Auction Product Type

[gxjenkins]

I've just uploaded this mod to my site but get 404 errors when trying to add an auction item. SQL file was executed using the ZC SQL patch uploader. Auction settings in ZC admin and DB tables are all present. Any ideas and help will be appreciated.

ZC: v1.3.8
Mods: Glacial Age template
URL: www.nsabaits.com/nsabaits_shop/

It sounds like you may not have a "Product Type" for Auctions. Check under Catalog > Product Type and see if it's there.

Also, did you have an earlier version installed?

If you didn't get an error when you ran the SQL it should be there if it is try uploading the files again.

Gary

[NSABaits]

Product type is there. Is there a setting in the product type which I'm setting up incorrectly?

This is also my first zencart site so the version is also a clean install with just the template mod.

[gxjenkins]

Check the error logs in your cpanel to see what page is being requested and not found.
The only time I got a 404 is when I had two "Products Type" for Auctions. I ran the uninstall for the new version, then deleted the other in phpmyadmin. Reinstalled and all was well.
As for the settings in the product type I don't think I changed anything in there.
I did create a category for auctions and set it to the Auction Product Type only.
Hope this helps.
Gary

[fightthefourwalls]

Hey all,

What great progress on this mod!! Glad to see it has got to this level!
I am however stuck at this point - I am wanting to use the cron.php file but am confused at what the instructions are asking me to do with this.

If you change the value to 1, you MUST add a line to your crontab that looks like this: "php -f /YOUR STORE PATH/admin/cron.php >> /dev/null" and set it to run every few minutes... 5 should be fine

Thanks in advance,
Nick.

[fightthefourwalls]

(BUMP!)... Still stuck with this one... any help?

Also with the YOU STORE PATH bit, is that the entire web address or what?

Cheers,
Nick.

[gxjenkins]

Your store path is going to be something like

home/YOUR_ID/public_html/STORE

You can find this in your cpanel in the panel on the left.

Good Luck,
Gary

[fightthefourwalls]

Cheers for that, only thing is where is my "Crontab" and where do I put that line?!?!?

[davewest]

Cheers for that, only thing is where is my "Crontab" and where do I put that line?!?!?

Hey Nick, I believe this has been answered a few time already... So...

You need a way to check if an auction has closed. You can add the code from the install.txt file to application_top.php which will run the class.productauction.php to check your auction tables for closed auctions and do the email notifications. This happens whenever one of your site page loads. Or you can setup a cron job to run cron.php whcih runs class.productauction.php and does the checks as above if your not getting enugh page loads.

So... now you know why... your best answer would be to ask your hosting service how to run a command ever so often. As to what address to use, depends on where you put corn.php....

[fightthefourwalls]

Hey Nick, I believe this has been answered a few time already... So...

You need a way to check if an auction has closed. You can add the code from the install.txt file to application_top.php which will run the class.productauction.php to check your auction tables for closed auctions and do the email notifications. This happens whenever one of your site page loads. Or you can setup a cron job to run cron.php whcih runs class.productauction.php and does the checks as above if your not getting enugh page loads.

So... now you know why... your best answer would be to ask your hosting service how to run a command ever so often. As to what address to use, depends on where you put corn.php....

Thanks for that mate. Checked through the thread before posting but must have missed it.
Will check it out and give it a shot.

Thanks again,
Nick.

[wing102]

Have downloaded the Auction file and do not know how to get it to work. I am very green to all this and would like some advise as to were to go. I have read over the last few days that this may not be able to work with version 1.3.7.1. I noticed the post ahead of me was going to try it. Was it successful? Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!