Ceon URI Mapping (SEO)

[conor]

Hi Alan,

Englisht is the first language and there is only english

I didn't mean the site, I meant you, the last post had some confusing grammar/language! :)

the thing make me confused is that I can use it yesterday, but can't use today
I also contact my host, it seems no problem,
So confused,
So could you tell me the way to remove the Ceon URI Mapping (SEO) compleletely, and reinstall it,

If it's only the admin then I think it's your rewrite rule. I'm afraid I can't say more than that here.

There are no uninstallation instructions for the module.. to "uninstall" simply restore the backups you have of the files you overwrote and delete the database tables. You can then manually delete each of the new files the module came with, just take a look at the list of files in the installation instructions.

Hope that helps!

Al the best...

Conor
ceon

[romancoins]

Hello,

I started using zencart several months ago. Until now i did everything to make it as seo-friendly as posssible. Just yesterday i found out about the possibility to add a module to zencart wich will transform your dinamic url to static url.

I jumped at the oportunity and downloaded and installed Ceon URI Mapping - wich seems to me the most user friendly module.

I installed all the files corectly i placed the rewritte rules in the .htaccess file (in the root directory) as stated in the installation doc. I activated the module from control panel - and then i encountered the fallowing problem (wihile accesing my site):

"Ceon URI Mapping cannot access REQUEST_URI server variable! "

In the meantime all the site became distorted - all the fonts became bigger and all colums were allingned to the left (no centered as ususal).

I am quite stuck now and i don't know what else to do.

My site is hosted on a windows server - i am useing Parallel Plesk (virtuozzo) Control Panel. I understood that i can install the rules in a VirtualHost directive. I am quite ignorant in this matter - it is possible to make that useing my control panel?

Or my problem is of a different nature?

My site is www.vapori.ro

Thank you in advance for your attention and help.

Best regards,
Csorik Janos

[conor]

Hi,

"Ceon URI Mapping cannot access REQUEST_URI server variable! "

That's a fatal error. Are you not using Apache? The software 100% depends on the REQUEST_URI variable being available in the server environment variables.

I'm afraid you'll have to talk to your host to get this fixed. Alternatively you may want to search the internet for more information. I'm afraid I have never encountered a server which doesn't have this most basic of variables available (but as you can see built an error message into the module on the off chance!).

In the meantime all the site became distorted - all the fonts became bigger and all colums were allingned to the left (no centered as ususal).

That is because the error message is being displayed before the HTML for the page is output.. it is a fairly standard thing that happens when text is output before the actual page.

Try getting the server fixed so that it populates the above variable. Otherwise you cannot use the module and should disable it in the admin.

Sorry I don't have better news for you than that. However, hopefully this is easy enough to resolve! Good luck!

All the best...

Conor
ceon

[romancoins]

Hi Conor,

Thank you very much for your reply and help. You were absolutely right. Just talked with my host admin. They said that windows based hosting does not allow this variable to run.

I asked them to put my cart on a linux based server. They asured me that it can be done without loseing all my setings (products, layout, data base etc). I hope that they are right in this assesment I really want to see it working so i decided to give it a try.

I would check back to let you know the developments.

Thank you again for your help.
Janos

[conor]

Hi Janos,

I'm glad they're going to get your sorted but what they've said is't quite true. We run Windoze test servers and they provide the REQUEST_URI variable just fine.. the module was written using a Windoze test server!

Nevertheless what ends well ends well and it's definitely better to be on a linux server so think of moving as a bonus! :)

All the best...

Conor
ceon

[conor]

Hi,

By now, the only way to get link generated with the cPath addition is via old external links (e.g. found by a Google search and, when clicked, they are converted on-the-fly to Ceon URI).

Can you please get in contact with me via this link so I can send you some code to try out and see if we can get rid of this cPath issue for you?

Also, if you could send me two or three examples URIs I'd appreciate it.. this includes the URI that google is using and then what it is being remapped to (with the cPath on the end).

Thanks!

All the best..

Conor

[romancoins]

Hi,

I am back with good news. The Linux upgrade worked perfectly. Now Ceon URI maping is up and runing perfectly.

I suspected that the host explanations regarding the windows server is a little bit farfetched. Probably they consedered that it was good enaugh for a newbie like me

Conor thank's again for the good advice and for your nice mod!

Best wishes,
Janos

[conor]

Hi Janos

I'm glad to hear that everything's working and that you like the software! :)

All the best...

Conor
ceon

[DivaVocals]

Conor I am having the exact same "issue". Can you send this code to me as well.. (you still have my e-mail address correct??) I'd be happy to test it out..

Hi,



Can you please get in contact with me via this link so I can send you some code to try out and see if we can get rid of this cPath issue for you?

Also, if you could send me two or three examples URIs I'd appreciate it.. this includes the URI that google is using and then what it is being remapped to (with the cPath on the end).

Thanks!

All the best..

Conor

[DivaVocals]

Hi,

I am back with good news. The Linux upgrade worked perfectly. Now Ceon URI maping is up and runing perfectly.

I suspected that the host explanations regarding the windows server is a little bit farfetched. Probably they consedered that it was good enaugh for a newbie like me

Conor thank's again for the good advice and for your nice mod!

Best wishes,
Janos

and that is definitely a true statement.. It's a common issue with providers of network or ISP services.. The folks who are 1st level support often really don;t know anything more than their scripts tell 'em to say.. I have had more conversations with 1st level support techs who have "created" facts when they did not know the answer to something..

I told have told more support people something I used to tell my interns, "You do realize that 'I don't know the answer to that question' IS an answer.." and then I asked to be transferred to 2nd level support..