Main Page Text Gone!!!

[Matt Smith]

Thanks. let me know if you have any luck.

Matt

[Matt Smith]

I have removed all the HTML marks and it still does not work. I have now put them back as it is better to have no text there rather than some funny error message.

Can anyone tell me the exact bits I am meant to remove? I have removed the uncomment text and the html arrows.

Thanks

matt

[Ajeh]

I'd remove these:

<!-- deprecated - to use - uncomment
<div id="" class="content">This is the main define statement for the page for english when no template defined file exists. It is located in: <strong>/includes/languages/english/index.php</strong></div>
-->

[barco57]

That code is supposed to be commented out. The call in the code for the define page info is:

<?php
/**
 * get the Define Main Page Text
 */
?>
<div id="indexDefaultMainContent" class="content"><?php require($define_page); ?></div>
<?php } ?>

in the includes/templates/default_template/templates/tpl_index_default.php
verify that code is there and then we can work on why that code is not calling the define page in correctly

[Matt Smith]

Hi

Just checked the file and it seems to all be there - see below:


<?php
/**
* Page Template
*
* Main index page<br />
* Displays greetings, welcome text (define-page content), and various centerboxes depending on switch settings in Admin<br />
* Centerboxes are called as necessary
*
* @package templateSystem
* @copyright Copyright 2003-2006 Zen Cart Development Team
* @copyright Portions Copyright 2003 osCommerce
* @license http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt GNU Public License V2.0
* @version $Id: tpl_index_default.php 3464 2006-04-19 00:07:26Z ajeh $
*/
?>
<div class="centerColumn" id="indexDefault">
<h1 id="indexDefaultHeading"><?php echo HEADING_TITLE; ?></h1>

<?php if (SHOW_CUSTOMER_GREETING == 1) { ?>
<h2 class="greeting"><?php echo zen_customer_greeting(); ?></h2>
<?php } ?>

<!-- deprecated - to use uncomment this section
<?php if (TEXT_MAIN) { ?>
<div id="" class="content"><?php echo TEXT_MAIN; ?></div>
<?php } ?>-->

<!-- deprecated - to use uncomment this section
<?php if (TEXT_INFORMATION) { ?>
<div id="" class="content"><?php echo TEXT_INFORMATION; ?></div>
<?php } ?>-->

<?php if (DEFINE_MAIN_PAGE_STATUS >= 1 and DEFINE_MAIN_PAGE_STATUS <= 2) { ?>
<?php
/**
* get the Define Main Page Text
*/
?>
<div id="indexDefaultMainContent" class="content"><?php require($define_page); ?></div>
<?php } ?>

<?php
$show_display_category = $db->Execute(SQL_SHOW_PRODUCT_INFO_MAIN);
while (!$show_display_category->EOF) {
?>

<?php if ($show_display_category->fields['configuration_key'] == 'SHOW_PRODUCT_INFO_MAIN_FEATURED_PRODUCTS') { ?>
<?php
/**
* display the Featured Products Center Box
*/
?>
<?php require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_modules_featured_products.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'templates'). '/tpl_modules_featured_products.php'); ?>
<?php } ?>

<?php if ($show_display_category->fields['configuration_key'] == 'SHOW_PRODUCT_INFO_MAIN_SPECIALS_PRODUCTS') { ?>
<?php
/**
* display the Special Products Center Box
*/
?>
<?php require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_modules_specials_default.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'templates'). '/tpl_modules_specials_default.php'); ?>
<?php } ?>

<?php if ($show_display_category->fields['configuration_key'] == 'SHOW_PRODUCT_INFO_MAIN_NEW_PRODUCTS') { ?>
<?php
/**
* display the New Products Center Box
*/
?>
<?php require($template->get_template_dir('tpl_modules_whats_new.php',DIR_WS_TEMPLATE, $current_page_base,'templates'). '/tpl_modules_whats_new.php'); ?>
<?php } ?>

<?php if ($show_display_category->fields['configuration_key'] == 'SHOW_PRODUCT_INFO_MAIN_UPCOMING') { ?>
<?php
/**
* display the Upcoming Products Center Box
*/
?>
<?php include(DIR_WS_MODULES . zen_get_module_directory(FILENAME_UPCOMING_PRODUCTS)); ?><?php } ?>


<?php
$show_display_category->MoveNext();
} // !EOF
?>
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Thanks

Matt

[pdxdoug]

This is probably a silly question-
Is it enabled under Configuration/Define Page Status?

[Matt Smith]

Hi Doug

Not a silly question as I'm no expert. It is set to 1, which I think is the correct setting.

Matt

[jacdesigner]

I figured out the issue. It was just the wrong permissions on the directories and files inside of languages/english. I found the following thread which reported similar errors I was having:

http://www.zen-cart.com/forum/showthread.php?t=92363

I went back in and realized my html_includes directory and my overrides folder were both closed off and not writable at all. Once I changed them to 777 my main text started appearing again.

[pdxdoug]

@Jacdesigner

To edit any of the define_pages files you must change your permissions to 777 prior to editing, then when finished change them back to 644.

They do not need to be at 777 to be read by ZenCart if not editing.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but correct permissions are directories at 755 and files at 644.

[Matt Smith]

I'm not sure that this will solve my problem as the text for the main page is in the define main page file and so it is writeable!!

Matt