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2 May 2011, 2:33 PM
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my admin is showing "Page not found"

Since many thousands of Zenners manage to install Zencart without a problem, it seems odd you would blame the software.

I would suggest you try installing Zencart manually and see if you have better luck. It may be the GoDaddy auto-installer is doing something weird with folder names.

2 May 2011, 2:57 PM
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Re: my admin is showing "Page not found"

O.K., I'll grant you my frustration at not being able to get to the admin screen makes me lash out at whatever I can. It is no consolation to know that thousands can do what I can't when I have tried to be very careful and do a very simple install.

Let's chalk it up to over expectations. I thought this was a simple tool but judging from the configuration editing, permission settings and list of post, Zen Cart is for those that want to spend time building a store rather than those that just want to sell some things online.

I will look for something simpler.

Thanks,

2 May 2011, 3:01 PM
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Re: my admin is showing "Page not found"

Oh, I should mention that the GoDaddy installer does do something funny as you surmissed. It names the Admin folder adminurrhtcqq.

I renamed it and changed the locations in the admin/configuration.php file. I also reset the rights on it for executable by owner. The result is I no longer get the "Page Not Found" but now it just runs and runs without ever bringing up the admin page. (i.e. no error but no success either)

2 May 2011, 3:50 PM
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Re: my admin is showing "Page not found"

robertduffer:

I have looked at the 3 different configuration.php files in various locations. If anyone has an idea let me know please as this has been a very disappointing project and I will only give it another hour before I bail and have another lifelong story of a bad software product.
This software is not bad at all.
Sometimes a problem can come up and it is usually our fault.
I this case I can not find a solution, but this does not means that zen cart is soemthing less then a great FREEEEEEEE software, assisted by nice persons.
ciao

2 May 2011, 4:06 PM
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Re: my admin is showing "Page not found"

Well, I am sorry if I offended anyone. It might be great software but I never got far enough to see it. I am not alone by any means in having difficulty in just getting into the admin screen. While that might be GoDaddy's fault, Zen Cart's or my own, it is disappointing to get sopped on step 1.

Consider this thread closed. I will try VirtualMart for Joomla and see how that goes.

Thanks everyone for your thoughts.

2 May 2011, 5:05 PM
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Re: my admin is showing "Page not found"

The solution is simple. Do not rename any folders, etc. Go to the FTP tree for our website. Change the permission for the 'admin.php' file to Executable by Owner.

I had the same problem and this solution worked well.

Good luck,
Seth
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2 May 2011, 5:09 PM
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Re: my admin is showing "Page not found"

I did change the permissions but no way.
I still get page not found.
:frusty:
I can not imagine what can create this problem:no:
ciao ciao

3 May 2011, 2:47 AM
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Re: my admin is showing "Page not found"

New wrinkle to the problem. The site worked flawlessly all day. I loaded up a new template and now it doesn't work again. Checked the permissions but nothing has worked. Any ideas?

3 May 2011, 3:34 AM
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Re: my admin is showing "Page not found"

erased my browsing history, cookies, rebooted the computer, etc and even after the admin page worked flawlessly all day, it's decided not to work again. Any ideas.

3 May 2011, 3:50 AM
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Re: my admin is showing "Page not found"

also, removed the new template file and have rechecked the permissions. Nothing is really different from earlier today. I really don't understand. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

5 Jun 2011, 11:14 AM
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Re: my admin is showing "Page not found"

having the same problem installed zen 4 times checked re check till my eyesCaught fire heres a copy of the cinfigure.php

<?php /** * @package Configuration Settings circa 1.3.9 * @copyright Copyright 2003-2010 Zen Cart Development Team * @copyright Portions Copyright 2003 osCommerce * @license <http://www.zen-cart.com/license/2_0.txt> GNU Public License V2.0 * File Built by zc_install on 2011-06-05 04:54:55 */ /*************** NOTE: This file is similar, but DIFFERENT from the "store" version of configure.php. ***********/ /*************** The 2 files should be kept separate and not used to overwrite each other. ***********/ // Define the webserver and path parameters // Main webserver: eg-http://www.your_domain.com - // HTTP_SERVER is your Main webserver: eg-http://www.your_domain.com // HTTPS_SERVER is your Secure webserver: eg-https://www.your_domain.com // HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER is your Main webserver: eg-http://www.your_domain.com // HTTPS_CATALOG_SERVER is your Secure webserver: eg-https://www.your_domain.com /* * URLs for your site will be built via: * HTTP_SERVER plus DIR_WS_ADMIN or * HTTPS_SERVER plus DIR_WS_HTTPS_ADMIN or * HTTP_SERVER plus DIR_WS_CATALOG or * HTTPS_SERVER plus DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG * ...depending on your system configuration settings * * If you desire your *entire* admin to be SSL-protected, make sure you use a "https:" URL for all 4 of the following: */ define('HTTP_SERVER', 'http://www.rvsolarsystems.co.uk'); define('HTTPS_SERVER', 'https://www.rvsolarsystems.co.uk'); define('HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER', 'http://www.rvsolarsystems.co.uk'); define('HTTPS_CATALOG_SERVER', 'https://www.rvsolarsystems.co.uk'); // Use secure webserver for catalog module and/or admin areas? define('ENABLE_SSL_CATALOG', 'false'); define('ENABLE_SSL_ADMIN', 'false'); // NOTE: be sure to leave the trailing '/' at the end of these lines if you make changes! // * DIR_WS_* = Webserver directories (virtual/URL) // these paths are relative to top of your webspace ... (ie: under the public_html or httpdocs folder) define('DIR_WS_ADMIN', '/store/local/'); define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/store/'); define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_ADMIN', '/store/local/'); define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/store/'); define('DIR_WS_IMAGES', 'images/'); define('DIR_WS_ICONS', DIR_WS_IMAGES . 'icons/'); define('DIR_WS_CATALOG_IMAGES', HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'images/'); define('DIR_WS_CATALOG_TEMPLATE', HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'includes/templates/'); define('DIR_WS_INCLUDES', 'includes/'); define('DIR_WS_BOXES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'boxes/'); define('DIR_WS_FUNCTIONS', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'functions/'); define('DIR_WS_CLASSES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'classes/'); define('DIR_WS_MODULES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'modules/'); define('DIR_WS_LANGUAGES', DIR_WS_INCLUDES . 'languages/'); define('DIR_WS_CATALOG_LANGUAGES', HTTP_CATALOG_SERVER . DIR_WS_CATALOG . 'includes/languages/'); // * DIR_FS_* = Filesystem directories (local/physical) //the following path is a COMPLETE path to your Zen Cart files. eg: /var/www/vhost/accountname/public_html/store/ define('DIR_FS_ADMIN', '/home/elcmsco1/public_html/rvsolarsystems.co.uk/store/local/'); define('DIR_FS_CATALOG', '/home/elcmsco1/public_html/rvsolarsystems.co.uk/store/'); define('DIR_FS_CATALOG_LANGUAGES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'includes/languages/'); define('DIR_FS_CATALOG_IMAGES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'images/'); define('DIR_FS_CATALOG_MODULES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'includes/modules/'); define('DIR_FS_CATALOG_TEMPLATES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'includes/templates/'); define('DIR_FS_BACKUP', DIR_FS_ADMIN . 'backups/'); define('DIR_FS_EMAIL_TEMPLATES', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'email/'); define('DIR_FS_DOWNLOAD', DIR_FS_CATALOG . 'download/'); // define our database connection define('DB_TYPE', 'mysql'); define('DB_PREFIX', ''); define('DB_SERVER', 'localhost'); define('DB_SERVER_USERNAME', 'elcmsco1_william'); define('DB_SERVER_PASSWORD', 'n731ahp46'); define('DB_DATABASE', 'elcmsco1_william'); define('USE_PCONNECT', 'false'); define('STORE_SESSIONS', 'db'); // for STORE_SESSIONS, use 'db' for best support, or '' for file-based storage // The next 2 "defines" are for SQL cache support. // For SQL_CACHE_METHOD, you can select from: none, database, or file // If you choose "file", then you need to set the DIR_FS_SQL_CACHE to a directory where your apache // or webserver user has write privileges (chmod 666 or 777). We recommend using the "cache" folder inside the Zen Cart folder // ie: /path/to/your/webspace/public_html/zen/cache -- leave no trailing slash define('SQL_CACHE_METHOD', 'none'); define('DIR_FS_SQL_CACHE', '/home/elcmsco1/public_html/rvsolarsystems.co.uk/store/cache'); // EOF and this is the error i get Internal Server Error The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request. Please contact the server administrator, [email protected] and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error. More information about this error may be available in the server error log. Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request. oh and it's hosted on justhost been with them for years with my other website could it be that they don't like zencart ???????

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5 Jun 2011, 12:10 PM
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Re: my admin is showing "Page not found"

UPDATE just used justhosts fantastico installer and I ge in admin no poroblem ???????

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5 Jun 2011, 12:32 PM
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Re: my admin is showing "Page not found"

Well, using an auto-installer does get around the problem of entering the wrong information when installing manually.

However, your hosting company has "Directory Browsing" enabled, which is a security risk. You need to get them to disable that asap.

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5 Jun 2011, 9:08 PM
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Re: my admin is showing "Page not found"

Vger:

Well, using an auto-installer does get around the problem of entering the wrong information when installing manually.

However, your hosting company has "Directory Browsing" enabled, which is a security risk. You need to get them to disable that asap.

Vger
I don't like using it but as i've said I can't work out where I've mess up if you can see an error in the config file posted I'llbuy you a:cheers:

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5 Jun 2011, 10:05 PM
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Re: my admin is showing "Page not found"

The error you were getting was a "500 - Internal Server Error", which is more likely to have something to do with incorrectly coded .htaccess files than a misconfigured website.

For now I'd worry more about getting your hosting company to disable "Directory Browsing".

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5 Jun 2011, 11:17 PM
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Re: my admin is showing "Page not found"

Vger:

The error you were getting was a "500 - Internal Server Error", which is more likely to have something to do with incorrectly coded .htaccess files than a misconfigured website.

For now I'd worry more about getting your hosting company to disable "Directory Browsing".

Vger
thanks they've sorted the Directory Browsing issue, :clap: so how can I resolve the .htaccess files problem I'd really prefer a manual installation but as I said I gave up as I kept having the same results:frusty:
Cheers Peter

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5 Jun 2011, 11:33 PM
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Re: my admin is showing "Page not found"

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// these paths are relative to top of your webspace ... (ie: under the public_html or httpdocs folder)
define('DIR_WS_ADMIN', '/store/local/');
define('DIR_WS_CATALOG', '/store/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_ADMIN', '/store/local/');
define('DIR_WS_HTTPS_CATALOG', '/store/');

// * DIR_FS_* = Filesystem directories (local/physical)
//the following path is a COMPLETE path to your Zen Cart files. eg: /var/www/vhost/accountname/public_html/store/
define('DIR_FS_ADMIN', '/home/elcmsco1/public_html/rvsolarsystems.co.uk/store/local/');
define('DIR_FS_CATALOG', '/home/elcmsco1/public_html/rvsolarsystems.co.uk/store/');

These look a bit at odds to me
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6 Jun 2011, 1:46 AM
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Re: my admin is showing "Page not found"

Donal:

These look a bit at odds to me
:dontgetit

hum shouldn't it be https://www.rvsolarsystems.co.uk
and whats with the https: ive not set up an ssl yet

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6 Jun 2011, 1:54 AM
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Re: my admin is showing "Page not found"

I could be wrong but ....
I would have expected

/home/elcmsco1/rvsolarsystems.co.uk/public_html/store/');

rather than

/home/elcmsco1/public_html/rvsolarsystems.co.uk/store/');

if the rvsolarsystems.co.uk was there at all

6 Jun 2011, 2:13 AM
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Re: my admin is showing "Page not found"

Donal:

I could be wrong but ....
I would have expected

/home/elcmsco1/rvsolarsystems.co.uk/public_html/store/');

rather than

/home/elcmsco1/public_html/rvsolarsystems.co.uk/store/');

if the rvsolarsystems.co.uk was there at all

(/home/elcmsco1)
 	access-logs
 	etc
 	mail
 	public_ftp
 	public_html

 	_private

 	_vti_bin

 	_vti_cnf

 	_vti_log

 	_vti_pvt

 	_vti_txt

 	cgi-bin

 	css

 	images

 	img

 	rvsolarsystems.co.uk


 	cache


 	zen

this one works installed using fastico installer might play with it tomorrow by putting a fresh copy of zencart in the zen folder after i backup the files already there

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