It will help a lot if you have a local copy of the unzipped zencart software, so I am assuming you have a copy of the zencart software on your home (local) computer...
Use your FTP program...
In the left FTP frame (local machine), navigate to:
includes/templates/classic/
In there you will see:
|_ css (folder)
|_ images (folder)
|_ template_info.php
In the right ftp frame (remote server), navigate to:
includes/templates/flowers/ (currently empty)
Now from the LEFT FTP frame, select all these
|_ css (folder)
|_ images (folder)
|_ template_info.php
... and send them to the right frame...
When done, you will have:
includes/templates/flowers/
|_ css
|_ images
|_ template_info.php
From the right ftp frame, open template_info.php for editing.
As this is an exact copy of the classic template info file, you will now change it to suit your template.
<?php
/**
* Template Information File
*
* @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: template_info.php 4226 2006-08-24 02:23:25Z drbyte $
*/
$template_name = 'flowers';
$template_version = 'Version 1.3.8';
$template_author = 'your name';
$template_description = 'Your description.';
$template_screenshot = 'if applicable - your screen image';
?>
SAVE the file...
Now... use the LEFT FTP FRAME to navigate to the original classic folders.
In the RIGHT FRAME, navigate to all your flowers folders
(We need to make sure that whatever is contained in the "unused" classic folders, is also in your new flowers folders.)
So... navigate around, making sure that whatever is in the left frame classic folder, is copied across to your corresponding flowers folder.
What you have done, basically, is create a CLONE of classic. When you install it, it will look exactly like classic template!
you will think WHA....??? There's no change!
... not until you start customizing it...
First thing I usually do is put a new LOGO image into the includes/templates/MY-TEMPLATE/images folder...
This then shows up on the site, so I know that I am using the new template.
