.3.9h. When following step 1 in the installation instructions, did you copy over (or merge) the contents of only the "1_affected_files_139h" folder?

yes

Where did you install Zen Cart? Is it on the root of the server ("http://heteromorphic.com/") or in a folder ("http://heteromorphic.com/zencart/")? Where is the .htaccess file you posted found on the server? Can you post a copy of your "includes/configure.php" and "admin/includes/configure.php" files (use CODE tags please - and remove any database user / password information)

I believe it was installed on heteromorphic.com/zencart. The .htaccess file is on the root for sure (heteromorphic.com).
my includes/configure.php is blank?
admin/includes/configure.php isn't there? Very confused.

[heteromorphic]

Nevermind... just had to fix permissions on control panel to view. Not sure how to "code" - please advise. Thanks!

the 2nd one isn't there - just the config.seo files are there...

First one is:
<?php
/**
* @package Configuration Settings circa 1.3.9
* @copyright Copyright 2003-2010 Zen Cart Development Team
* @copyright Portions Copyright 2003 osCommerce
* @license http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt GNU Public License V2.0
* File Built by zc_install on 2011-02-20 07:13:15
*/


/*************** NOTE: This file is similar, but DIFFERENT from the "admin" version of configure.php. ***********/
/*************** The 2 files should be kept separate and not used to overwrite each other. ***********/

// Define the webserver and path parameters
// HTTP_SERVER is your Main webserver: eg-http://www.your_domain.com
// HTTPS_SERVER is your Secure webserver: eg-https://www.your_domain.com
define('HTTP_SERVER', 'http://heteromorphic.com');
define('HTTPS_SERVER', 'http://heteromorphic.com');

// Use secure webserver for checkout procedure?
define('ENABLE_SSL', 'false');

// NOTE: be sure to leave the trailing '/' at the end of these lines if you make changes!
// * DIR_WS_* = Webserver directories (virtual/URL)
// these paths are relative to top of your webspace ... (ie: under the public_html or httpdocs folder)
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/zencart/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/zencart/');

define('DIR_WS_IMAGES', 'images/');
define('DIR_WS_INCLUDES', 'includes/');
define('DIR_WS_FUNCTIONS', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'functions/');
define('DIR_WS_CLASSES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'classes/');
define('DIR_WS_MODULES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'modules/');
define('DIR_WS_LANGUAGES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'languages/');
define('DIR_WS_DOWNLOAD_PUBLIC', DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'pub/');
define('DIR_WS_TEMPLATES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'templates/');

define('DIR_WS_PHPBB', '/');

// * DIR_FS_* = Filesystem directories (local/physical)
//the following path is a COMPLETE path to your Zen Cart files. eg: /var/www/vhost/accountname/public_html/store/
define('DIR_FS_CATALOG', '/hsphere/local/home/heteromo/heteromorphic.com/zencart/');

define('DIR_FS_DOWNLOAD', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'download/');
define('DIR_FS_DOWNLOAD_PUBLIC', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'pub/');
define('DIR_WS_UPLOADS', DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'uploads/');
define('DIR_FS_UPLOADS', DIR_FS_CATALOG . DIR_WS_UPLOADS);
define('DIR_FS_EMAIL_TEMPLATES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'email/');

// define our database connection
define('DB_TYPE', 'mysql');
define('DB_PREFIX', 'wzc_');
define('DB_SERVER', 'mysql8.websitesource.net');
define('DB_SERVER_USERNAME', REDACTED);
define('DB_SERVER_PASSWORD', REDACTED');
define('DB_DATABASE', 'heterom_zencart');
define('USE_PCONNECT', 'false');
define('STORE_SESSIONS', 'db');
// for STORE_SESSIONS, use 'db' for best support, or '' for file-based storage

// The next 2 "defines" are for SQL cache support.
// For SQL_CACHE_METHOD, you can select from: none, database, or file
// If you choose "file", then you need to set the DIR_FS_SQL_CACHE to a directory where your apache
// or webserver user has write privileges (chmod 666 or 777). We recommend using the "cache" folder inside the Zen Cart folder
// ie: /path/to/your/webspace/public_html/zen/cache -- leave no trailing slash
define('SQL_CACHE_METHOD', 'file');
define('DIR_FS_SQL_CACHE', '/hsphere/local/home/heteromo/heteromorphic.com/zencart/cache');

// EOF