these directions are not working for me

Hello,

I followed these directions and its not working.
https://www.zen-cart.com/tutorials/index.php?article=279

I'm trying to remove the search box header when customer is logged out. The file I'm modifying is search_header.php.

I even try to force the search box to turn off by putting the code: $show_search_header = false;
and it still doesn't work, search box shows regardless of login or logout.

the reason why the directions don't work is because its talking about override files in the modules section. But from what I've heard is that modules cannot be overridden.

Admin "modules" or other files do not have an override system, but catalog sidebox or other template files do.

What folder does the file you are trying to edit reside in?

I'm trying to edit the file that is in the directions of that link. The path is includes/modules/sideboxes/search_header.php. Those files cannot be overridden correct?

They most certainly can be. You would save your changed file as
/includes/modules/sideboxes/your_template/search_header.php

If there is already a file in that location, it would override the default file, and any changes you made to the default copy would be ignored.

Files in /includes/modules/pages/ do not have an override system.

Glenn,

I did put it in that directory that you suggested but, but it doesn't work. When I changed the core file it works.

You are saying that includes/modules/sideboxes/mytemplate/search_header.php

will override
includes/modules/sideboxes/search_header.php

But that is not the case. I did do that, but it doesn't work.

/includes/modules/sideboxes/ has a /classic/ folder in it, which means that it can be overridden. If your efforts are not working, you are doing something wrong in the process, or something is messed up.

Hi Glenn,

Is there some other setting somewhere? I do see a classic folder in there. I did a test and didn't even change code. I have 2 files on my computer

1. the original search_header.php
2. and a modified one that I named search_header.php.

when I copied the modified to my custom folder nothing changes. then when I copied that same modified file to includes/modules/sideboxes. the code works.

I have repeated this several times and the overriding system there doesn't work. I don't know what to say. I do notice that there is a empty.txt file in my custom folder. Could that have anything to do with it? By the way, we are talking about public_html/includes/modules/sideboxes right? Its not a huge problem for me anyways because I found some solution for my original problem. But just testing this and just letting people know what I see.

Thanks for replying nonetheless.

The edited file should go in includes/modules/sideboxes/usi_custom

It looks like your other overrides are working, so that one almost has to if the file was actually changed and is in the right folder.