Quote Originally Posted by tiz View Post
I'm confused by all this discussion on EP.
All I want is a way to populate the store with products created in a database. Don't need options, specials, discounts, etc. What version do I need and where is the download? I really did try to follow the discourse, but over 200 pages is a bit overwhelming.
Tiz, Chris & Delights:

You can download 1.2.5.4 from (IGNORE THE OTHER VERSION AS IT'S VERY BUGGY):

http://www.modhole.com/modhole/index..._Document_id=2

For Instructions on how to use EP Free (standard) I HIGHLY recommend SchoolBoy's wiki entry here:

http://www.zen-cart.com/wiki/index.php/Easy_Populate

If you were able to install your zencart store correctly, you should be able to understand the basic instructions in the zip file on how to proceed.

All the ep files go INTO the ADMIN folder following the file structure there. Example:

www.example.com ---> your domain name

www.example.com/store ----> this is where you installed your "store" but note that you may have also installed it in the root...

www.example.com/store/admin ----> this is where you go when you log in to your stores control panel

so, for easypopulate.php ... it goes here:

www.example.com/store/admin/easypopulate.php

Then all the includes folder files go here ...

www.example.com/store/admin/includes/ ... (to many to list, but you should get the idea)

A good ftp client will upload your "admin" directory off your local machine and update the remote site adding your new files and folders automatically.

After loading all your files, you would go to your store's admin page and under Tools > Install SQL Patches and PASTE the code from install_sql (just open it with notepad hi-light it all and copy it) don't upload the file as this doesn't always work correctly.

I hope this helps get you guys off on the right foot... 1.2.5.4 works fine for the basics, but I'm pretty sure ATTRIBUTES don't work...

Schoolboy, you still around? Can you verify this?

Good Luck!